NATIONAL PALLIATIVE MEDICINE SURVEY DATA REPORT

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1 NATIONAL PALLIATIVE MEDICINE SURVEY DATA REPORT Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians Human Resources Committee Partners Canadian Medical Association College of Family Physicians of Canada Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Technology Evaluation in the Elderly Network Survey date: November 2014 Report date: May 2015

2 Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians (CSPCP) Human Resources Committee: Dr. Susan MacDonald (Chair) Dr. Doris Barwich Dr. Paul McIntyre Kim Taylor Acknowledgments to Past Chair Dr. Ingrid DeKock and past member Dr. Christopher O Brien Partners & leads Canadian Medical Association (CMA) Lynda Buske Tara S. Chauhan College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) Artem Safarov Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Royal College) Danielle Fréchette Carole Jacob Technology Evaluation in the Elderly Network (TVN) Dr. John Muscedere Jackie St. Pierre 1

3 Table of Contents IMPORTANT NOTES... 3 PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT... 3 RELATED REPORTS... 3 HOW THIS REPORT IS ORGANIZED... 3 DATA TABLES AND ANALYSES... 4 METHODOLOGY AND DATA LIMITATIONS... 4 METHODOLOGY... 4 DATA LIMITATIONS... 5 DEMOGRAPHICS... 6 GROUP A (PMPs) ANALYSIS Subgroups of Group A (PMPs) Hours of work Education in palliative medicine Providers of palliative care within your region Non-cancer diagnoses Division of palliative medicine time Volunteer work Home visits Telephone advice On-call coverage Interprofessional palliative care team Reimbursement for CPD/CME Academic appointments Pediatrics Compensation Satisfaction Changes to practice GROUP B ANALYSIS Access to specialized services Satisfaction with services available

4 IMPORTANT NOTES PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT The data report provides detailed results for all of the survey questions. The data may be referenced by researchers, policy makers and others who wish to use the data for their own purposes; provided that references to this material are approved by the project team prior to publication. (Contact: Kim Taylor The original questionnaire is posted in French and English at: RELATED REPORTS The survey partners have prepared a separate report with their interpretation of the data, including highlights and implications: Highlights from the National Palliative Medicine Survey. The report is posted on all partner organization s web sites including the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians web site: HOW THIS REPORT IS ORGANIZED Definition of Group A (PMPs) ( Palliative Medicine Physicians or PMPs ) and Group B Survey Respondents were divided into two groups based on their response to the following question: Do you practice Palliative Medicine by: a) providing palliative care consultations & direct follow-up visits; and / or b) acting as a palliative care resource to other care providers; and / or c) providing indirect care as part of a local/regional palliative care service? Physicians who indicated yes, were assigned to Group A (PMPs). This group was asked to complete a long version of the survey. Group A (PMPs) respondents were referred to as Palliative Medicine Physicians (PMPs) in the narrative report entitled Highlights from the National Palliative Medicine Survey. Respondents who indicated no were assigned to Group B and were asked to answer fewer questions. Definition of Subgroups for Group A (PMPs) Group A (PMPs) was further divided into three groups for analysis purposes. 1. Family Physicians with a Focused Practice in Palliative Care (PC-FFPs) 2. Specialists/Subspecialists in Palliative Medicine or Pediatric Palliative Medicine (PM sub/specialists). Note that there is currently no formal qualification in Canada for palliative medicine specialists; however, the term is commonly used by physicians who practice palliative medicine as their sole area of practice. 3. Other Physicians (Others) 3

5 DATA TABLES AND ANALYSES The data tables are ordered in a logical flow that is closely, but not precisely, aligned with the order of the survey questions. The question number and the exact question wording are provided for every table. METHODOLOGY AND DATA LIMITATIONS METHODOLOGY The Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians (CSPCP) created a Human Resources Committee to determine what sort of palliative medicine workforce the country should be developing. The first action was to create a survey of Canadian physicians. This survey was designed not to count the number of palliative care physicians but rather to determine the types of physicians who deliver palliative care, the various fashions in which palliative medicine is practised and the educational process physicians employed to reach their practice level. The Canadian Medical Association (CMA), the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Royal College), the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) agreed to partner with the CSPCP Human Resources Committee to lend their considerable expertise in survey creation, data analysis and dissemination of results. The CMA was solely responsible for distributing the survey and for creating the database and associated syntax. The Technology Evaluation in the Elderly Network provided financial support and support with information dissemination and knowledge translation, and the Royal College and CFPC provided financial support for translation of the report. These four organizations will be collectively referred to as the partners. A committee was struck, consisting of representatives from all of the partner organizations, to design a questionnaire that could be used to develop a profile of palliative care physicians in Canada. The survey questions went through multiple reviews with the partners. The survey was piloted with several palliative care physicians and the final product was translated to French so that it would be available in both official languages. Ethics approval was obtained at Memorial University. The questionnaire was mounted online using FluidSurveys software. There is no database or list of palliative care physicians in Canada. Therefore, the survey was broadly distributed electronically (in November 2014) to all members of the CFPC and Royal College for whom an address was available (over 60,000 contacts), and an unknown number of other physicians were reached through the partners efforts to promote the survey. Unique links were assigned to each recipient to ensure that no duplicate responses were captured. A reminder was sent after approximately two weeks time to those who had not already completed the survey. The survey closed after four and a half weeks in the field. The survey asked physicians to respond if they do any palliative care in their practice. Those who responded were asked a screening question that determined whether or not they met the inclusion criterion for the detailed questionnaire and analysis. It was recognized that because this methodology was used, there would be no known denominator upon which to base a response rate for the eligible population (i.e., the number of physicians in Canada within the scope of this study remains unknown). All potential respondents were assured that their 4

