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Table 1 Meeting schedule overview including all MDTMs, CPCs and CRCs

From: Multidisciplinary team meetings and their impact on workflow in radiology and pathology departments

Period

Description

Time

(mean h, Nov)

Duration

(mean h, Nov)

Preparation (h)

Mean no. cases

    

Pathology

Radiology

 

Mon

Respiratory

800

2 × 4

6

2

22.25

Mon

Gynaecology

800

1 × 4

5

2

9

Mon

Hepatology CRC

1 300

1 × 4

--

0

Cancelled

Tues

Breast

800

1 × 5

3

1

14

Tues

Dermatology CPC

1 245

1 × 4

2.5

--

7

Tues

Haematopathology CPC

1 400

1 × 5

2

--

9.6

Wed

Haematology CRC

800

0.5 × 5

--

2

8

Wed

GI1 CRC

830

0.75 × 5

--

3

15

Wed

Hepatology CPC

1 300

1 × 5

0.33

--

6.2

Wed

CMD2 CPC

1 400

1 × 5

1

--

27.4

Wed

Oncology CPC

1 600

1 × 5

1

--

3.5

Thurs

HNT3 CRC

715

0.75 × 2

--

1

8

Thurs

HNT CPC

745

1 × 2

3.5

--

15

Thurs

GI oncology

730

0.75 × 3

3.5

2

6.7

Thurs

Lymphoma

815

0.75 × 4

2

1

5.5

Thurs

Gerontology CRC

830

0.75 × 4

--

1

10

Thurs

Rheumatology CRC

915

0.75 × 4

--

0.5

10

Thurs

Medical GI CPC

1 315

1 × 4

2

--

8

Thurs

Med Oncology CRC

1 330

0.75 × 4

--

4

15

Fri

Urology

915

0.75 × 2

2.5

1

4.5

Fri

Neurology CRC

1 300

1 × 4

--

0

Cancelled

Twice weekly

Skin cancer CPC

1 415

1

2.5

--

47

Monthly

Oral med./surgery CPC

1 300

1

3.5

--

10

Monthly

Renal pathology CPC

800

1

0

--

Cancelled

Monthly

Infectious Disease CRC

1 400

1

--

1

9

Monthly

Death Conference

800

1

3.5

1

2

Quarterly

Endocrinology CRC

1 230

1

-

0

Not due in Nov.

Occasional

Maxillo-Facial CPC

1 400

1

1.5

--

7

 

Total h, November 2005

 

83.5

140.15

84

914.2