title: Multidisciplinary care in the oncology setting: historical perspective and data from lung and gynecology multidisciplinary clinics.
abstract: Multidisciplinary care refers to a practice in which physicians from multiple specialties attend to the same patient population. There are many advantages to the model, including reduced time to treatment, coordinated treatment plans, increased patient and physician satisfaction, and increased enrollment onto clinical trials. At Central Dupage Hospital, multidisciplinary clinics have been instituted in lung and gynecologic cancer. We describe the structure and operation of each clinic and highlight their considerable success in improving patient care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, Loyola University Medical Center; Loyola Cancer Care and Research Center at Central Dupage Hospital; Central Dupage Hospital Multidisciplinary Lung Clinic; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Rush University Medical Center, Central Dupage Physician Group; Radiation Oncology Consultants; Suburban Lung Associates, Winfield, IL.
authors.forename: Laura Elise
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authors.lastname: Horvath
authors.forename: Edgardo
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authors.lastname: Yordan
authors.forename: Deepak
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authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.forename: Ileana
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authors.lastname: Leyva
authors.forename: Katy
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authors.lastname: Bortel
authors.forename: Denise
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authors.lastname: Schalk
authors.forename: Patricia
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authors.lastname: Mellinger
authors.forename: Marianne
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authors.lastname: Huml
authors.forename: Christy
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authors.lastname: Kesslering
authors.forename: Jeffrey
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authors.lastname: Huml