Journal article
An Internet-Based Collaborative Cancer Conference for Rectal Cancer Influenced Surgeon Treatment Recommendations
Abstract
IntroductionIn many jurisdictions geographic and resource constraints are barriers to multidisciplinary cancer conference review of all patients undergoing cancer surgery. We piloted an internet-based collaborative cancer conference (I-CCC) for rectal cancer to overcome these barriers in the LHIN4 region of Ontario (population 1.4 million).Methods
Surgeons practicing at one of 10 LHIN4 hospitals were invited to participate in I-CCC reviews. A …
Authors
Francescutti V; Amin N; Cadeddu M; Eskicioglu C; Forbes S; Kelly S; Yang I; Tsai S; Coates A; Grubac V
Journal
Annals of Surgical Oncology, Vol. 22, No. 7, pp. 2143–2150
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
July 2015
DOI
10.1245/s10434-014-4216-2
ISSN
1068-9265