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Table 2 Overview of case and participant features

From: The impact of care of the elderly certificates of added competence on family physician practice: results from a pan-Canadian multiple case study

Case

Descriptive Context

Interview Participants

Geography

Region

Training site

Tertiary-level hospital

Inpatient care

Number of participants

Family physician

Geriatrician

Resident trainee

Administrative Staff

Urban

Suburban

Rural

Remote

Community

Academic

Specialist-led

FP-led

COE holder

Other CAC

Generalist*

Enhanced skills

1

X

   

Central

 

X

X

X

 

6

1

2

0

2

0

1

0

2

  

X

 

Prairies

 

X

X

 

X

15

0

5

2

5

0

1

2

3

X

   

Atlantic

 

X

  

X

8

2

1

3

0

0

2

0

4

   

X

Northern Territories

 

X

  

X

5

1

3

1

0

0

0

0

5

  

X

 

Pacific

 

X

  

X

8

1

1

1

3

1

1

0

6

 

X

  

Central

X

 

X

X

 

6

1

2

1

1

0

1

0

Total

2

1

2

1

 

1

5

3

2

4

48

6

14

8

11

1

6

2

  1. FP Family physician, CAC Certificate of Added Competence, COE Care of the Elderly
  2. *Does not hold a CAC
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