1. The Norwegian Cancer Society, Oslo; Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
2. Division of Clinical Sciences (South), Section of Surgical and Anaesthetic Sciences, Academic Unit of Palliative Medicine, University of Sheffield; Trent Palliative Care Centre, Sheffield, UK
3. Marie Curie Centre Liverpool; Royal Liverpool University H ospitals, Liverpool, UK
4. University of Oslo; Council of Ethics, The Norwegian Medical Association, Oslo, Norway
5. SFPM, Swedish Association of Palliative Medicine, Helsingborgs H ospice, Helsingborg, Sweden
6. Priv. Doz. Ltd. Arzt Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus HavelhoÄhe; Abtlg. fuÈr AnaÈsthesiologie, Palliativmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Berlin, Germany
7. MeÂdecin-chef de service, Policlinique de GeÂriatrie, GeneÁve, Switzerland