Table 1 Audit of cancer conferences
From: Clinical audit of multidisciplinary care at a medium-sized hospital in Spain
Cancer conference | Visited meetings | Punctuality | Durationa | Attendeesa | Specialties represented | Qualified quorum | Cases | Time (min) per case+ | Patientsb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breast | 19 | +10 | 70 (40 to 95) | 10 (4 to 13) | 7 (4 to 10) | 13 | 526 | 3 (2 to 4) | 129 |
Dermatology | 3 | +5 | 28 (15 to 40) | 7 (6 to 7) | 6 (5 to 7) | 2 | 15 | 6 (3 to 7) | - |
Gastrointestinal | 12 | −5 | 51 (40 to 75) | 26 (7 to 31) | 8 (5 to 11) | 10 | 162 | 4 (2 to 7) | 149 |
Gynecology | 5 | +5 | 46 (35 to 75) | 7 (5 to 8) | 5 (3 to 6) | 2 | 53 | 4 (3 to 6) | - |
Head and neck | 7 | +5 | 49 (35 to 65) | 10 (10 to 11) | 7 (6 to 8) | 7 | 64 | 5 (3 to 10) | - |
Hematology | 11 | +15 | 37 (12 to 75) | 8 (5 to 11) | 5 (4 to 6) | 4 | 47 | 9 (6 to 13) | - |
Lung | 12 | +6 | 46 (30 to 75) | 8 (3 to 11) | 5 (3 to 7) | 0 | 173 | 3 (2 to 5) | - |
Urology | 3 | 0 | 48 (30 to 75) | 14 (13 to 15) | 7 (6 to 8) | 1 | 19 | 7 (4 to 12) | - |
Sarcomas | 5 | +10 | 51 (40 to 75) | 6 (4 to 9) | 5 (4 to 8) | 3 | 21 | 13 (8 to 18) | - |
Total | 77 | +5.6 min | 46.8 min | 10.4 | 6.1 | 42 | 1080 | 6 min | - |