Multidisciplinary team approach for complicated pneumothorax

Leading a multidisciplinary team

This chapter looks at leadership and management of multidisciplinary teams in the mental health context. It provides an overview of what constitutes a multidisciplinary team and how policy can change the roles and relationships in teams. The potential conflict inherent in teamwork is outlined. A brief overview of leadership styles is provided, with a more detailed description of the relationshi...

Advancing multidisciplinary team care.

Up to 10 million females and 1 million males suffer from anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa in the United States, and many more struggle with binge eating disorder. These conditions frequently occur with other mental health and substance abuse problems. Individuals suffering from an eating disorder (ED) often seek care from their family physician, and it has been suggested that primary care pr...

Multidisciplinary team approach in the management of tracheostomy patients.

OBJECTIVE To examine whether the implementation of a multidisciplinary percutaneous tracheostomy team decreases complications, improves efficiency in patient care, and reduces length of stay and cost in patients undergoing percutaneous tracheostomy. STUDY DESIGN Case series with planned data collection. SETTING Urban, academic, tertiary care medical center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Patients w...

A multidisciplinary team approach minimises prophylactic mastectomy rates.

BACKGROUND Prophylactic mastectomy (PM) has become increasingly common but is not without complications especially if accompanied by reconstructive surgery. In patients with sporadic unilateral breast cancer, contralateral PM offers no survival advantage. Multidisciplinary team (MDT) communication and interaction may facilitate shared decision-making and curtail PM rates. The aim of this study ...

Charting Multidisciplinary Team External Dynamics Using a Systems Thinking Approach