RACS Annual Scientific Congress 2014 Evaluation

Thank you for taking the time to complete the following RACS ASC 2014 evaluation in order to assist the College in improving its educational programming.

This evaluation should take 5-10 minutes to complete.

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* 1. Please indicate the general interest programs you attended and rate their educational value:

	Attended	Poor	Fair	Good	Very Good	Excellent
Indigenous Health	Indigenous Health Attended	Indigenous Health Poor	Indigenous Health Fair	Indigenous Health Good	Indigenous Health Very Good	Indigenous Health Excellent
International Forum	International Forum Attended	International Forum Poor	International Forum Fair	International Forum Good	International Forum Very Good	International Forum Excellent
Medico-legal	Medico-legal Attended	Medico-legal Poor	Medico-legal Fair	Medico-legal Good	Medico-legal Very Good	Medico-legal Excellent
Military Surgery	Military Surgery Attended	Military Surgery Poor	Military Surgery Fair	Military Surgery Good	Military Surgery Very Good	Military Surgery Excellent
Pain Medicine	Pain Medicine Attended	Pain Medicine Poor	Pain Medicine Fair	Pain Medicine Good	Pain Medicine Very Good	Pain Medicine Excellent
Quality Assurance and Audit in Surgical Practice	Quality Assurance and Audit in Surgical Practice Attended	Quality Assurance and Audit in Surgical Practice Poor	Quality Assurance and Audit in Surgical Practice Fair	Quality Assurance and Audit in Surgical Practice Good	Quality Assurance and Audit in Surgical Practice Very Good	Quality Assurance and Audit in Surgical Practice Excellent
Senior Surgeons Program	Senior Surgeons Program Attended	Senior Surgeons Program Poor	Senior Surgeons Program Fair	Senior Surgeons Program Good	Senior Surgeons Program Very Good	Senior Surgeons Program Excellent
Surgical Education	Surgical Education Attended	Surgical Education Poor	Surgical Education Fair	Surgical Education Good	Surgical Education Very Good	Surgical Education Excellent
Surgical History	Surgical History Attended	Surgical History Poor	Surgical History Fair	Surgical History Good	Surgical History Very Good	Surgical History Excellent
Surgical Oncology	Surgical Oncology Attended	Surgical Oncology Poor	Surgical Oncology Fair	Surgical Oncology Good	Surgical Oncology Very Good	Surgical Oncology Excellent
Trainees Association	Trainees Association Attended	Trainees Association Poor	Trainees Association Fair	Trainees Association Good	Trainees Association Very Good	Trainees Association Excellent
Trauma Surgery	Trauma Surgery Attended	Trauma Surgery Poor	Trauma Surgery Fair	Trauma Surgery Good	Trauma Surgery Very Good	Trauma Surgery Excellent
Women in Surgery	Women in Surgery Attended	Women in Surgery Poor	Women in Surgery Fair	Women in Surgery Good	Women in Surgery Very Good	Women in Surgery Excellent
Younger Fellows	Younger Fellows Attended	Younger Fellows Poor	Younger Fellows Fair	Younger Fellows Good	Younger Fellows Very Good	Younger Fellows Excellent

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* 2. Please indicate the specific interest programs you attended and rate their educational value:

