2: Medical disciplines in Australia that involve the possibility of doctors making medical end-of-life decisions*

Group A:
Emergency medicine, intensive care, neonatology, medical oncology, palliative care, renal medicine, cardiothoracic surgery.

Group B:
Cardiology, clinical haematology, geriatric medicine, general medicine/general physician, immunology, infectious diseases, radiation oncology, respiratory medicine, abdominal surgery, neurosurgery, vascular surgery, gynaecological oncology, otorhinolaryngology.

Group C:
Breast surgery, endocrinology, gastroenterology, general practice, general surgery, neurology, urological surgery

* Participating doctors were asked to nominate the group containing the medical discipline in which they practise. Medical disciplines were extracted from the Australasian Medical Masterfile Database.