6 responses would remain confidential and would be reported in an aggregate format only. Data analysis was provided primarily by the CMA, with additional analytic assistance from the CSPCP, CFPC and Royal College. The data will be securely and anonymously stored with the CMA for 10 years. DATA LIMITATIONS There were certain limitations to our methodology that should be noted when interpreting the results. Physicians who practise palliative medicine in Canada are not necessarily members of the Royal College or the CFPC because membership in these organizations is not required for licensure. Consequently, it was not possible to identify all palliative care physicians to whom we should have sent the survey and thus there is no denominator with which to calculate a response rate. In addition, because the survey mailing list only included members of the two colleges, physicians who were not members of either college could only participate if they became aware of the survey through partner championing and advertising or through word of mouth from colleagues. Those who did receive the survey were asked to self-identify as to whether they provided any palliative care in their practice. Only those who believed they did provide such care were asked to complete the questionnaire. The act of providing palliative care could be interpreted differently from one physician to the next. This limitation, along with the fact that participation was voluntary, means that the total number of responses cannot be used as a proxy for the number of physicians providing palliative care in Canada. Many clinicians whose primary focus is not palliative care include some palliative care as part of their practice. There has been no previous work to determine what percentage of physicians might fall into this category. The self-reported responses are assumed to be accurate; however, no measures were taken to verify their accuracy. That said, the low social desirability bias of most of the survey questions helps mitigate these concerns. It is also possible that individuals interpreted questions differently. 5

7 BREAKOUT INTO GROUP A (PMPS) AND GROUP B Q7. Do you practice Palliative Medicine by: a) providing palliative care consultations & direct follow-up visits; and / or b) acting as a palliative care resource to other care providers; and / or c) providing indirect care as part of a local/regional palliative care service? Do you practice Palliative Medicine Yes (Group A 53.5% (PMPs)) No (Group B) 46.5% % 100.0% n 2083 NR = No Response DEMOGRAPHICS Q1. Age (All respondents) Group Group A (PMPs) Group B Unknown Mean and under 12.9% 14.0% 27.3% 13.7% % 28.2% 18.2% 27.0% % 25.9% 27.3% 25.9% Age Group % 22.6% 18.2% 23.4% 65 and over 9.1% 8.4% 6.1% 8.7% Unknown 1.7% 0.9% 3.0% 1.4% n "Unknown" refers to those who abandoned the survey prior to Q7 where the groups were split. 6

8 Q1. Age: Group A (PMPs) by Subgroup Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others Mean and under 13.6% 9.8% 13.0% 12.9% % 23.5% 26.0% 26.2% % 33.3% 26.0% 25.8% Age Group % 25.5% 23.2% 24.3% 65 and over 4.5% 3.9% 10.0% 9.1% Unknown 0.0% 3.9% 1.8% 1.7% n Includes only those in Group A (PMPs). Q2. Sex (All respondents) Group Group A (PMPs) Group B Unknown Female 54.1% 54.7% 60.6% 54.5% Male 44.6% 44.4% 36.4% 44.4% Gender NR 1.3% 0.9% 3.0% 1.1% n "Unknown" refers to those who abandoned the survey prior to Q7 where the groups were split 7

9 Q2. Sex: Group A (PMPs), by Subgroup Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others Female 56.1% 60.8% 53.5% 54.1% Male 43.2% 37.3% 45.2% 44.6% Gender NR 0.8% 2.0% 1.3% 1.3% n Includes only those in Group A (PMPs). Q4. Which of these best describes your primary practice? (All respondents) Group Group A (PMPs) Group B Unknown Which of these best describes your primary practice? Family practice NOT including palliative care as part of your primary care practice Family practice including palliative care as part of your primary care practice Family physician with focused practice 3.9% 9.5% 12.1% 6.6% 51.8% 36.0% 48.5% 44.5% 18.7% 12.5% 6.1% 15.6% Specialist/Subspecialist 25.1% 41.8% 33.3% 32.9% NR 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.3% n "Unknown" refers to those who abandoned the survey prior to Q7 where the groups were split. 8

10 Q6. Province/territory where you primarily work? (All respondents) Group Group A (PMPs) Group B Unknown British Columbia 14.9% 15.1% ** 14.9% Alberta 10.8% 13.8% ** 12.1% Saskatchewan 2.8% 3.0% ** 2.9% Manitoba 4.1% 4.7% ** 4.4% Ontario 41.1% 38.4% ** 39.8% Quebec 14.3% 12.8% ** 13.7% New Brunswick 2.3% 2.7% ** 2.5% Province/territory where you primarily work? Nova Scotia 4.0% 5.3% ** 4.6% Prince Edward Island 0.6% 0.3% ** 0.5% Newfoundland and Labrador 3.3% 2.3% ** 2.9% Yukon 0.1% 0.3% ** 0.2% Northwest Territories 0.4% 0.4% ** 0.4% Nunavut 0.3% 0.0% ** 0.1% NR 1.0% 0.9% ** 1.0% % 100.0% 100.0% ** 100.0% n "Unknown" refers to those who abandoned the survey prior to Q7 where the groups were split. **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. 9

11 Q7. Do you practice Palliative Medicine by: a) providing palliative care consultations & direct follow-up visits; and / or b) acting as a palliative care resource to other care providers; and / or c) providing indirect care as part of a local/regional palliative care service? Region of Canada BC & Terr. Prairies Ontario Quebec Atlantic NR Do you practice Palliative Medicine by a, b, c, (see above) Yes (Group A (PMPs)) 53.2% 48.5% 55.2% 56.2% 53.0% ** 53.5% No (Group B) 46.8% 51.5% 44.8% 43.8% 47.0% ** 46.5% 100.0% ** 100.0% n NR = No Response **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. 10

