Table 1.

Participants’ characteristics

	Mentors (n = 12)
Gender
Male	4
Female	8
Age
Mean, years (range)	51 (42–61)
Clinical background
Surgical specialist	4
Medical specialist	4
General practitioner	4
Work setting
Academic medical centre	5
Affiliated hospital or practice	7
Attendance training sessions
No training	1
1–2 training sessions	6
3 (All) training sessions	5