The value of MDT conferences

During the past decade, Danish cancer care has gone through important changes. One of these changes has been the implementation of standardised cancer patient pathways, which include multidisciplinary team conferences (MDT conferences).

The analyses in this study are based on a new and unique dataset, which has been generated through a web survey to doctors with experience from MDT conferences.

The main conclusions of our study are that:

• An average patient discussed at an MDT conference generates a net cost for the Danish healthcare sector of up to DKK 530
• Doctors find that MDT conferences improve the clinical outcomes of their patients

The study is commissioned by Astellas Pharma.