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AMR Expert Survey

Consent form for survey

Study Name: Virtual expert dialogue in support of the development of the scientific work program for the Independent Panel on Evidence for Action against Antimicrobial Resistance (IPEA)

Researchers: Lauren Wallace, Arne Ruckert, Mathieu JP Poirier, Geneviève Boily-Larouche, Fiona Emdin, Global Strategy Lab, York University, Suite 2120, 4700 Keele Street, North York, ON, M3J 1P3, lauren.wallace@globalstrategylab.org

Purpose of the Research:
You are invited to participate in a research study examining priority scientific topics that have potential relevance for the future work program of the Independent Panel on Evidence for Action Against Antimicrobial Resistance (IPEA). IPEA is a soon-to-be established science-policy interface intended to support evidence-informed decision-making on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The purpose of this virtual expert dialogue is to identify scientific topics that could be policy relevant, timely, and feasible for IPEA to assess. Findings will be used to inform recommendations to support IPEA’s future work program.

What You will be Asked to Do in the Research:
If you agree to participate, you will be asked to complete an online survey administered through SurveyMonkey. The survey will take approximately 15–20 minutes to complete and will ask you to: Provide limited background information regarding your expertise and region of work; evaluate a series of proposed scientific topics using structured rating scales; provide optional written comments regarding proposed topics.

Risks and Discomforts:
The risks associated with participation are minimal. Please note that the survey is being conducted with the help of Survey Monkey, a company not affiliated with York University and with its own privacy and security policies that you can find at https://www.surveymonkey.com/mp/legal/privacy/. There is always a risk during web-based transmission that data can be intercepted by a third party (e.g., government agencies, hackers) and thus the confidentiality and privacy cannot be guaranteed. Immediately following data collection and verification, survey data will be exported to secure York University storage.

Benefits of the Research and Benefits to You:
Your responses will contribute to identifying and prioritizing scientific topics that may inform future AMR assessments and policy-relevant evidence synthesis activities.
Voluntary Participation and Withdrawal
Your participation in the study is completely voluntary and you may choose to stop participating at any time. You may stop completing the survey at any time before submitting your responses by closing your browser window. Because responses are anonymous, once you have submitted the survey it will not be possible to withdraw your responses. Your decision not to participate, to stop participating, or to refuse to answer particular questions will not influence the nature of the ongoing relationship you may have with the researchers or with the staff of the Global Strategy Lab or York University either now, or in the future.

Confidentiality
All information you supply during the research will be held in confidence and your name will not appear in any report or publication of the research. Following verification of the exported data, responses will be removed from the SurveyMonkey platform and placed in a secure, password-protected York University OneDrive folder accessible only to authorized members of the research team. Although safeguards are in place to protect confidentiality, no electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, and there is a small risk of unauthorized access, loss, or disclosure of information. All study data will be retained until January 1, 2029, after which it will be permanently deleted. Confidentiality will be provided to the fullest extent possible by law.

Questions About the Research?
If you have questions about the research in general or your role in the study, please feel free to contact Dr. Lauren Wallace, Research Associate, Global Strategy Lab by email lauren.wallace@globalstrategylab.org.

This research has received ethics review and approval by the Human Participants Review Sub-Committee, York University’s Ethics Review Board (Protocol #1165) and conforms to the standards of the Canadian Tri-Council Research Ethics guidelines. If you have any questions about this process, or about your rights as a participant in the study, please contact the Manager, Research Ethics in the Office of Research Ethics, York University (e-mail ore@yorku.ca). This office oversees the ethical conduct of research studies and is not part of the study team. Everything that you discuss will be kept confidential.
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