12 GROUP A (PMPs) ANALYSIS Subgroups of Group A (PMPs) Subgroups of Group A (PMPs) PC-FFPs 11.8% PM sub/specialists 4.6% Palliative care practice Others 83.6% % 100.0% n 1114 Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7). Q4 Analysis: Breakdown of Group A (PMPs), by description of primary practice (Q4) Which of these best describes your primary practice? Family practice NOT including palliative care as part of your primary care practice Family practice including palliative care as part of your primary care practice Family physician with focused practice in Palliative Care Family physician with focused practice in another area (See Q4a for breakdown) Specialist/subspecialist in Palliative Medicine or Pediatric Palliative Medicine Specialist/subspecialist with sub/specialty in another area (See Q4b for breakdown) Did not respond n

13 Q4 Analysis: Profile of Others Subgroup of Group A (PMPs) Q4. Which of these best describes your primary practice? (Others) Palliative care practice Others Which of these best describes your primary practice? Family practice NOT including palliative care as part of your primary care practice Family practice including palliative care as part of your primary care practice Family physician with focused practice 4.7% 62.0% 8.2% Specialist/Subspecialist 24.6% NR 0.5% % 100.0% n

14 Q4a) In which area is your focused practice? (Others*) Palliative care practice Others Emergency Medicine 5.3% Care of the Elderly 19.7% In which area is your focused practice? General Practitioner in 10.5% Oncology Hospitalist 22.4% Other 38.2% NR 3.9% % 100.0% n 76 Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7) and who are FPs but have a focus other than palliative care. *"Other" refers to those who do palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7) but are not PC-FFPs or palliative medicine specialists. Q4b) What is your specialty / subspecialty? (Others*) Palliative care practice Others Anatomical Pathology 0.4% Anesthesiology 11.4% Cardiovascular/Thoracic Surgery 1.7% Community Medicine 0.4% What is your specialty / subspecialty? (Continued) Critical Care Medicine 4.4% Diagnostic Radiology 2.6% Emergency Medicine 3.1% General Surgery 3.9% Geriatric Medicine 3.1% Hematology 1.3% Infectious Diseases 0.4% 13

15 General Internal Medicine 9.2% Medical Oncology 6.1% Nephrology 2.2% Neurology 3.1% Neurosurgery 0.9% Nuclear Medicine 1.3% Obstetrics and Gynecology 1.7% Occupational Medicine 0.4% Orthopedic Surgery 0.4% Otolaryngology 1.3% Pediatrics 10.5% Plastic Surgery 0.4% Psychiatry 4.8% What is your specialty / subspecialty? Radiation Oncology 10.9% Respirology 3.9% Urology 1.3% Other 1.3% Adolescent Psychiatry 0.4% Critical Care (Pediatrics) 0.4% Cardiology (Pediatrics) 0.9% Clinical pharmacology 0.4% Gynecologic Oncology 1.3% Neonatal-Perinatal 0.9% Neurology(Peds) 0.4% Pediatric Hematology / Oncology 0.9% Pain Medicine 0.9% NR 0.9% % 100.0% n 229 Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7) and who are specialists but not in palliative medicine or pediatric palliative medicine. *"Others" refers to those who do palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7) but are not PC-FFPs or palliative medicine specialists. 14

16 Hours of work Q8. How many hours per week on average excluding on-call, do you practice medicine (including clinical, teaching, administration, research, etc.)? Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others How many hours per week on average excluding oncall, do you practice medicine (including clinical, teaching, administration, research, etc.)? Mean Median Mode Maximum Minimum n Excludes those who did not indicate a number of hours. Q9. How many hours per week do you spend doing Palliative Medicine (including clinical, administration, teaching, academics, etc.)? Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others How many hours per week do you spend doing Palliative Medicine (including clinical, administration, teaching, academics, etc.)? Mean Median Mode Maximum Minimum n Excludes those who did not indicate a number of hours. 15

17 Education in palliative medicine Training in palliative medicine Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM Others sub/specialists Q11. Did you complete an accredited postgraduate training program in Palliative Medicine/Year of Added Competence in Palliative Medicine? Q12. Did you complete other training in Palliative Medicine? Has neither accredited PG/YAC nor other PM training Yes 37.7% 56.9% 5.3% 11.7% No 61.5% 43.1% 94.1% 87.7% NR 0.8% 0.0% 0.6% 0.6% n Yes 43.8% 39.2% 31.1% 33.0% No 56.2% 60.8% 68.0% 66.2% NR 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 0.8% n Has no PM training 24.6% 11.8% 63.5% 56.3% Has some PM training 75.4% 88.2% 35.3% 42.8% Unknown*** 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 0.8% NR (Answered neither Q11 nor Q12) 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% n Excludes those who abandoned the survey prior to each question. ***Includes those who answered only one of the two questions regarding formal training. 16

18 Q12c. How long was this other training? Asked only of those who indicated completing "other training" in Palliative Medicine (Q12). Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others up to 3 months 33.3% ** 71.2% 62.4% 3 6 months 22.8% ** 7.3% 10.5% 7 11 months 0.0% ** 0.0% 0.3% How long was this other training? 1 year 15.8% ** 4.4% 6.6% months 12.3% ** 1.8% 3.4% > 24 months 5.3% ** 1.1% 2.6% NR 10.5% ** 14.2% 14.2% % 100.0% ** 100.0% 100.0% n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7), and who indicated completing "other training" in Palliative Medicine. **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. 12d. Have you completed any exams in Palliative Medicine? Asked only of those who indicated completing "other training" in Palliative Medicine (Q12). Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others Yes 15.8% ** 2.6% 6.0% Have you completed any exams in Palliative Medicine? No 71.9% ** 83.6% 80.1% NR 12.3% ** 13.9% 14.0% % 100.0% ** 100.0% 100.0% n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7), and who indicated completing "other training" in Palliative Medicine. **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. 17

