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Multidisciplinary care teams play a vital role in facilitating discussions and patient decision making about MAiD in cancer care settings. 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Participants were presented with a case scenario and invited to describe how they would communicate with that patient as a member of a multidisciplinary team. A thematic analysis of responses using an iterative, inductive approach was conducted until saturation was reached.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Four themes were identified as communication priorities and processes critical for multidisciplinary teams when discussing MAiD with cancer patients: (1) addressing complexity of MAiD in GBM; (2) thorough palliative care assessment; (3) strategies for clinicians and healthcare systems to optimize MAiD discussions; and (4) person\u2010centered care that de\u2010stigmatizes MAiD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Findings underscore the distinct complexity of MAiD discussions in oncology and highlight the need for tailored, person\u2010centered approaches that go beyond 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