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Video-Teleconferencing in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology:

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LA70c2b1h1

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Video-Teleconferencing in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology:

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Amayiri, Nisreen; Swaidan, Maisa; Abuirmeileh, Najiyah; Al-Hussaini, Maysa; Tihan, Tarik; Drake, James; Musharbash, Awni; Qaddoumi, Ibrahim; Tabori, Uri; Halalsheh, Hadeel; Bartels, Ute; Bouffet, Eric

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Ten Years of Experience.

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PURPOSE:The management of central nervous system tumors is challenging in low- and middle-income countries. Little is known about applicability of twinning initiatives with high-income countries in neuro-oncology. In 2004, a monthly neuro-oncology video-teleconference program was started between King Hussein Cancer Center (Amman, Jordan) and the Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto, Ontario, Canada). More than 100 conferences were held and > 400 cases were discussed. The aim of this work was to assess the sustainability of such an initiative and the evolution of the impact over time. METHODS:We divided the duration in to three eras according to the initial 2 to 3 years of work of three consecutive oncologists in charge of the neuro-oncology program at King Hussein Cancer Center. We retrospectively reviewed the written minutes and compared the preconference suggested plans with the postconference recommendations. Impact of changes on the patient care was recorded. RESULTS:Thirty-three sets of written minutes (covering 161 cases) in the middle era and 32 sets of written minutes (covering 122 cases) in the last era were compared with the initial experience (20 meetings, 72 cases). Running costs of these conferences has dropped from

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2018

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UCSF

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275578

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