19 14. Please indicate the number of years that you have been working in Palliative Medicine (full or part-time)? Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others Please indicate the number of years that you have been working in Palliative Medicine (full or part-time)? Mean Median Mode Maximum Minimum n

20 14. Please indicate the number of years that you have been working in Palliative Medicine (full or part-time)? Region of Canada BC & Terr. Prairies Ontario Quebec Atlantic NR Mean ** 12.8 Up to 5 years 21.0% 28.6% 35.3% 41.0% 37.7% ** 32.6% % 22.8% 15.6% 14.6% 17.0% ** 17.9% % 12.2% 13.0% 12.5% 13.2% ** 13.3% % 11.1% 11.9% 15.3% 13.2% ** 12.8% Years working in PM % 7.4% 8.6% 4.2% 4.7% ** 7.3% % 9.0% 7.7% 7.6% 4.7% ** 7.6% % 4.8% 5.6% 2.8% 6.6% ** 5.7% NR 2.4% 4.2% 2.3% 2.1% 2.8% ** 2.8% 100.0% ** 100.0% n **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. 19

21 Providers of palliative care within your region Q15. In your geographic area, Palliative Care is provided by: Main practice setting in urban or rural/remote setting Urban Rural/remote Cannot identify primary region Family physician (own patient) 85.9% 97.0% 76.7% 87.8% Specialist (own patient) 37.1% 11.5% 60.0% 32.8% Provider of Palliative care Specialty Palliative Care Team 79.0% 34.5% 83.3% 70.6% Home Health 48.6% 30.0% 66.7% 45.6% Other 10.2% 14.0% 16.7% 11.1% NR 0.1% 0.0% 3.3% 0.2% n Column totals may exceed 100% as this question allowed for multiple responses. 20

22 Q15. In your geographic area, Palliative Care is provided by: Province British Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec New Nova Prince Newfoundland Terr. NR Columbia Brunswick Scotia Edward and Labrador Island Provider of Palliative care Family physician (own patient) Specialist (own patient) Specialty Palliative Care Team 90.6% 86.1% 83.3% 77.3% 88.1% 88.9% ** 77.5% ** 91.4% ** ** 87.8% 32.7% 37.4% 26.7% 31.8% 32.8% 31.2% ** 25.0% ** 34.3% ** ** 32.8% 65.4% 79.1% 63.3% 75.0% 71.4% 70.8% ** 80.0% ** 54.3% ** ** 70.6% Home Health 56.6% 50.4% 50.0% 27.3% 37.7% 61.8% ** 40.0% ** 17.1% ** ** 45.6% Other 11.9% 11.3% 6.7% 6.8% 11.4% 6.9% ** 17.5% ** 14.3% ** ** 11.1% NR 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0% ** 0.0% ** 0.0% ** ** 0.2% n Column totals may exceed 100% as this question allowed for multiple responses. **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. 21

23 Non-cancer diagnoses Q17. In the clinical element of your palliative medicine practice, what percentage of patients have a non-cancer diagnosis? Province British Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec New Nova Prince Newfoundland Terr. NR Columbia Brunswick Scotia Edward and Labrador Island Less than 20 % 54.7% 54.8% 63.3% 56.8% 55.1% 66.7% ** 57.5% ** 57.1% ** ** 57.4% What percentage of patients have a non-cancer % 30.2% 28.7% 20.0% 27.3% 28.1% 18.1% ** 30.0% ** 34.3% ** ** 27.2% More than 50 % 14.5% 16.5% 16.7% 15.9% 16.7% 15.3% ** 10.0% ** 8.6% ** ** 15.2% NR 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% ** 2.5% ** 0.0% ** ** 0.2% diagnosis? 100.0% 100.0% ** 100.0% ** 100.0% ** ** 100.0% n **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. 22

24 Division of palliative medicine time Q18. What percentage of your Palliative Medicine practice do you spend on the following: Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others Clinical work Mean % Administrative/Leadership Mean % (including committee work) Teaching and Education (at bedside and formal) Mean % Research Mean % Mean % n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7), and who responded to the question. Q18. What percentage of your Palliative Medicine practice do you spend on the following: Results by number of weekly hours spent specifically in palliative medicine Hours per week spent doing Palliative Medicine 1-4 hrs 5-25 hrs 26+ hrs Clinical work Mean % Administrative/Leadership Mean % (including committee work) Teaching and Education (at bedside and formal) Mean % Research Mean % Mean % n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7) and and who do at least one hour of palliative medicine per week. 23

25 Volunteer work Q20. Do you do unpaid / volunteer work related to palliative care outside of your regular practice hours (e.g., boards, committees)? Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others Do you do unpaid / volunteer work related to palliative care outside of your regular practice hours (e.g., boards, committees)? Yes 53.9% 52.9% 17.6% 24.0% No 46.1% 47.1% 81.6% 75.3% NR 0.0% 0.0% 0.8% 0.7% n Q20. Do you do unpaid / volunteer work related to palliative care outside of your regular practice hours (e.g., boards, committees)? Results by number of weekly hours spent specifically in palliative medicine Hours per week spent doing Palliative Medicine 1-4 hrs 5-25 hrs 26+ hrs NR Do you do unpaid / volunteer work related to palliative care outside of your regular practice hours (e.g., boards, committees)? Yes 10.2% 28.5% 56.2% ** 24.4% No 88.8% 70.9% 43.8% ** 74.9% NR 1.0% 0.6% 0.0% ** 0.7% % 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% ** 100.0% n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7) and who do at least one hour of palliative medicine per week. **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. 24

