Table 1. Themes and sub- themes.

Patient conferences:	In the beginning (1–5):	In the middle (6–10):	In the last (11–15):
Theme1: The process of collaboration
Sub- theme 1.1: Building consensus-based decision-making	A slight biomedical dominance in decision-making	Consensus-based integrative decision-making
Sub- theme 1.2: Building a team	Positioning themselves as individual provider subjects. Emphasizing individual therapies and roles. Learning from each other’s methods	Positioning themselves as members of a team—Capitalizing on the knowledge and strength in the IHC collaboration
		Confirming and contesting each other’s informed discussions. Finding their different roles
Sub- theme 1.3: The evolving role of integrative health care	Searching for a goal for IHC	Emphasizing the importance of complementary therapies	Defining and discussing the goal of IHC
		Positioning the IHC team as an enchanted choice to conventional health care
	Discussing collaborative shortcomings