Multidisciplinary Team Approach
Collaborative Cancer Care Excellence
Our multidisciplinary approach ensures that all relevant specialists collaborate to provide you with the most comprehensive, evidence-based treatment plan tailored specifically to your needs.
Our Multidisciplinary Approach
Multidisciplinary care allows all relevant disciplines to contribute to decisions about the care of patients with cancer. Using a team approach to cancer care ensures there is input from all disciplines, not just one. This provides up-to-date, evidence-based recommendations for effective treatment.
Multidisciplinary care (MDC) is an integrated team approach to health care in which medical and allied healthcare professionals consider all relevant treatment options and collaboratively develop an individual treatment plan for each patient.
Australian Best Practice
In Australia, it is considered best practice for cancer treatment to be managed through a multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach. This means that all relevant health professionals involved in your care meet to discuss the best treatment options for you and work together to:
In this way, you can be assured that your treatment is tailored specifically to you by a team of leading cancer specialists.
Key Review Principles
Benefits of Multidisciplinary Care
The Multidisciplinary Team
Each specialist brings unique expertise to ensure comprehensive care planning and optimal treatment outcomes.
Surgeon
Specializes in surgery, including biopsies and cancer treatment procedures
Pathologist
Examines cells, tissue and blood from the body to provide definitive diagnosis
Radiologist
Examines mammograms, ultrasounds, and other imaging results
Medical Oncologist
Specializes in cancer drugs such as chemotherapy and targeted therapies
Radiation Oncologist
Trained in radiation therapy to reduce cancer recurrence risk
Cancer Care Nurse
Specializes in caring for people with cancer and ensuring care continuity
Additional Support Team
General Practitioner
Provides ongoing care and coordination
Physiotherapist
Assists with exercise and pain management
Plastic Surgeon
Specializes in reconstruction after surgery
Radiation Therapist
Assists in planning and giving radiotherapy
Experience Collaborative Care
Benefit from our multidisciplinary team approach where specialists work together to create the best possible treatment plan for your individual needs.