ASRA Spring 2017 Meeting Social Media Survey 

Social media has become a major part of interactions among anesthesiologists, both in the setting of national conferences and on an everyday basis. Scientific information can be exchanged and disseminated internationally in seconds.

Members of the ASRA Website and Social Media Committee are interested in the reasons behind social media usage patterns of attendees of the 2017 Spring meeting of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA).

This survey is part of a research study being conducted by Dr. Eric Schwenk of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. The purpose is to gain understanding into the motivations and preferences of ASRA members regarding social media use. No identifying information is being collected. By completing this survey, you agree to participate in this research study. Your participation in this survey is strictly voluntary, and you may discontinue your participation at any time. Note that there are no foreseeable risks associated with this study. Data will be analyzed in aggregate form, and it will be stored as required by journal and professional standards. We plan on publishing the results in a journal. As a research participant, your responses will strictly be kept confidential, as no information will be collected that could personally identify you. There is a slight risk of loss of confidentiality. Importantly, your privacy will be maintained in all published and written data.

Instructions:

The following survey will take you less than 5 minutes. We define professional use of Twitter or Facebook as utilizing tweets or posts for work-related purposes such as news, networking, research, etc. We differentiate professional use from personal use.

Please direct any questions to ASRAassistant@asra.com.

Thank you for your participation!