Involvement of radiologists in oncologic multidisciplinary team meetings: an international survey by the European Societ
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Involvement of radiologists in oncologic multidisciplinary team meetings: an international survey by the European Society of Oncologic Imaging Emanuele Neri 1 & Michela Gabelloni 1 & Tobias Bäuerle 2 & Regina Beets-Tan 3 & Damiano Caruso 4 & Melvin D’Anastasi 5 & Julien Dinkel 6 & Laure S Fournier 7 & Sofia Gourtsoyianni 8 & Ralf-Thorsten Hoffmann 9 & Marius Erik Mayerhöfer 10 & Daniele Regge 11 & Heinz Peter Schlemmer 12 & Andrea Laghi 4 Received: 11 February 2020 / Revised: 30 May 2020 / Accepted: 11 August 2020 # The Author(s) 2020
Abstract Objectives Multidisciplinary tumour boards (MTBs) play an increasingly important role in managing cancer patients from diagnosis to treatment. However, many problems arise around the organisation of MTBs, both in terms of organisation-administration and time management. In this context, the European Society of Oncologic Imaging (ESOI) conducted a survey among its members, aimed at assessing the quality and amount of involvement of radiologists in MTBs, their role in it and related issues. Methods All members were invited to fill in a questionnaire consisting of 15 questions with both open and multiple-choice answers. Simple descriptive analyses and graphs were performed. Results A total of 292 ESOI members in full standing for the year 2018 joined the survey. Most respondents (89%) declared to attend MT-Bs, but only 114 respondents (43.9%) review over 70% of exams prior to MTB meetings, mainly due to lack of time due to a busy schedule for imaging and reporting (46.6%). Perceived benefits (i.e. surgical and histological feedback (86.9%), improved knowledge of cancer treatment (82.7%) and better interaction between radiologists and referring clinicians for discussing rare cases (56.9%)) and issues (i.e. attending MTB meetings during regular working hours (71.9%) and lack of accreditation with continuing medical education (CME) (85%)) are reported. Conclusions Despite the value and benefits of radiologists’ participation in MTBs, issues like improper preparation due to a busy schedule and no counterpart in CME accreditation require efforts to improve the role of radiologists for a better patient care. Key Points • Most radiologists attend multidisciplinary tumour boards, but less than half of them review images in advance, mostly due to time constraints. • Feedback about radiological diagnoses, improved knowledge of cancer treatment and interaction with referring clinicians are perceived as major benefits. * Emanuele Neri [email protected] 1
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Department of Translational Research, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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Department of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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Radiology Department, Hôpital européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, Université de Paris, 20 Rue Leblanc, F-75015 Paris, France
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1st Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Areteion Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Institute of Radiology, University Hospital Erlange
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