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ArticleClinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Multidisciplinary Team Care of Patients with Hemophilic Arthropathy: A Qualitative Assessment of Contemporary Practice in the UK and Canada : Canada/UK: MDT Practices for Hemophilia.

Jean St-Louis, Pratima Chowdary, Gerry Dolan, Dawn Goodyear, Karen Strike, Debra Pollard, Jerry Teitel

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Article in Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Multidisciplinary perinatal care for women with bleeding disorders.Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis · 2025
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  5. [Chinese guidelines for emergency management of bleeding in hemophilia patients (2024)].Zhonghua xue ye xue za zhi = Zhonghua xueyexue zazhi · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Jean St-LouisUniversité de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1183-533X
Pratima Chowdary158987Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
Gerry Dolan8945Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Dawn GoodyearUniversity of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Karen StrikeHamilton Niagara Regional Hemophilia Treatment Centre, 103398McMaster Children's Hospital, 3710McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
Debra Pollard158987Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
Jerry TeitelSt Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
The Royal Free Hospital · GBGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust · GBMcMaster Children's Hospital · CASt. Michael's Hospital · CAUniversité de Montréal · CAUniversity of Calgary · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We used a structured interview to explore approaches to comprehensive hemophilia and arthropathy care among 24 healthcare professionals (HCPs) from multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) in Canada and the UK. Represented MDTs typically comprise a hematologist, nurse, physiotherapist, and sometimes an orthopedic surgeon; pediatric (and some adult) MDTs also include a social worker/psychologist. HCPs emphasized the centrality of a team approach, facilitated through MDT meetings and involvement of all MDT members in patient care. In both countries, nurses and physiotherapists play critical, multifaceted roles. Respondents agreed that MDTs are crucial for successful transitioning, which can be facilitated by close collaboration between pediatric and adult MDTs, even when they are not co-located. Physiotherapists are instrumental in providing non-pharmacological pain relief. Hematologists or physiotherapists typically make orthopedic referrals, with the nurse, physiotherapist and hematologist working together in patient preparation for (and follow-up after) surgery. MDT best practices include a non-hierarchical team approach, ensuring that all MDT members know all patients, and regular MDT meetings. Together, these real-life insights from the MDT perspective emphasize the value of the MDT approach in comprehensive hemophilia care.

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ArthralgiaCanadaCooperative BehaviorHealth PersonnelHemophilia AHumansInterprofessional RelationsInterviews as TopicPain ManagementPatient Care TeamTransition to Adult CareUnited Kingdomcomprehensive healthcarehemophilia Ajoint diseasespatient care teamquestionnairessurveys

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PMID35060765
PMCPMC8796082
OpenAlexW4205846784

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