Table 1.
Characteristics of participating emergency physicians (EPs) and allied health professionals (AHPs).
| Variable | EPs (n = 25) | AHPs (n = 25) | |
| Age (years) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 42 (9) | 38 (10) | |
| Median (IQR)a | 38 (35–49) | 35 (29–44) | |
| Born between 1977 and 1997, n (%) | 4 (16%) | 10 (40%) | |
| Clinical experience (years) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 14 (10) | 14 (9) | |
| Median (IQR) | 11 (6–23) | 11 (9–18) | |
| Gender, n (%) | |||
| Male | 23 (92%) | 7 (28%) | |
| Emergency medicine certification, n (%) | Not applicable | ||
| College of Family Physicians (without emergency medicine certification) | 9 (36%) | ||
| College of Family Physicians (with emergency medicine certification) | 4 (16%) | ||
| Royal College of Physicians of Canada or Collège des médecins du Québec | 8 (32%) | ||
| Profession, n (%) | Not applicable | ||
| Nursing | 15 (60%) | ||
| Respiratory therapist | 7 (28%) | ||
| Pharmacist | 3 (12%) | ||
| Work environment, n (%) | |||
| Emergency department | 25 (100%) | 22 (88%) | |
| Intensive care unit | 2 (8%) | 9 (36%) | |
| Member of a local or regional trauma committee | 4 (16%) | 4 (16%) | |
| Previous use of a wikib, n (%) | 20 (80%) | 15 (60%) | |
| Previous use of Wikipediab, n (%) | 14 (56%) | 8 (32%) | |
| Previous editing of a wikib, n (%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) | |
a Interquartile range.
b We did not ask whether the respondent had used wikis for personal or for professional reasons.