Table 1 Characteristics of eviQ Australian health professional registrants at the end of the observation period (December, 2011)
| Â | Â | Unit registration 1,043(7.6) | Individual clinician 12,668(92.4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | n(%) | n(%) |
Health setting | Primary health | 212(20.3) | 3,009(23.8) |
Hospital | 831(79.7) | 9,659(76.3) | |
Health sector | Public | 724(69.4) | 9,005(71.1) |
Private | 259(24.8) | 2,259(17.8) | |
Both | 33(3.2) | 632(5.0) | |
Not specified | 27(2.6) | 772(6.1) | |
Location | New South Wales | 378(36.2) | 5,065(40.0) |
Victoria | 236(22.6) | 2,577(20.3) | |
Tasmania | 41(3.9) | 405(3.2) | |
Australian Capital Territory | 12(1.2) | 280(2.2) | |
Queensland | 212(20.3) | 2,427(19.2) | |
South Australia | 79(7.6) | 856(6.8) | |
Western Australia | 73(7.0) | 873(6.9) | |
Northern Territory | 12(1.2) | 181(1.4) | |
Clinican group | Medical | - | 2,491(19.7) |
Nursing | - | 5,909(46.7) | |
Pharmacy | - | 1,755(13.9) | |
Radiation | - | 640(5.1) | |
Other a | - | 1,873(14.8) | |
Professional experience | < 5Â years | - | 6,348(50.1) |
5 – 10 years | - | 1,608(12.7) | |
> 10Â years | - | 2,756(21.8) | |
Not specified | - | 1,956(15.4) | |
Source of referral to eviQ | Peer/colleague | - | 7,899(62.4) |
eviQ Education session | - | 877(6.9) | |
Conference/Booth | - | 409(3.2) | |
Internet search | - | 583(4.6) | |
Cancer Institute communication | - | 1,401(11.1) | |
Professional organisation | - | 985(7.8) | |
Other | - | 481(3.8) | |
Not specified | - | 33(0.3) |