Characteristics of panelists
| Characteristic | N (%) |
| Location | |
| Canada | 14 (61) |
| USA | 9 (39) |
| Specialty | |
| Addiction medicine | 7 (30) |
| Pain medicine | 6 (26) |
| Palliative care | 10 (43) |
| Age* | |
| 30–39 years | 3 (14) |
| 40–49 years | 8 (36) |
| 50–59 years | 5 (23) |
| 60–69 years | 6 (27) |
| Sex* | |
| Male | 11 (50) |
| Female | 11 (50) |
| Setting* | |
| Rural | 1 (5) |
| Urban | 21 (95) |
| Workplace* | |
| Academic cancer centre | 5 (23) |
| Academic hospital | 11 (50) |
| Community hospital | 2 (9) |
| Clinic | 4 (18) |
| Current occupation(s)* | |
| Administrator | 10 (45) |
| Clinician | 22 (100) |
| Educator | 18 (82) |
| Policy advisor | 7 (32) |
| Researcher | 12 (55) |
| Opioid safety-related work in the last 7 years* | |
| Advocacy | 15 (68) |
| Education, healthcare professional | 20 (91) |
| Education, patients | 18 (82) |
| Policy development | 13 (59) |
| Quality improvement | 16 (73) |
| Research | 15 (68) |
*22/23 participants responded to the survey demographic questions in Round 2.