26 Q20a. How many hours per week [spent doing unpaid/ volunteer work related to palliative care]? Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others How many hours per week? 1-2 hours/week 49.3% ** 69.7% 63.5% 3-5 hours/week 21.7% ** 15.9% 17.4% > 5 hours/week 17.4% ** 2.1% 7.5% NR 11.6% ** 12.4% 11.6% % 100.0% ** 100.0% 100.0% n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7), as well as indicated doing unpaid / volunteer work related to palliative care outside regular practice hours. **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. Q20a. How many hours per week [spent doing unpaid/ volunteer work related to palliative care]? Results by number of weekly hours spent specifically in palliative medicine Hours per week spent doing Palliative Medicine 1-4 hrs 5-25 hrs 26+ hrs 1-2 hours/week 85.7% 69.1% 46.3% 63.5% How many hours per week? 3-5 hours/week 2.0% 15.5% 27.4% 17.4% > 5 hours/week 0.0% 3.1% 15.8% 7.5% NR 12.2% 12.4% 10.5% 11.6% n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7), as well as indicated doing unpaid / volunteer work related to palliative care outside regular practice hours. 25

27 Home visits Q21. Do you do home visits? Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others Yes 75.8% 74.5% 66.0% 67.7% No 24.2% 25.5% 33.1% 31.6% Do you do home visits? NR 0.0% 0.0% 0.8% 0.7% n Q21. Do you do home visits? Main practice setting in urban or rural/remote setting Urban Rural/remote Cannot identify primary region NR Do you do home visits? Yes 65.7% 79.1% ** 0.0% 67.7% No 33.4% 20.9% ** 0.0% 31.6% NR 0.9% 0.0% ** 0.0% 0.7% % 100.0% 100.0% ** 0.0% 100.0% n **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. 26

28 Q21. Do you do home visits? Province British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Newfoundland and Labrador Terr. NR Yes 72.7% 64.0% ** 66.7% 74.9% 44.4% ** 70.3% ** 75.8% ** ** 67.7% Do you do home visits? No 27.3% 35.1% ** 33.3% 23.9% 54.9% ** 29.7% ** 24.2% ** ** 31.6% NR 0.0% 0.9% ** 0.0% 1.2% 0.7% ** 0.0% ** 0.0% ** ** 0.7% % 100.0% 100.0% ** 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% ** 100.0% ** 100.0% ** ** 100.0% n **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. Q21a. Do you receive an additional fee for home visits? Province British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Newfoundland and Labrador Terr. NR Yes 34.9% 37.0% ** ** 54.8% 25.4% ** ** ** ** ** ** 43.3% Do you receive an additional fee for No 54.1% 57.5% ** ** 38.1% 63.5% ** ** ** ** ** ** 48.3% NR 11.0% 5.5% ** ** 7.1% 11.1% ** ** ** ** ** ** 8.4% home visits? % 100.0% 100.0% ** ** 100.0% 100.0% ** ** ** ** ** ** 100.0% n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7), and who indicated doing home visits. **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. 27

29 Q21b. Is your mileage reimbursed? Province British Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec New Nova Prince Newfoundland Terr. NR Columbia Brunswick Scotia Edward and Labrador Island Yes 1.8% 8.2% ** ** 25.2% 28.6% ** ** ** ** ** ** 18.1% Is your mileage reimbursed? No 88.1% 84.9% ** ** 67.1% 60.3% ** ** ** ** ** ** 73.3% NR 10.1% 6.8% ** ** 7.7% 11.1% ** ** ** ** ** ** 8.5% % 100.0% 100.0% ** ** 100.0% 100.0% ** ** ** ** ** ** 100.0% n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7), and who indicated doing home visits. **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. 28

30 Telephone advice Q22. Do you provide telephone advice to other physicians or other health care providers about palliative care? Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others Do you provide telephone advice to other physicians or other health care providers about palliative care? Yes 93.0% 100.0% 52.1% 59.7% No 7.0% 0.0% 47.6% 40.0% NR 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.3% n Q22a. How many such telephone calls do you do on average per week? Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others % 49.0% 80.9% 74.5% % 25.5% 7.9% 10.4% How many such telephone calls do you do on average per week? % 3.9% 1.4% 2.7% % 0.0% 0.2% 0.7% > % 11.8% 0.5% 2.5% NR 10.1% 9.8% 9.1% 9.3% n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7), and who indicated providing telephone advice to other physicians and healthcare providers about palliative care. 29

31 Q22. Do you provide telephone advice to other physicians or other health care providers about palliative care? Main practice setting in urban or rural/remote setting Urban Rural/ Cannot identify NR remote primary region Do you provide telephone advice to other physicians or other health care providers about palliative care? Yes 61.7% 50.5% ** ** 59.7% No 37.9% 49.5% ** ** 40.0% NR 0.4% 0.0% ** ** 0.3% % 100.0% 100.0% ** ** 100.0% n **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. Q22a. How many such telephone calls do you do on average per week? Main practice setting in urban or rural/remote setting Urban Rural/ Cannot identify NR remote primary region % 79.8% ** ** 74.5% % 6.1% ** ** 10.4% How many such telephone calls do you do on average per week? % 4.0% ** ** 2.7% % 1.0% ** ** 0.7% > % 2.0% ** ** 2.5% NR 10.0% 7.1% ** ** 9.3% % 100.0% 100.0% ** ** 100.0% n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7), and who indicated providing telephone advice to other physicians and healthcare providers about palliative care. **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. 30

