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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2018 Oct;16(10):1209–1215. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2018.7044

Table 3.

Skin cancer tumor board impact (N=37).

Impact of meeting on patient care
No impact 0/37 (0%)
Minimal impact 1/37 (3%)
Moderate impact 12/37 (32%)
Significant impact 24/37 (65%)
Value of meeting
Enhanced communication among physicians 37/37 (100%)
Continuing medication education for physicians 27/37 (73%)
Encouraged use of most recent guidelines for management 29/37 (78%)
More treatment options for patients 34/37 (92%)
Reduced number of visits for patients 15/37 (41%)
Opportunity for physicians, nurses, allied health professionals to discuss cases together 37/37 (100%)
Drives development of new research protocols 24/37 (65%)
Increased enrollment of patients in clinical trials 25/37 (68%)
Improved standardization of care* 2/37 (5%)
Barriers to setting up meeting
Finding a common date and time 23/37 (62%)
Lack of administrative support 7/37 (19%)
Lack of specialties 9/37 (24%)
Finding a physician to take on leadership role 3/37 (8%)
Lack of time to prepare for meeting 9/37 (24%)
High caseload 8/37 (22%)
Lack of financial support 13/37 (35%)
None of the above 6/37 (16%)
Lack of technological support* 1/37 (3%)
Time constraints of meeting* 1/37 (3%)
Competing tumor boards* 1/37 (3%)
*

Answer was written in by one or more respondents under the “other” option, and was not listed as one of the multiple choice options.