Your participation is voluntary, you do not have to participate in this survey. By submitting this survey, you are agreeing to be a part of this research study. There are no consequences to not participating, and you may withdraw at any time. The data collected will be completely anonymous, and there are no risks to participating in this study.

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* 1. What is your current age?

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* 2. What is the highest level of education you have completed?

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* 3. How long have you been practicing as a CRNA?

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* 4. How often do you encounter patients with risk factors for aspiration (e.g., Diabetes, GERD, delayed gastric emptying) in your clinical practice?

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* 5. How important do you believe is it for CRNAs to be able to identify patients who are at increased risk for aspiration?

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* 6. How confident are you in your ability to identify patients who are at increased risk for aspiration?

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* 7. How often do you discuss aspiration risk and prevention strategies with your patients prior to anesthesia?

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* 8. How important do you believe is it for CRNAs to have access to the latest evidence-based practices for reducing the risk of aspiration during anesthesia?

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* 9. How likely are you to adopt new evidence-based practices for reducing the risk of aspiration during anesthesia?

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* 10. How frequently do you participate in continuing education opportunities related to anesthesia practice?

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* 11. How do you currently stay informed about new evidence and research in the field of anesthesia?

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* 12. In your opinion what factor contributes most to the effective implementation of new clinical practices? 

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* 13. What barriers if any, do you face when trying to implement changes to clinical practice based on new evidence and research? (select all that apply)

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* 14. How familiar are you with the use of point-of-care ultrasound for assessing gastric contents?

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* 15. Have you received any formal training on how to use point-of-care ultrasound to assess gastric contents?

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* 16. If yes, please rate the effectiveness of the training you received on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is not effective at all and 5 is extremely effective.

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* 17. How confident are you in your ability to use point-of-care ultrasound to assess gastric contents?

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* 18. How often do you use point-of-care ultrasound to assess gastric contents in your clinical practice?

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* 19. How important is it for CRNAs to receive ongoing training and education in the use of point-of-care ultrasound for assessing gastric contents?

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* 20. How would you rate the current level of support and resources available to you for learning and using point-of-care ultrasound to assess gastric contents?

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* 21. How likely would you be to attend a continuing education program focused on the use of point-of-care ultrasound to assess gastric contents?

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* 22. In your opinion, what barriers exist to the adoption of point-of-care ultrasound for assessing gastric contents in anesthesia practice? (select all that apply)

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* 23. Which of the following initiatives, in your opinion, would most effectively increase the adoption and regular use of POCUS for gastric ultrasound among CRNAs? 

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* 24. Please rate you level of agreement, on a scale of 1 to 5, with the statement, “POCUS is a valuable tool for anesthesia providers in assessing gastric contents”, where 1 is strongly disagree and 5 is strongly agree.

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