32 Q22b. Do you receive an additional fee for these calls? Province British Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec New Nova Scotia Prince Newfoundland Terr. NR Columbia Brunswick Edward and Labrador Island Yes 34.3% 32.1% ** ** 11.9% 12.3% ** ** ** ** ** ** 18.5% Do you receive an additional fee No 55.9% 57.7% ** ** 79.7% 73.8% ** ** ** ** ** ** 72.1% NR 9.8% 10.3% ** ** 8.5% 13.8% ** ** ** ** ** ** 9.3% for these calls? % 100.0% 100.0% ** ** 100.0% 100.0% ** ** ** ** ** ** 100.0% n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7), and who indicated providing telephone advice to other physicians and healthcare providers about palliative care. **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. 31

33 On-call coverage Q23. Do you provide after-hours on call / coverage for palliative care (time outside of regularly scheduled activity during which you are available to patients)? Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others Do you provide after-hours on call / coverage for palliative care (time outside of regularly scheduled activity during which you are available to patients)? Yes 90.6% 100.0% 69.9% 74.1% No 9.4% 0.0% 27.9% 24.1% NR 0.0% 0.0% 2.2% 1.8% n Q23a. Are you part of an identified/formal call group? Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others Yes 89.7% 94.1% 59.9% 66.9% Are you part of an identified/formal call group? No 10.3% 3.9% 38.7% 31.9% NR 0.0% 2.0% 1.4% 1.2% n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7), and who indicated providing after-hours/ on-call coverage. 32

34 Q23b. Are you expected to do rounds (e.g. weekends in an inpatient palliative care unit)? Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others Are you expected to do rounds (e.g. weekends in an inpatient palliative care unit)? Yes 84.5% 74.5% 40.6% 49.8% No 14.7% 21.6% 57.3% 48.2% NR 0.9% 3.9% 2.1% 2.0% n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7), and who indicated providing after-hours/ on-call coverage. Q23c. When you are on call/providing coverage, do you provide mostly telephone support? Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others When you are on call/providing coverage, do you provide mostly telephone support? Yes 46.6% 47.1% 59.2% 56.4% No 52.6% 51.0% 38.0% 41.2% NR 0.9% 2.0% 2.8% 2.4% n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7), and who indicated providing after-hours/ on-call coverage. 33

35 Q23d. When you are on call/providing coverage, please indicate the average number of hours spent on direct patient care (e.g. ward rounds, phone, or face-to-face) per month? Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others Please indicate the average number of hours spent on direct patient care (e.g. ward rounds, phone, or face-toface) per month? % 9.8% 53.0% 43.9% % 41.2% 20.1% 21.5% % 33.3% 12.5% 18.2% > % 13.7% 10.9% 13.6% NR 0.0% 2.0% 3.5% 2.8% n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7), and who indicated providing after-hours/ on-call coverage. 34

36 23e. Are you reimbursed separately for being on call / providing coverage? Province British Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec New Nova Prince Newfoundland Terr. NR Columbia Brunswick Scotia Edward and Labrador Island Are you reimbursed separately for being on call / providing coverage? Yes 53.7% 44.2% ** ** 34.8% 70.6% ** ** ** ** ** ** 46.7% No 44.4% 53.2% ** ** 62.5% 28.4% ** ** ** ** ** ** 51.3% NR 1.9% 2.6% ** ** 2.7% 1.0% ** ** ** ** ** ** 2.0% % 100.0% 100.0% ** ** 100.0% 100.0% ** ** ** ** ** ** 100.0% n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7), and who indicated proiding after-hours/ on-call coverage. **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. 35

37 Q23f. Are you paid extra for providing direct patient care (e.g. phone, or face-to-face) while on call? Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others Are you paid extra for providing direct patient care (e.g. phone, or face-to-face) while on call? Yes 44.0% 29.4% 30.4% 32.4% No 55.2% 68.6% 67.2% 65.4% NR 0.9% 2.0% 2.4% 2.2% n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7), and who indicated providing after-hours/ on-call coverage. 36

38 Q23f. Are you paid extra for providing direct patient care (e.g. phone, or face-to-face) while on call? British Columbia Province Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Newfoundland and Labrador Terr. NR Are you paid extra for providing direct patient care (e.g. phone, Yes 43.5% 36.4% ** ** 28.5% 37.3% ** ** ** ** ** ** 32.4% No 54.6% 61.0% ** ** 68.2% 61.8% ** ** ** ** ** ** 65.4% NR 1.9% 2.6% ** ** 3.3% 1.0% ** ** ** ** ** ** 2.2% or face-to-face) while on call? % 100.0% 100.0% ** ** 100.0% 100.0% ** ** ** ** ** ** 100.0% n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7), and who indicated providing after-hours/ on-call coverage. **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. Q23f. Are you paid extra for providing direct patient care (e.g. phone, or face-to-face) while on call? Method of payment (i.e., mode of payment for 90%+ of income for palliative care services provided by respondent) 90%+ FFS 90%+ Salary 90%+ Capitation 90%+ Sessional 90%+ Service contract Other Blended NR Are you paid extra for providing direct patient care (e.g. phone, or face-to-face) while on call? Yes 34.3% 18.3% 7.9% 26.2% 26.8% ** 49.1% ** 32.5% No 63.8% 80.5% 86.8% 72.3% 69.6% ** 48.5% ** 65.4% NR 1.9% 1.2% 5.3% 1.5% 3.6% ** 2.4% ** 2.2% 100.0% ** 100.0% ** 100.0% n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7), and who indicated providing after-hours/ on-call coverage. **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. 37

