Overcoming Obstacles To Establish A Multidisciplinary Team Approach To Hepatobiliary Diseases: A Working Model In A Caribbean Setting

Introduction: By providing a structured forum to exchange information and ideas, multidisciplinary team meetings improve working relationships, expedite investigations, promote evidence-based treatment, and ultimately improve clinical outcomes.Methods: This discursive paper reports the introduction of a multidisciplinary team approach to manage hepatobiliary diseases in Jamaica, focusing on the challenges encountered and the methods used to overcome these obstacles.Conclusion: Despite multiple challenges in resource-limited environments, a multidisciplinary team approach can be incorporated into clinical practice in developing nations. Policy - makers should make it a priority to support clinical, operational, and governance aspects of the multidisciplinary teams.