Table 1:

Respondents’ demographic characteristics*

CharacteristicNo. (%) of respondents†
Female sex (n = 111)60 (54.0)
Age, yr, median (Q1, Q3) (n = 105)44 (37, 49)
Province of practice (n = 111)
 British Columbia10 (9.0)
 Alberta23 (20.7)
 Saskatchewan2 (1.8)
 Manitoba4 (3.6)
 Ontario33 (29.7)
 Quebec27 (24.3)
 Nova Scotia7 (6.3)
 Newfoundland and Labrador5 (4.5)
Training background (n = 117)
 Pediatric Emergency Fellowship74 (63.2)
 FRCP/CCFP-EM Emergency Medicine19 (16.2)
 General pediatrics training18 (15.4)
 Currently in fellowship/training4 (3.4)
 Other (Family Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care)2 (1.7)
Years in clinical practice, median (Q1, Q3) (n = 109)19 (5, 19)
% pediatric patients, median (Q1, Q3) (n = 110)100 (100, 100)
Personal history of medical opioid use (n = 110)54 (49.1)
Family history of medical opioid use (n = 110)65 (59.1)

  • Note: CCFP-EM = Canadian College of Family Physicians: Emergency Medicine, FRCP = Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Q1 = 25th percentile, Q3 = 75th percentile.

  • ↵* Respondents were allowed to skip questions, and, therefore, response rates vary.

  • ↵† Except where noted otherwise.