We designed a semantic enabled metadata framework using ontology for multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional large scale scientific data sets in a Data Grid setting. Two main issues are addressed: data integration for semantically and physically heterogeneous distributed knowledge stores, and semantic reasoning for data verification and inference in such a setting. This framework enables dat...

The literature describing the effectiveness of multidisciplinary team (MDT) for the care of colorectal cancer remains unclear. We investigated the effects of MDT care on the quality of colorectal cancer treatment, and the emergency department visit number was used as an indicator. In total, 45,418 patients newly diagnosed with colorectal cancer from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research...

PURPOSE This assesses the current workings of multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings across Korea through surgeons' reports and their current commitments to MDT meetings pertaining to breast cancer, and to determine any perceived areas of potential improvement. METHODS A questionnaire was sent out to 307 members of The Korean Breast Cancer Society (KBCS) who worked at comprehensive or universi...

BACKGROUND Modern radiation oncology demands a thorough understanding of gross and cross-sectional anatomy for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Complex anatomic sites present challenges for learners and are not well-addressed in traditional postgraduate curricula. A multidisciplinary team (MDT) based head-and-neck gross and radiologic anatomy program for radiation oncology trainees was ...

BACKGROUND There are no studies describing the clinical outcomes of a residential, multidisciplinary team (MDT) rehabilitation intervention for patients with prearthritic hip pain. The aim of this cohort study was to describe the functional and physical outcomes of multidisciplinary residential rehabilitation for UK military personnel with prearthritic hip pain. METHODS Participants (N=40) wi...

BACKGROUND Major lower limb amputations result in a significant sense of loss, psychological stress, and decrease in function and overall quality of life for the amputee. The holistic, patient-centered prosthetic rehabilitation of an amputee requires input from a team of dedicated health professionals from different disciplines commonly referred to as a multidisciplinary team (MDT). MDT rehabil...

We read with interest the recent article by Blazeby et al. [1], which described the implementation of decisions made by a multidisciplinary team (MDT). The study evaluated 273 decisions about patient management made at a central MDT meeting in Bristol, which assessed cases of patients with upper gastrointestinal cancer, including cases from several surrounding satellite hospitals. They found th...

The credit crisis is a complex societal problem in which many phenomena and actors are involved. If one wants to analyze the causes of this problem, try to stabilize the situation and prevent new fall backs, a multi-disciplinary approach is prescribed. A careful analysis based on the scientific methodology of societal complexity is needed in order to find how the credit crisis happened and how ...