Holland Deborah
Addenbrookes NHS Trust, Cambridge.
Paediatr Nurs. 2009 May;21(4):38-41. doi: 10.7748/paed2009.05.21.4.38.c7072.
Teenage and young adult oncology is emerging as a specialty in its own right. New ways of working and significant changes in attitudes are required if responsive, effective services are to be developed. The challenges and benefits of teenage and young adult multidisciplinary team meetings are discussed in this article, including the need to overcome time and resource constraints for large numbers of professionals to attend an additional meeting. Knowledge of benefits to the adolescent or young adult can help teams in paediatric and adult cancer overcome barriers to joint working.
青少年和青年肿瘤学正逐渐成为一门独立的专业学科。若要发展出响应迅速、有效的服务，就需要新的工作方式以及态度上的重大转变。本文讨论了青少年和青年多学科团队会议的挑战与益处，包括需要克服大量专业人员参加额外会议时的时间和资源限制。了解对青少年或青年的益处有助于儿科和成人癌症领域的团队克服联合工作的障碍。
