Bangkok Hospital's Wattanosoth Cancer Hospital Holds First Cancer Tumor Board Teleconference

Wattanosoth Cancer Hospital - a member of the Bangkok Hospital network - held the first Cancer Tumor Board Teleconference with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, one of the world's most respected centers devoted exclusively to cancer patient care, research, education and prevention. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) March 05, 2013 - Bangkok, Thailand - Niwat Boonyuan, MD, Hospital Director of Wattanosoth Cancer Hospital, presided over the teleconference with MD Anderson Cancer Center. Utilizing the most sophisticated technology for teleconferencing provided by The Medical Group, the Oncology multidisciplinary team at Wattanosoth Cancer Hospital was directly linked to MD Anderson for consultation and education on current cases in active treatment for cancer at Wattanosoth Hospital.

MD Anderson Cancer Center is located in central Houston on the Texas Medical Center campus. U.S. News & World Report magazine, in its annual survey of "Best Hospitals" ranked MD Anderson the top hospital in the nation for cancer care in 2012. MD Anderson has achieved the highest ranking nine times in the past 11 years and has ranked as one of the top two hospitals for cancer care since the magazine began its annual survey in 1990.

At MD Anderson, important scientific knowledge gained in the laboratory is rapidly translated to clinical care. Overall, MD Anderson's research program is considered one of the most productive efforts in the world aimed solely at cancer. MD Anderson is the only National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer center with its own Emergency Center, which manages acute pain and emergent events that affect its patients. In FY11, more than 21,000 people were treated there and about 10,000 of those patients were admitted.

In the teleconference, in the presence of surgical and medical oncologists, radiologists, pathologists and other members of the Wattanosoth cancer team, five cases were presented for discussion and treatment recommendations.

The discussion with the US based consultant is formulated on the multidisciplinary cancer care approach that brings together specialists from many fields, including physicians such as medical oncologists, radiological oncologists, surgical oncologists, pathologists, and other health care professionals like nurses, nutritionists and physical therapists. The purpose of a multidisciplinary team is to take advantage of the knowledge, skills and experience each health care provider has to offer, including the utilization of recent technological advancements and the latest chemo-therapeutic agents.

The vision for this futuristic approach to international medicine was formulated by Dr. Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth, who has been at the forefront of providing world-class healthcare to both national and international patients in Thailand through the BDMS network of 29 Thailand hospitals. He has been a leading figure in the healthcare industry for over 40 years and is President of the Bangkok Dusit Medical System.

Bangkok Hospital's recently launched International Affiliation Center aims to set the benchmark even higher for Phuket, Pattaya, Bangkok and Thailand's hospitals to compete in the top tier of international hospitals. This center works to connect with prestigious US research and academic centers, leading to combined efforts in research and education and attracting world class speakers and practitioners to Thailand.

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