title: Improving quality through multidisciplinary education.
abstract: Multidisciplinary education (MDE) is perceived as the next means of implementing major improvements in the quality and cost-effectiveness of patient care. In this article, the authors discuss various definitions of MDE, evaluate how MDE might be implemented in clinical arenas relevant to the anesthesiologist, and describe several implementations of MDE within their hospital and the anesthesiology department.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston, 25 Shattuck Street, MA 02115, USA. rkveraga@bidmc.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Rikante
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kveraga
authors.forename: Stephanie B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education; D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D004493:Education; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000193:education; D010348:Patient Care Team; D058996:Quality Improvement