Table 2

Demographics

n (%)
Age, years
 <45 40 (57)
 45+30 (43)
Gender
 Female16 (23)
 Male54 (77)
Base specialty
 Anaesthesia19 (27)
 Emergency medicine2 (3)
 Surgery7 (10)
 Internal medicine43 (61)
Region
 Western Canada (British Columbia, Manitoba)20 (28)
 Atlantic Canada5 (7)
 Ontario40 (57)
 Quebec5 (7)
End-of-life (EoL) legal case involvement
 Brought an EoL case to the Consent and Capacity Board 16 (19)
 Been the subject of a College complaint regarding an EoL case4 (5)
 Been the defendant in a legal action regarding a case of EoL care dispute4 (5)
 Sought the advice of the CMPA for decision making in an EoL case19 (22)
 None of the above39 (46)
  • CMPA, Canadian medical protective association.