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Table 1 Adoption of KT-MCC Strategy intervention components & local consensus processes, by MCC team

From: Use of the KT-MCC strategy to improve the quality of decision making for multidisciplinary cancer conferences: a pilot study

KT-MCC Strategy Component

MCC Team 1

MCC Team 2

MCC Team 3

MCC Team 4

Local Consensus Processes

-Deadline for case submission

-Maximum number of cases defined

-Maximum discussion time per case defined

-Requirement to attend MCCs on time

-Requirement for MRP to attend (or send surrogate) in order to present case

-Deadline for case submission

-Maximum number of cases defined

-Deadline to submit imaging

-Requirement for MRP to attend (or send surrogate) in order to present case

-Types of cases to be discussed defined

-Deadline for case submission

-Maximum number of cases defined

-Maximum discussion time per case defined

-Requirement to attend MCCs on time

-Deadline for case submission

-Deadline to submit imaging

Standard Intake Form; Synoptic Discussion Checklist

-Agreed to use synoptic checklist

-Clear clinical question and original treatment plan required on intake form

-Agreed to collect data regarding rate of decision change following discussion

-Treatment plan to be articulated by chair

-Chair agreed to invite members of each specialist group to participate in discussion

-Agreed to use synoptic checklist

-Chair to control discussion to a moderate extent

-Treatment plan to be articulated

-Agreed to use synoptic checklist

-Clear clinical question and original treatment plan required on intake form

-Agreed to collect data regarding rate of decision change following discussion

-Treatment plan to be articulated by chair and disseminated back to group

-Agreed to use synoptic checklist

-Clear clinical question and original treatment plan required on intake form

-Agreed to collect data regarding rate of decision change following discussion

-Treatment plan to be articulated by the chair

-Chair agreed to invite members of each specialist group to participate in discussion

Chair Training

–

–

–

–

Team Training

–

–

–

–

Audit and Feedback

A&F for

-Rate of decision change

-Time spent per case

-Cases discussed per round

-Quality of information

-Quality of teamworking

A&F for

-Rate of decision change

-Time spent per case

-Cases discussed per round

-Quality of information

-Quality of teamworking

A&F for

-Rate of decision change

-Time spent per case

-Cases discussed per round

-Quality of information

-Quality of teamworking

A&F for

-Rate of decision change

-Time spent per case

-Cases discussed per round

-Quality of information

-Quality of teamworking