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Table 2 Interview topic guide

From: Research, education, ethics consultation: evaluating a Bioethics Unit in an Oncological Research Hospital

Theme

Exemplifying questions

Evaluation of the participant’s collaboration with the BU in terms of: satisfaction, impact on clinical practice and within the health care relationship

-Can you tell me what the activities of the BU are? And what are the aims of the activities promoted by the BU?

-Which of these activities have you been involved in? What was the reason for your involvement?

-What do you think about the activities you took part in?

-How would you evaluate the impact of this experience on your clinical practice? And on the care process? (For example, in the relationship between medical teams or different settings?)

-Considering your personal experience, do you remember a particular situation when the BU was particularly significant? Can you describe it with an example?

Further needs regarding ethical aspects of care

- Considering your work and the BU activities, are there other topics that need to be examined more in depth? If so, can you give an example?

-Considering the place where you work and your colleagues and medical teams, are there other situations that need to be examined more in depth? If so, can you give an example?

Expectations on future collaboration with the BU

-The BU is thinking of expanding the ethics consultation service. What is your opinion about this?

-What activities do you think the BU should promote in the future?