39 Interprofessional palliative care team Q24. Are you part of an Inter-professional Palliative Care Team? Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others Yes 91.4% 92.2% 39.5% 49.0% Are you part of an Interprofessional Palliative Care Team? No 7.8% 7.8% 60.2% 50.7% NR 0.8% 0.0% 0.2% 0.3% n Q24. Are you part of an Inter-professional Palliative Care Team? Main practice setting in urban or rural/remote setting Urban Rural/remote Cannot identify primary region Yes 52.2% 34.4% ** 49.0% Are you part of an Interprofessional Palliative Care Team? No 47.5% 65.6% ** 50.7% NR 0.4% 0.0% ** 0.3% % 100.0% 100.0% ** 100.0% n **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. 38

40 Q24. Are you part of an Inter-professional Palliative Care Team? Province British Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec New Nova Prince Newfoundland Terr. NR Columbia Brunswick Scotia Edward and Labrador Island Yes 55.4% 44.5% ** 38.1% 44.5% 57.9% ** 66.7% ** 41.9% ** ** 49.0% Are you part of an Inter-professional No 43.9% 55.5% ** 61.9% 55.0% 42.1% ** 33.3% ** 58.1% ** ** 50.7% NR 0.7% 0.0% ** 0.0% 0.5% 0.0% ** 0.0% ** 0.0% ** ** 0.3% Palliative Care Team? % 100.0% 100.0% ** 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% ** 100.0% ** 100.0% ** ** 100.0% n **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. 39

41 24a. Who is on your [inter-professional palliative care] team? Responses for those who are part of a team only Other Palliative Care Physician(s) Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others 80.3% 89.4% 64.2% 70.5% Nurse practitioner/cns 47.9% 40.4% 39.6% 41.7% Advanced Practice RN 42.7% 46.8% 28.6% 33.8% Registered Nurse (RN) 73.5% 76.6% 68.6% 70.5% Home Care RNs 59.8% 51.1% 52.8% 54.4% Primary Care Physician 24.8% 25.5% 41.2% 35.7% Pharmacist 52.1% 48.9% 46.9% 48.3% Members of team Social worker 77.8% 72.3% 62.9% 67.4% Spiritual Care Practitioners 65.8% 63.8% 45.6% 52.3% PT/OT 47.0% 44.7% 39.6% 41.9% Recreation therapist 9.4% 17.0% 9.4% 10.2% Psychologist 12.8% 10.6% 13.8% 13.3% Volunteer 56.4% 53.2% 31.4% 39.6% Music therapist 20.5% 38.3% 11.6% 16.4% Respiratory therapist 17.1% 21.3% 14.8% 16.0% Other team member 17.1% 25.5% 9.7% 13.1% NR 0.0% 2.1% 1.6% 1.2% n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7), and who indicated they were part on an interprofessional palliative care team. Column totals may exceed 100% as this question allowed for multiple responses. 40

42 24a. Who is on your [inter-professional palliative care] team? Province Responses for those who are part of a team only British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Newfoundland and Labrador Terr. NR Other Palliative Care Physician(s) 67.1% 75.5% ** ** 76.2% 56.8% ** ** ** ** ** ** 70.5% Nurse practitioner/cns 43.9% 32.7% ** ** 47.0% 38.3% ** ** ** ** ** ** 41.7% Advanced Practice RN 42.7% 42.9% ** ** 38.1% 9.9% ** ** ** ** ** ** 33.8% Registered Nurse (RN) 73.2% 81.6% ** ** 64.6% 65.4% ** ** ** ** ** ** 70.5% Home Care RNs 72.0% 46.9% ** ** 53.6% 30.9% ** ** ** ** ** ** 54.4% Primary Care Physician 48.8% 28.6% ** ** 28.7% 33.3% ** ** ** ** ** ** 35.7% Pharmacist 61.0% 51.0% ** ** 43.1% 49.4% ** ** ** ** ** ** 48.3% Social worker 70.7% 67.3% ** ** 55.2% 81.5% ** ** ** ** ** ** 67.4% Members of team Spiritual Care Practitioners 54.9% 59.2% ** ** 42.0% 56.8% ** ** ** ** ** ** 52.3% PT/OT 34.1% 53.1% ** ** 37.6% 48.1% ** ** ** ** ** ** 41.9% Recreation therapist 7.3% 24.5% ** ** 11.0% 8.6% ** ** ** ** ** ** 10.2% Psychologist 6.1% 12.2% ** ** 5.0% 42.0% ** ** ** ** ** ** 13.3% Volunteer 54.9% 24.5% ** ** 33.7% 44.4% ** ** ** ** ** ** 39.6% Music therapist 13.4% 6.1% ** ** 11.6% 25.9% ** ** ** ** ** ** 16.4% Respiratory therapist 13.4% 30.6% ** ** 11.6% 18.5% ** ** ** ** ** ** 16.0% Other team member 8.5% 14.3% ** ** 16.0% 9.9% ** ** ** ** ** ** 13.1% NR 1.2% 6.1% ** ** 1.1% 0.0% ** ** ** ** ** ** 1.2% n Column totals may exceed 100% as this question allowed for multiple responses. **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. 41

43 Reimbursement for CPD/CME 25a. Are you reimbursed for your CPD/CME time? Province British Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec New Nova Prince Newfoundland Terr. NR Columbia Brunswick Scotia Edward and Labrador Island Yes 17.9% 15.7% ** 7.1% 14.0% 22.3% ** 16.7% ** 9.7% ** ** 16.4% Are you reimbursed for your CPD/CME Sometimes 48.3% 50.0% ** 38.1% 42.6% 53.2% ** 36.1% ** 22.6% ** ** 45.5% No 33.8% 34.3% ** 52.4% 43.1% 23.7% ** 47.2% ** 67.7% ** ** 37.8% NR 0.0% 0.0% ** 2.4% 0.2% 0.7% ** 0.0% ** 0.0% ** ** 0.3% time? % 100.0% 100.0% ** 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% ** 100.0% ** 100.0% ** ** 100.0% n **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. 42

