Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Professionals considered better communication and collaboration necessary for adequate work-focused care. Early collaboration can help prevent unnecessary work disability. Collaboration was framed as a way to reduce conflicting professional advice that can confuse patients and delay recovery. Surgical teams cannot be expected to handle every existential and long-term aspect of chronic illness alone. No single discipline has all information needed to address diagnosis, functioning, work demands, compensation issues, and patient preferences. The lack of shared guidelines for MG-specific chronic illness care created a structural gap in thoracic surgical practice. Interdisciplinary collaboration is especially valuable in complex or stagnating return-to-work trajectories. The study suggests MG-focused education, shared guidelines, clearer roles, and structured assessment tools as practical improvements.