2nd Middle East Congress of the American Society for Nutrition

1. About This Survey

Thank you for attending the American Society for Nutrition's (ASN) 2nd Middle East Congress, which was held February 20-22, 2013. After completing the following attendee survey is completed, a certificate of attendance will be emailed to you. Please make sure to leave your email address (last question).

We value your feedback and will use your responses to improve our efforts for future ASN conferences.

Thank you in advance for your feedback. If you have any questions about this survey or CPE credits, please feel free to contact Moira Guenther at mguenther@nutrition.org or call 301-634-7077.

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* 1. My professional category/degree is/are (Select all that apply):

MD/DO—In practice

MD/DO—Resident/Fellow

Nurse Specialist (e.g., CRNA, NP)

Nurse (e.g., RN, LVN)

PA-C

Diabetic Educator

PhD/PsyD/EdD/DrPH

Student

Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)

Registered Dietitian (RD)

Masters of Public Health (MPH)

Other (please specify)

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* 2. My occupation/specialty(ies) is/are (Select all that apply):

Nutritionist

Clinical Dietitian

Community Dietitian

Management Dietitian

Consultant Dietitian

Physician

Physician Assistant

Food Scientist

Food Technologist

Animal Scientist

Health Educator

Pharmacist

Public Health Professional

Nurse

Oncologist

Internist

Neurologist

Endocrinologist

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What were your primary reasons for attending the 2nd Middle East Congress of the American Society for Nutrition? (Select all that apply)

Updates on the latest nutritional approches to diabetes, obesity and other chronic diseases

Updates on nutritional strategies for special populations (e.g. elderly, pregnancy, etc.)

Updates on overall dietary recoomendations

Workshops and application best practices

Networking with peers

Meet with exhibitors to discuss their programs and products

Opportunities to meet prominent figures in nutrition

Find/Meet with a mentor

Find a job

Find a candidate for a job

Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit for dietitians and registered dietetic technicians

Other credit for a license/certification

Sell products as an exhibitor

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How well were we able to satisfy your primary reasons for attending the ASN's Middle East Congress this year? (Select one per reason)

	Satisfied	Could be improved	Not satisfied	N/A
Updates on the latest nutritional approches to diabetes and obesity	Updates on the latest nutritional approches to diabetes and obesity Satisfied	Updates on the latest nutritional approches to diabetes and obesity Could be improved	Updates on the latest nutritional approches to diabetes and obesity Not satisfied	Updates on the latest nutritional approches to diabetes and obesity N/A
Updates on nutritional strategies for special populations (e.g. elderly, pregnancy, etc.)	Updates on nutritional strategies for special populations (e.g. elderly, pregnancy, etc.) Satisfied	Updates on nutritional strategies for special populations (e.g. elderly, pregnancy, etc.) Could be improved	Updates on nutritional strategies for special populations (e.g. elderly, pregnancy, etc.) Not satisfied	Updates on nutritional strategies for special populations (e.g. elderly, pregnancy, etc.) N/A
Updates on overall dietary recoomendations	Updates on overall dietary recoomendations Satisfied	Updates on overall dietary recoomendations Could be improved	Updates on overall dietary recoomendations Not satisfied	Updates on overall dietary recoomendations N/A
Workshops and application best practices	Workshops and application best practices Satisfied	Workshops and application best practices Could be improved	Workshops and application best practices Not satisfied	Workshops and application best practices N/A
Networking with peers	Networking with peers Satisfied	Networking with peers Could be improved	Networking with peers Not satisfied	Networking with peers N/A
Meet with exhibitors to discuss their programs and products	Meet with exhibitors to discuss their programs and products Satisfied	Meet with exhibitors to discuss their programs and products Could be improved	Meet with exhibitors to discuss their programs and products Not satisfied	Meet with exhibitors to discuss their programs and products N/A
Opportunities to meet prominent figures in nutrition	Opportunities to meet prominent figures in nutrition Satisfied	Opportunities to meet prominent figures in nutrition Could be improved	Opportunities to meet prominent figures in nutrition Not satisfied	Opportunities to meet prominent figures in nutrition N/A
Find/Meet with a mentor	Find/Meet with a mentor Satisfied	Find/Meet with a mentor Could be improved	Find/Meet with a mentor Not satisfied	Find/Meet with a mentor N/A
Find a job	Find a job Satisfied	Find a job Could be improved	Find a job Not satisfied	Find a job N/A
Find a candidate for a job	Find a candidate for a job Satisfied	Find a candidate for a job Could be improved	Find a candidate for a job Not satisfied	Find a candidate for a job N/A
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit for dietitians and registered dietetic technicians	Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit for dietitians and registered dietetic technicians Satisfied	Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit for dietitians and registered dietetic technicians Could be improved	Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit for dietitians and registered dietetic technicians Not satisfied	Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit for dietitians and registered dietetic technicians N/A
Other credit for a license/certification	Other credit for a license/certification Satisfied	Other credit for a license/certification Could be improved	Other credit for a license/certification Not satisfied	Other credit for a license/certification N/A
Sell products as an exhibitor	Sell products as an exhibitor Satisfied	Sell products as an exhibitor Could be improved	Sell products as an exhibitor Not satisfied	Sell products as an exhibitor N/A
Other	Other Satisfied	Other Could be improved	Other Not satisfied	Other N/A

