To AAST Members:
The AAST Board of Managers will be holding a focused strategic planning session on Membership Engagement in April. Please take five minutes to fill out a survey on your engagement in AAST.
Thank you-
Eileen Bulger, MD
AAST President
Approved: 3-6-2023
Expires: 4-6-2023
Dear Members,
We invite you to participate in this national survey regarding the surgical treatment of acute diverticulitis.
The purpose of this survey is to identify what factors impact surgeons' decision making in the treatment of acute diverticulitis. This survey should take approximately 5 minutes to complete. There is absolutely no obligation to participate. Should you wish to participate, all answers can remain anonymous and will only be used for the purposes of this research project.
There is also an option to participate in a short, 15 minute follow up interview to further explore your responses. You will be entered into a prize drawing after completion of the interview.
By selecting the link below, you are consenting to participate.
Survey Link: https://redcap.link/66fqtqld
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Andrea Fa, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Approved: 3-6-2023
Expires: 4-6-2023
The Trauma Surgery Research Team at UMC is investigating the opinions providers hold on brain death criteria. We are evaluating the stance of healthcare providers in trauma surgery, critical care, neurology, neurosurgery, organ donation, and transplantation on the number of brain death exams necessary for death determination. You are being asked to participate in this study because you are a healthcare professional that encounters patients evaluated using the brain death exam or you may be involved in the process of organ donation. Attached is a study information sheet for you to review before agreeing to participate. If you would like to participate, please fill out the brief survey linked in the title.
A survey submission will reflect your consent to use the anonymous data entered for research purposes. Your participation is valuable to us, and we appreciate your time.
Thank you,
UMC-New Orleans Trauma Surgery Research Team
Alison Smith, MD PhD
LSUHSC-New Orleans
Eden Gallegos
MD-PhD Candidate
LSUHSC-New Orleans
Approved: 3-6-2023
Expires: 7-31-2023
Dear esteemed colleague,
We invite you to participate in a short survey about Trauma-Informed Care (TIC), its nuances, benefits for our trauma patients and providers, as well as opportunities for learning about its practices and principles.
The survey includes mostly multiple-choice questions about TIC, with an opportunity to fill in some answers. Not all the questions will apply to every participant and should take 5 to 10 minutes to complete. If you have taken the survey in the past, you do not need to complete it again.
This survey, and use of the Trauma Prevention Coalition (TPC) web mail system to solicit affiliate participation, has been approved by the TPC leadership in collaboration with the ACS-COT TIC champions. The survey project has been reviewed and approved by the Ventura County Medical Center IRB. Results will be made available to any participant upon request.
Trauma patients may be subject to bias by ancillary hospital staff and clinicians sometimes unknowingly. This is an opportunity to utilize the survey to disseminate the important concept of TIC with the aim to create zero bias in our health care community.
The goal is to characterize current practice patterns and guide further research to establish best practices.
Thank you for your consideration. Click here to take the survey.
Sincerely,
Thomas Duncan, DO, FACS, FICS Deborah A. Kuhls MD FACS FCCM
Approved: 12-5-2022
Expires: 06-6-2023
The discipline of global surgery encompasses the equitable and high-quality delivery of clinical services, research, education, and advocacy on behalf of those afflicted by surgical conditions worldwide. 90% of the burden of trauma is thought to occur in low and middle-income countries. The aim of this survey is to collect information on international global surgical partnerships with low and middle-income countries amongst the AAST membership. The purpose of this survey is to display results in a comprehensive, current, open-access database. This will ideally enable interested trainees and faculty interested in collaborative efforts in this field to more easily find and pursue opportunities, and enhance efforts to address trauma in LMICs. Our objective is to pair people and institutions representing AAST members with interested people and institutions in LMICs. We are grateful for your participation.
*Adapted from a survey created by Dr. Mamta Swaroop and Dr. Marissa Boeck
Survey Link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y8SJMBQ
Approved: 12-5-2022
Expires: 06-6-2023