Perioperative Echocardiography in a Multi-Disciplinary Care Team

A Collaborative and Sustainable Approach to Multi-Disciplinary Team Building in Critical Care

Methods A multidisciplinary, in situ medium fidelity simulation training program was developed and delivered by an interdisciplinary faculty. Clinical scenarios, airway emergencies for this phase of the program, were chosen to reflect both national guidelines [1-3] and learning identified through departmental clinical governance investigations. 200 resident clinicians were invited to participat...

Impact of a Multi-disciplinary C. difficile Action Team

Importance of multi-disciplinary team approach in Feingold syndrome

1Divisions of Neurosurgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, USA. 2Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, USA. 3Department of Genetics, University of Missouri School of Medicine, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, USA. 4Department of Health Psychology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, O...

Aorto‐esophageal fistula: the multi‐disciplinary team approach to management

Aorto-esophageal fistula is often a terminal event in many patients. The commonest causes are thoracic aortic aneurysm and esophageal malignancy. To achieve a good outcome in this condition, a MDT approach is required that combines the expertize of vascular surgeons, radiologists, and emergency physicians.

Severe asymptomatic non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in routine diabetes care; a multi-disciplinary team approach to diagnosis and management.

OBJECTIVES To prospectively use a non-invasive algorithm to identify asymptomatic, advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in a secondary care diabetes clinic and to determine the short-term effect of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) approach in a liver clinic. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS NAFLD Fibrosis Score (NFS) was calculated in 64 asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes. Adv...