Table 1.
Study sites and clinical services characteristics (created by the authors)
| Specialty | Site A | Site B | Site C | |||
| Liver tumour board—yes | Liver tumour board—yes | Liver tumour board—yes | ||||
| Providers (number) | Colocated in GI clinic? | Providers (number) | Colocated in GI clinic? | Providers (number) | Colocated in GI clinic? | |
| Hepatology physicians | 5 | 3 | 2 FT, 3 PT | |||
| Hepatology PA | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Hepatology NP | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Hepatology nurse | 0 | 0 | 1 FT, 1 PT | |||
| Care coordinator | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Palliative care (inpatient) | 1 (consult) | 1 (consult) | 3 PT | |||
| Palliative care (outpatient) | 1 (consult) | No | 2 (consult) | No | 1 PT | Yes |
| Nutrition | 3 PT (consult) | No | 0 | No | 0 | No |
| Rehabilitation | 5 (consult) | No | 0 | No | 0 | No |
| Social work | 1 | Yes | 1 (consult) | No | 1 PT | Yes |
| Clinical pharmacist | 1 (consult) | No | 1 (consult) | No | 1 PT | Yes |
| Addiction medicine | 1 (consult) | No | 1 (consult) | No | 1 PT | Yes |
| Health psychology | 0 | No | 0 | No | 1 PT | Yes |
FT, full time equivalent; GI, gastroenterology or hepatology; HCV, hepatitis C virus; NP, nurse practitioner; PA, physician assistant; PT, part time equivalent.