44 Academic appointments Q26. Do you have an academic appointment? Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others Yes 78.9% 78.4% 61.8% 64.9% Do you have an academic appointment? No 21.1% 21.6% 38.0% 34.9% NR 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.2% n Q26. Do you have an academic appointment? Results for those who did or did not complete an accredited postgraduate training program in palliative medicine/yac Q11. Did you complete an accredited postgraduate training program in Palliative Medicine/Year of Added Competence in Palliative Medicine? Yes No NR Yes 71.1% 64.2% ** 64.9% Do you have an academic appointment? No 28.9% 35.6% ** 34.9% NR 0.0% 0.2% ** 0.2% % 100.0% 100.0% ** 100.0% n **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. 43

45 Q11 & Q12. Has or has not completed some training in palliative medicine Results for those who do and do not have an academic appointment Do you have an academic appointment? Yes No NR Q11. Did you complete an accredited postgraduate training program in Palliative Medicine/Year of Added Competence in Palliative Medicine? Q12. Did you complete other training in Palliative Medicine? Yes 13.6% 10.3% ** 12.4% No 86.1% 88.9% ** 87.1% NR 0.3% 0.9% ** 0.5% % 100.0% 100.0% ** 100.0% n Yes 36.1% 30.2% ** 34.1% No 62.9% 69.2% ** 65.1% NR 0.9% 0.6% ** 0.8% % 100.0% 100.0% ** 100.0% n Has no PM training 51.9% 60.4% ** 54.9% Has some PM training 47.2% 39.0% ** 44.3% Has neither accredited PG/YAC nor other PM training Unknown*** 0.6% 0.6% ** 0.6% NR (Answered neither Q11 nor Q12) 0.3% 0.0% ** 0.2% % 100.0% 100.0% ** 100.0% n ***Includes those who answered only one of the two questions regarding formal training. **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. 44

46 Pediatrics Q27. How many children (up to age 18) do you provide palliative care for in an average year? Palliative care practice PC-FFPs PM sub/specialists Others Mean % 62.7% 81.3% 78.1% How many children (up to age 18) do you provide palliative care for in an average year? % 15.7% 15.9% 18.1% % 13.7% 0.6% 1.4% > % 7.8% 0.6% 0.9% NR 1.6% 0.0% 1.5% 1.4% n Q27. How many children (up to age 18) do you provide palliative care for in an average year? Results shown only for those who see at least one pediatric palliative care patient per year. Results by those specialized in pediatrics & pediatric palliative care vs other specialties. Pediatrics & Pediatric Palliative Pediatric Subgroups Other specialists GP/FPs Mean How many children (up to age 18) do you provide palliative care for in an average year? % 54.8% 76.1% 60.8% % 22.6% 18.7% 21.1% % 22.6% 5.2% 18.1% n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7) and who indicated providing palliative care for at least one child. 45

47 Q27. How many children (up to age 18) do you provide palliative care for in an average year? Results shown only for those who see at least one pediatric palliative care patient per year. Main practice setting in urban or rural/remote setting Urban Rural/ remote Cannot identify primary region NR Mean % 87.1% ** ** 60.8% How many children (up to age 18) do you provide palliative care for in an average year? % 12.9% ** ** 21.1% % 0.0% ** ** 18.1% NR 0.0% 0.0% ** ** 0.0% % 100.0% 100.0% ** ** 100.0% n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7) and who indicated providing palliative care for at least one child. **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. Q28. How would you describe your comfort level in dealing with pediatric palliative patients? How many children (up to age 18) do you provide palliative care for in an average year? How would you describe your comfort level in dealing with pediatric palliative patients? >100 NR Very comfortable 7.8% 11.9% ** ** ** 9.8% ** ** ** Somewhat 10.0% 19.3% comfortable 11.5% Adequate 8.7% 23.3% ** ** ** 11.4% ** ** ** Somewhat 31.7% 33.5% uncomfortable 31.0% Very uncomfortable 34.7% 10.2% ** ** ** 29.7% NR 7.1% 1.7% ** ** ** 6.6% % 100.0% 100.0% ** ** ** 100.0% n **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. 46

48 Q28. How would you describe your comfort level in dealing with pediatric palliative patients? Results by those specialized in pediatrics & pediatric palliative care vs other specialties. Pediatrics & Pediatric Palliative Pediatric Subgroups Other GP/FPs NR specialists Very comfortable 52.9% 9.9% 7.8% ** 9.8% How would you describe your comfort level in dealing with pediatric palliative patients? Somewhat comfortable 14.7% 10.4% 11.7% ** 11.5% Adequate 8.8% 7.9% 12.3% ** 11.4% Somewhat uncomfortable 5.9% 26.2% 33.6% ** 31.0% Very uncomfortable 14.7% 37.1% 28.3% ** 29.7% NR 2.9% 8.4% 6.3% ** 6.6% % 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% ** 100.0% n **Responses suppressed when column 'n' is less than 30 as these results would not be considered statistically reliable. Q29. Are you part of a formal pediatric palliative care team/program? Pediatric Subgroups Pediatrics & Pediatric Palliative Other specialists GP/FPs Are you part of a formal pediatric palliative care team/program? Yes 58.8% 16.1% 6.7% 17.1% No 41.2% 83.9% 93.3% 82.9% n Includes only those who provide palliative care according to the definition provided by the survey (Q7) and who indicated providing palliative care for at least one child. 47