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Arch Dermatol. 1999;135:907-911.

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INTRODUCTION

THE CONCEPT OF multidisciplinary care has gained wide acceptance during the last decade. A MEDLINE search from 1966 to 1998, using the term multidisciplinary as a title word, retrieved 1747 journal articles, with 805 of these published since 1990. The few articles related to dermatological disease include multidisciplinary management of leg ulcers, latex allergy, wound care, and skin cancers, particularly malignant melanoma.^1-3 The development of multidisciplinary cancer care has been facilitated by the establishment of specialized cancer treatment centers, such as the Comprehensive Cancer Centers (CCCs) in the United States, with similar regional cancer units in Europe. A recent consensus statement by the American Federation of Clinical Oncologic Societies⁴ stated that "to achieve optimum outcome, most cancer care delivery should be planned and coordinated by a multidisciplinary team of oncologic health care professionals." This quality cancer care provides patients access to a multidisciplinary team of cancer providers, spanning the full . . . [Full Text of this Article]

DEFINING FEATURES OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINICAL PROGRAMS

EVIDENCE SUPPORTING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CANCER

SPECIFIC CHALLENGES FOR THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE OF PATIENTS WITH CUTANEOUS LYMPHOMAS

THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY CUTANEOUS LYMPHOMA PROGRAM AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND–IRELAND CCC AND LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER

BENEFITS OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF CUTANEOUS LYMPHOMAS

User Friendliness

Efficiency and Cost Savings

Comprehensiveness of Care

Access to Novel Therapies

Quality Assurance

Education

Clinical Research

Translational Research

DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE OUTCOMES-BASED RESEARCH INVOLVING MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS



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