Multi-disciplinary team（MDT） is a best model to provide the optimal diagnosis and treatment strategy for difficult and complex diseases. It is of great significance to promote the MDT diagnosis and treatment mode for improving the quality of outpatient medical service. This paper briefly introduces the origin, concept and application of MDT at home and abroad, and puts forward the directions that should be paid attention to and solved according to the problems existing in China, including promoting MDT vigorously and creating a good MDT culture. At the same time, we should continue to improve the outpatient MDT management system, develop suitable management plan, management system, workflow, quality control system, performance evaluation system for the hospital, build multi-disciplinary network information platform and establish monitoring mechanisms.
Rare diseases are a kind of diseases with very low incidence and prevalence. They are difficult to diagnose, treat and use drugs. Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) has become the main mode of modern medical diagnosis and treatment. Many hospitals at home and abroad have begun to apply MDT in the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases. This paper introduces the MDT mode of rare diseases at home and abroad, focusing on the mode, work flow and content of the MDT service system for rare diseases in West China Hospital of Sichuan University, and discusses the problems and optimization suggestions of the current construction of the MDT service system for rare diseases. The purpose is to provide some reference for the establishment of MDT model of rare diseases in China.
ObjectiveTo evaluate the effects of multi-disciplinary diagnosis and treatment model based on doctor-patient shared decision making on treatment outcomes, quality of life and postoperative complications of breast cancer patients. MethodsA total of 100 breast cancer patients were included in this study through a prospective randomized controlled design, and were randomly divided into control group and intervention group, with 50 patients in each group. The control group received traditional treatment mode, while the intervention group implemented a multidisciplinary treatment mode based on doctor-patient sharing decision making. The results of treatment, quality of life and postoperative complication rate were compared between the two groups. ResultsThe completion rate of adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy in the intervention group was 94.0%, which was higher than that in the control group (80.0%), and the difference was statistically significant (P=0.037). The satisfaction rate of postoperative breast appearance in the intervention group was 90.0%, which was higher than that in the control group (60.0%), with statistical significance (P<0.001). There was no significant difference in grade Ⅲ/Ⅳ toxicity between the two groups (P>0.05). After treatment, the scores of patients’ quality of life in the intervention group were higher than those in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The incidence of postoperative complications in the intervention group was 6.0%, which was lower than that in the control group (22.0%), and the difference was statistically (P=0.021). ConclusionsThe application of multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment model based on doctor-patient sharing decision-making in the treatment of breast cancer patients has significantly improved the treatment effect and quality of life, and effectively reduced the rate of postoperative complications. This model provides a new approach to the treatment of breast cancer that is more personalized, comprehensive and efficient.
The outpatient multi-disciplinary team (MDT) model is an important measure to improve the quality of medical services and enhance patients’ medical experience. The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine has explored three types of outpatient MDT models, namely specialized disease model, self-service model, and professor team model, in order to improve the accessibility and coverage of outpatient MDT. Through practice, it has been found that the implementation of multi-type outpatient MDT models can further leverage the advantages of MDT in society, hospitals, and patients. This article will share the experience of building multi-type outpatient multi-disciplinary team models mentioned above.