The design and implementation of a multidisciplinary prostate cancer clinic.
The authors describe how a "traditional" clinical center and research organization was transformed into a multidisciplinary clinic for patients with prostate cancer. How and why the clinic was designed and implemented, as well as benefits to patients, staff, and research initiatives, are detailed.
Hudak
Jane L
JL
Center for Prostate Disease Research, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
McLeod
David G
DG
Brassell
Stephen A
SA
Gant
Dean A
DA
Shaar
Stephanie
S
Hudak
Ronald P
RP
Dean
Robert C
RC
McGarvey
Mary D
MD
Tulin
Steven J
SJ
Dozier
Raziya
R
D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004219:District of Columbia; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*