	Attended	Poor	Fair	Good	Very Good	Excellent
Bariatric Surgery	Bariatric Surgery Attended	Bariatric Surgery Poor	Bariatric Surgery Fair	Bariatric Surgery Good	Bariatric Surgery Very Good	Bariatric Surgery Excellent
Breast Surgery	Breast Surgery Attended	Breast Surgery Poor	Breast Surgery Fair	Breast Surgery Good	Breast Surgery Very Good	Breast Surgery Excellent
Burn Surgery	Burn Surgery Attended	Burn Surgery Poor	Burn Surgery Fair	Burn Surgery Good	Burn Surgery Very Good	Burn Surgery Excellent
Cardiothoracic Surgery	Cardiothoracic Surgery Attended	Cardiothoracic Surgery Poor	Cardiothoracic Surgery Fair	Cardiothoracic Surgery Good	Cardiothoracic Surgery Very Good	Cardiothoracic Surgery Excellent
Colorectal Surgery	Colorectal Surgery Attended	Colorectal Surgery Poor	Colorectal Surgery Fair	Colorectal Surgery Good	Colorectal Surgery Very Good	Colorectal Surgery Excellent
Craniomaxillofacial Surgery	Craniomaxillofacial Surgery Attended	Craniomaxillofacial Surgery Poor	Craniomaxillofacial Surgery Fair	Craniomaxillofacial Surgery Good	Craniomaxillofacial Surgery Very Good	Craniomaxillofacial Surgery Excellent
Endocrine Surgery	Endocrine Surgery Attended	Endocrine Surgery Poor	Endocrine Surgery Fair	Endocrine Surgery Good	Endocrine Surgery Very Good	Endocrine Surgery Excellent
General Surgery	General Surgery Attended	General Surgery Poor	General Surgery Fair	General Surgery Good	General Surgery Very Good	General Surgery Excellent
Hand Surgery	Hand Surgery Attended	Hand Surgery Poor	Hand Surgery Fair	Hand Surgery Good	Hand Surgery Very Good	Hand Surgery Excellent
Head and Neck Surgery	Head and Neck Surgery Attended	Head and Neck Surgery Poor	Head and Neck Surgery Fair	Head and Neck Surgery Good	Head and Neck Surgery Very Good	Head and Neck Surgery Excellent
HPB Surgery	HPB Surgery Attended	HPB Surgery Poor	HPB Surgery Fair	HPB Surgery Good	HPB Surgery Very Good	HPB Surgery Excellent
Neurosurgery	Neurosurgery Attended	Neurosurgery Poor	Neurosurgery Fair	Neurosurgery Good	Neurosurgery Very Good	Neurosurgery Excellent
Orthopaedic Surgery	Orthopaedic Surgery Attended	Orthopaedic Surgery Poor	Orthopaedic Surgery Fair	Orthopaedic Surgery Good	Orthopaedic Surgery Very Good	Orthopaedic Surgery Excellent
Paediatric Surgery	Paediatric Surgery Attended	Paediatric Surgery Poor	Paediatric Surgery Fair	Paediatric Surgery Good	Paediatric Surgery Very Good	Paediatric Surgery Excellent
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Attended	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Poor	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fair	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Good	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Very Good	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Excellent
Rural Surgery	Rural Surgery Attended	Rural Surgery Poor	Rural Surgery Fair	Rural Surgery Good	Rural Surgery Very Good	Rural Surgery Excellent
Transplantation Surgery	Transplantation Surgery Attended	Transplantation Surgery Poor	Transplantation Surgery Fair	Transplantation Surgery Good	Transplantation Surgery Very Good	Transplantation Surgery Excellent
Upper GI Surgery	Upper GI Surgery Attended	Upper GI Surgery Poor	Upper GI Surgery Fair	Upper GI Surgery Good	Upper GI Surgery Very Good	Upper GI Surgery Excellent
Vascular Surgery	Vascular Surgery Attended	Vascular Surgery Poor	Vascular Surgery Fair	Vascular Surgery Good	Vascular Surgery Very Good	Vascular Surgery Excellent

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* 3. In terms of educational value, which were the two best sessions you attended and why?

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* 4. To what extent has participation in the Congress enabled you to:

	Not at all	Rarely	Somewhat	Fairly	Signficantly
Improve your knowledge/skills/competence?	Improve your knowledge/skills/competence? Not at all	Improve your knowledge/skills/competence? Rarely	Improve your knowledge/skills/competence? Somewhat	Improve your knowledge/skills/competence? Fairly	Improve your knowledge/skills/competence? Signficantly
Identify areas of your work that may benefit from review or refinement?	Identify areas of your work that may benefit from review or refinement? Not at all	Identify areas of your work that may benefit from review or refinement? Rarely	Identify areas of your work that may benefit from review or refinement? Somewhat	Identify areas of your work that may benefit from review or refinement? Fairly	Identify areas of your work that may benefit from review or refinement? Signficantly

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* 5. Reflecting on scientific content, list your top two learning points.

