MATE
MATE is a computerised system designed to support evidence-based, collective decision-making in breast cancer multidisciplinary team meetings ... ...
MATE, cancer care and MDT meetings
Hospital-based cancer care in the UK is typically managed via multidisciplinary team meetings. Core members of these teams include surgeons, oncologists, radiologists, pathologists and breast cancer nurses. MATE has been designed to help improve their workflow ... ...
MATE and clinical decision support
MATE forms a part of the CREDO project which aims to develop computer-interpretable medical knowledge applications to deliver decision support and other point-of-care services for clinicians and cancer patients ... ...
MATE evaluation
MATE is currently the subject of a randomised controlled trial at the Royal Free Hospital in London. One of the main aims of the trial is to explore the extent to which the MATE decision support system can help improve compliance with evidence-based best practice ... ...
MATE has been developed at the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, University College London and the University of Oxford with support from Cancer Research UK and the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust. The system is in routine use at the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust.
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MiMATE: an extension of the MATE system designed to increase patient involvement in the decision-making process in the treatment of breast cancer … ...