We composed homogenous groups with regards to profession (6-8 partocipavoid to avoid hierarchical relations [ 39].
43 However, information on the profession of participants was not available, and thus caution is required when generalising our findings.
Regardless of the number of years in the profession, the participants agreed that medical training is geared to science and lacks teaching about non-pharmacological methods, which results in uncertainty about using PAP.
When asked to highlight strengths of their profession, most participants emphasised that the effectiveness of naturopathic care was related less to the use of specific products and more to the underlying principles and guiding philosophy of naturopathic practice.
The first round of the Delphi study will consist of an open-ended questionnaire to discover viewpoints of each profession and participants in relation to physical activity, lifestyle programs, and intersectoral collaboration for the transferal of patients, self-management, and participation.
In their personal journeys as health professions educators, participants also gained insight into the broad spectrum of health professions educators and ways in which they could interact as part of multiprofessional healthcare teams.
In both professions the participants encounter unusual pressures.
The focus group interviews were held at different worksites of the company to reach workers from different professions, and participants were randomly selected to avoid getting input only from workers who are already motivated to participate in health programmes.
While this theme focuses largely on the role of professions, some participants noted that although teams had been generally positive about recovery, there were some individuals who were resistant to change.
Demographic data were collected, including participants' profession and length of experience in profession.
