Evaluation of changes to work patterns in multidisciplinary cancer team meetings due to the COVID‐19 pandemic: A national mixed‐method survey study

Abstract Background It is not well understood the overall changes that multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) have had to make in response to the COVID‐19 pandemic, nor the impact that such changes, in addition to the other challenges faced by MDTs, have had on decision‐making, communication, or participati...

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Published in:	Cancer Medicine
Main Authors:	Tayana Soukup, David Winters, Kia‐Chong Chua, Philip Rowland, Jacqueline Moneke, Ted A. Skolarus, Rasiah Bharathan, Leanne Harling, Anish Bali, Viren Asher, Tasha Gandamihardja, Nick Sevdalis, James S. A. Green, Benjamin W. Lamb
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2023-04-01
Subjects:	cancer cancer multidisciplinary team meetings decision‐making multidisciplinary teams
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.5608

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