Review Article

Cancer Multidisciplinary Team Meetings: Evidence, Challenges, and the Role of Clinical Decision Support Technology

Table 2

Challenges in realising the full potential of cancer MDT meeting.

Establishing robust mechanisms for prospective assessment of MDT performance
Ensuring MDT recommendations are followed in the practice
Ensuring adherence with standards including evidence-based guidelines
Establishing reliable interfaces with primary care to ensure continuity of care
Ensuring active patient participation
Achieving right balance of educational and care delivery objectives of this forum
Ensuring the consistent collection of crucial data such as disease staging and outcomes
Limiting exposure of the MDT members to medicolegal liability