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标题：Overcoming obstacles to establish a multidisciplinary team approach to hepatobiliary diseases: a working model in a Caribbean setting
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作者：Shamir O Cawich ; Peter B Johnson ; Sundeep Shah 等
期刊名称：Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
印刷版ISSN：1178-2390
电子版ISSN：1178-2390
出版年度：2014
卷号：7
页码：227-230
DOI：10.2147/JMDH.S60604
出版社：Dove Medical Press Ltd
摘要：Introduction: By providing a structured forum to exchange information and ideas, multidisciplinary team meetings improve working relationships, expedite investigations, promote evidence-based treatment, and ultimately improve clinical outcomes. Methods: This discursive paper reports the introduction of a multidisciplinary team approach to manage hepatobiliary diseases in Jamaica, focusing on the challenges encountered and the methods used to overcome these obstacles. Conclusion: Despite multiple challenges in resource-limited environments, a multidisciplinary team approach can be incorporated into clinical practice in developing nations. Policy makers should make it a priority to support clinical, operational, and governance aspects of the multidisciplinary teams.
关键词：decision-making; cancer; health care policy