If your reasons for attending were not satisfied, please comment here.

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* 5. My practice setting is best described as:

Office/Community/Private Practice

Academic Setting/University/Teaching/Research

Industry

Government

Student

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* 6. Number of years in practice:

Less than 2 years

2-5 years

6–10 years

11–15 years

16–25 years

More than 25 years

Retired

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* 7. How did you hear about this educational activity? (Select all that apply)

ASN Website

ASN e-news

Eqyptian Center for Diabetes Education

Direct mail promotion

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Are you an ASN member?

Yes

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* 9. Please rate the degree to which the activity met your individual learning needs.

Very well met = 5

Well met = 4

Somewhat met = 3

Not very well met = 2

Not met = 1

If your individual learning needs were "not met" or "not very well met," please explain how this could have been improved.

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* 10. Will you make any changes in your practice as a result of the program?

Yes

Not Applicable

If yes, please explain/provide an example; if no, explain why not:

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* 11. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements (5 = strongly agree; 1 = strongly disagree).

	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Neutral/Not sure	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree
The content was objective, balanced and scientifically rigorous.	The content was objective, balanced and scientifically rigorous. Strongly agree	The content was objective, balanced and scientifically rigorous. Somewhat agree	The content was objective, balanced and scientifically rigorous. Neutral/Not sure	The content was objective, balanced and scientifically rigorous. Somewhat disagree	The content was objective, balanced and scientifically rigorous. Strongly disagree
The activity content promoted improvements/quality in healthcare and not proprietary commercial interests.	The activity content promoted improvements/quality in healthcare and not proprietary commercial interests. Strongly agree	The activity content promoted improvements/quality in healthcare and not proprietary commercial interests. Somewhat agree	The activity content promoted improvements/quality in healthcare and not proprietary commercial interests. Neutral/Not sure	The activity content promoted improvements/quality in healthcare and not proprietary commercial interests. Somewhat disagree	The activity content promoted improvements/quality in healthcare and not proprietary commercial interests. Strongly disagree

If you did not agree with the statements above, please explain your answers here.

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* 12. Was the activity content free of commercial bias?

Yes

Not applicable

If the content was not free from commercial bias, please explain here.

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* 13. What was your overall appraisal of the program?

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

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* 14. Would you recommend this program to others?

Yes

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* 15. What other conferences do you attend yearly? (please list all)

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* 16. What were this activity’s strengths?

Strength 1

Strength 2

Strength 3

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* 17. What were this activity's weaknesses?

Weakness 1

Weakness 2

Weakness 3

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* 18. What are the top five topics (please list in order of importance to you) you would like to see addressed in future ASN educational activities?

Topic 1

Topic 2

Topic 3

Topic 4

Topic 5

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* 19. Additional comments?

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* 20. Interested in Continuing Professional Education (CPE)? Please enter the name you would like on your CPE certificate (this certificate can also be used as a certificate of attendance).

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* 21. How many hours of the program did you complete?

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* 22. If you filled in the name for your certificate, please enter an email address below to send your certificate to:

We appreciate your continued support and involvement with the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and its educational activities.