Multidisciplinary Care for Severe or Uncontrolled Chronic Upper Airway Diseases.
Ioannis M VlastosJoaquim MullolValerie HoxMaria DoulaptsiSven SeysPeter HellingsEmmanuel ProkopakisPublished in: Current allergy and asthma reports (2021)
Based on a recent related EUFOREA panel discussion, literature search, and review of the best overseas practices, an appropriate implementation strategy of multidisciplinary care and its potential results are presented. Organizational principles, hurdles, and challenges of the process, as well as envisaged solutions and results, are being reported. The efficiency of care and the quality control assessment are concepts that are currently gaining importance. At the same time, novel treatment options based on molecular and precision medicine advancements, such as biologics, are being increasingly prescribed. Appropriately organized multidisciplinary care teams can adapt to new demands, data, and discoveries to assure maximum benefit for both patients and healthcare professionals.