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* 6. The time allocated for the following activities was:

	Insufficient	Too little	About right	Too much	Excessive
Lecture/panel presentations	Lecture/panel presentations Insufficient	Lecture/panel presentations Too little	Lecture/panel presentations About right	Lecture/panel presentations Too much	Lecture/panel presentations Excessive
Research paper sessions	Research paper sessions Insufficient	Research paper sessions Too little	Research paper sessions About right	Research paper sessions Too much	Research paper sessions Excessive
Workshops	Workshops Insufficient	Workshops Too little	Workshops About right	Workshops Too much	Workshops Excessive
Case study discussions	Case study discussions Insufficient	Case study discussions Too little	Case study discussions About right	Case study discussions Too much	Case study discussions Excessive
Informal discussions/networking	Informal discussions/networking Insufficient	Informal discussions/networking Too little	Informal discussions/networking About right	Informal discussions/networking Too much	Informal discussions/networking Excessive
Viewing trade displays	Viewing trade displays Insufficient	Viewing trade displays Too little	Viewing trade displays About right	Viewing trade displays Too much	Viewing trade displays Excessive
Social activities	Social activities Insufficient	Social activities Too little	Social activities About right	Social activities Too much	Social activities Excessive

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* 7. Please rate the following aspects of the Congress:

	Poor	Fair	Good	Very Good	Excellent
Plenary sessions	Plenary sessions Poor	Plenary sessions Fair	Plenary sessions Good	Plenary sessions Very Good	Plenary sessions Excellent
Convocation	Convocation Poor	Convocation Fair	Convocation Good	Convocation Very Good	Convocation Excellent
Workshops (Monday program)	Workshops (Monday program) Poor	Workshops (Monday program) Fair	Workshops (Monday program) Good	Workshops (Monday program) Very Good	Workshops (Monday program) Excellent
Electronic Posters	Electronic Posters Poor	Electronic Posters Fair	Electronic Posters Good	Electronic Posters Very Good	Electronic Posters Excellent
Master Class Program	Master Class Program Poor	Master Class Program Fair	Master Class Program Good	Master Class Program Very Good	Master Class Program Excellent
Audiovisual Services	Audiovisual Services Poor	Audiovisual Services Fair	Audiovisual Services Good	Audiovisual Services Very Good	Audiovisual Services Excellent
Learning environment	Learning environment Poor	Learning environment Fair	Learning environment Good	Learning environment Very Good	Learning environment Excellent
Value for money	Value for money Poor	Value for money Fair	Value for money Good	Value for money Very Good	Value for money Excellent
Catering	Catering Poor	Catering Fair	Catering Good	Catering Very Good	Catering Excellent
Venue	Venue Poor	Venue Fair	Venue Good	Venue Very Good	Venue Excellent
Online registration process	Online registration process Poor	Online registration process Fair	Online registration process Good	Online registration process Very Good	Online registration process Excellent
General administration	General administration Poor	General administration Fair	General administration Good	General administration Very Good	General administration Excellent
Travel/accommodation process	Travel/accommodation process Poor	Travel/accommodation process Fair	Travel/accommodation process Good	Travel/accommodation process Very Good	Travel/accommodation process Excellent

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* 8. Did you visit the College booth at the ASC?

Yes

Comments or suggestions

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* 9. What suggestions do you have for plenary session or specialty program content at future ASCs?

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* 10. Did you visit the Virtual Congress website from the 2013 Auckland ASC?

Yes

Comments or suggestions

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* 11. Would you prefer the ASC to be held in:

Australia

New Zealand

Overseas

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* 12. If overseas, would you prefer the ASC to be held in:

Middle East

South East Asia

Other (please specify)

RACS Annual Scientific Congress 2014 Evaluation

RACS Annual Scientific Congress 2014 Evaluation

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* 1. Please indicate the general interest programs you attended and rate their educational value:

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* 2. Please indicate the specific interest programs you attended and rate their educational value:

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* 3. In terms of educational value, which were the two best sessions you attended and why?

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* 4. To what extent has participation in the Congress enabled you to:

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* 5. Reflecting on scientific content, list your top two learning points.

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* 6. The time allocated for the following activities was:

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* 7. Please rate the following aspects of the Congress:

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* 8. Did you visit the College booth at the ASC?

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* 9. What suggestions do you have for plenary session or specialty program content at future ASCs?

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* 10. Did you visit the Virtual Congress website from the 2013 Auckland ASC?

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* 11. Would you prefer the ASC to be held in:

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* 12. If overseas, would you prefer the ASC to be held in:

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* 13. What technologies are you seeing at other conferences that you would like the ASC to have?

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* 14. What other suggestions for improvement do you have for future ASCs?