Table 4 Participants’ demographic characteristics and previous training in medical ethics
Code | Profession | working area | Years of work in that area | Ethics training BEFORE this course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Psychologist - PhdStudent | Psycho-oncology Unit | trainer | ‘No academic ethical course’ |
2 | Physician - Palliative care specialist | Palliative care Unit | 7 | ‘Yes structured theoretical courses, but doubts about the results’ |
3 | Nurse - Palliative care | Palliative care Unit | 2 | ‘Yes short academic, theoretical courses, but I don’t remember anything’ |
4 | Psychologist- Psychotherapist | Psycho-oncology Unit | 4 | ‘No ethics course, but alongside physicians with palliative ethical skills’ |
5 | Nurse - Palliative care | Palliative care Unit | 6 | ‘Never made real training’ |
6 | Physician - Palliative care specialist | Palliative care Unit | 6 | ‘Only some lessons, then coaching a bioethicist in clinical setting’ |
7 | Psychologist- Psychotherapist | Psycho-oncology Unit | 3 | ‘Yes short academic and theorical course’ |
8 | Physician - Palliative care specialist | Palliative care Unit | 1,5 | ‘No academic ethical course’ |