Table 1:

Demographic characteristics of the Canadian Retinoblastoma Research Advisory Board working group, Priority Setting Steering Committee and workshop participants

CharacteristicGroup; no. (%) of participants
Working groupSteering committeeWorkshop
Patients
n = 1
Nonpatients
n = 9
Patients
n = 4
Nonpatients
n = 11
Patients
n = 10
Nonpatients
n = 10
Sex
 Male0 (0)1 (11)0 (0)3 (27)1 (10)3 (30)
 Female1 (100)8 (89)4 (100)8 (73)9 (90)7 (70)
Category
 Parent0 (0)NA2 (50)NA6 (60)NA
 Survivor1 (100)NA2 (50)NA4 (40)NA
 ClinicianNA3 (33)NA4 (36)NA3 (30)
  Genetic counsellorNA2 (22)NA2 (18)NA0 (0)
  Child life specialistNA0 (0)NA2 (18)NA0 (0)
  NurseNA0 (0)NA0 (0)NA1 (10)
  Ophthalmic imaging specialistNA1 (11)NA0 (0)NA1 (10)
  OphthalmologistNA0 (0)NA0 (0)NA1 (10)
 Clinician-scientistNA1 (11)NA3 (27)NA1 (10)
  OphthalmologistNA1 (11)NA2 (18)NA1 (10)
  OncologistNA0 (0)NA1 (9)NA0 (0)
 ResearcherNA1 (11)NA2 (18)NA4 (40)
 TraineeNA4 (44)NA2 (18)NA2 (20)
Place of residence
 Ontario0 (0)8 (89)2 (50)8 (73)6 (60)8 (80)
 Alberta0 (0)1 (11)1 (25)2 (18)3 (30)1 (10)
 British Columbia0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (9)0 (0)1 (10)
 Other1 (100)0 (0)1 (25)0 (0)1 (10)0 (0)
  • Note: NA = not applicable.