Translation of oncology multidisciplinary team meeting (MDM) recommendations into clinical practice

Table 1 Standard templates for recording multidisciplinary team meeting (MDM) discussion

Gynae-oncology	Colorectal & Upper GI^a	Skin	Lung
History of presenting complaint	Type of specialist present	Type of specialist present	Presenting consultant^b
Past medical history	MDT team	History of presenting complaint	Date of presentation^b
Radiology review	MDT tumour details	Relevant medical history	ECOG performance status^b
Pathology review	MDT notes	Radiology review	Weight loss^b
MDM discussion	MDT consensus	Pathology review	Comorbidities^b
MDM recommendation	MDT outcomes	Stage	Smoking history^b
		BFRAF status	Pulmonary function tests^b
		MDM discussion	Investigations performed^b
		Management recommendations	Stage^c
			Radiology review
			Pathology review
			PET review
			MDM discussion
			MDM recommendation

MDT multidisciplinary team, ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, PET positron emission tomography
^aUsed the same template
^bData recorded pre-meeting, systematically with drop down options
^cStage recorded pre-meeting but updated if necessary after MDM discussion

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