Introduction

The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation wants to continue to provide the best Symposium on mitochondrial disease that supports those affected and their families, educates practicing physicians and provides the premier event for sharing of mitochondrial research results and clinical studies. Your input to this survey will help us continue to improve the Symposium and ensure we meet your needs. This survey should take no more than 15 minutes to complete. We appreciate your time and help.

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* 1. Information to help us serve you better!

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* 2. How would you describe your profession (check all that apply)

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* 3. Have you attended the UMDF Symposium?

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* 4. If yes, I attend because the UMDF Symposium:

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Provides relevant topics that help me in my practice or research
Offers the latest research
Offers the latest Clinical trial results
Offers CME/CEU credits
Takes place at a good time of the year (June)
Takes place in good locations
Provides opportunities to network with others in my field
Provides opportunities to meet and interact with affected mito patients and their families
Offers the best meeting format to share my research

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* 5. If no, what best describes why you DO NOT attend?

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Cost
Location
Topics too basic
Topics too advanced
Topics not relevant
Topics too repetitive
Event timing
Format (# of days, tracks…)
Reputation and overall quality of the symposium
Unaware of this symposium
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CME/CEU credits

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* 6. What determines whether you attend one symposium over another? Check all that apply.

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* 7. How far ahead of time do you select meetings to attend to fulfill your CME/CEU requirements?

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* 8. What is your preferred symposium length?

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* 9. What is your preferred symposium day length

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* 10. Do you have a preferred day or days of the week to attend symposium? Check all that apply.

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* 11. Select the locations that would attract you most to attend a symposium (check all that apply)

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* 12. When attending an educational symposium, how important are the following to you?

  Very Important Somewhat Important Neutral Not Very Important Not Important at All
Printed copy of the course syllabus
Electronic copy of the course syllabus on flash drive
WiFi in the meeting rooms

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* 13. What topics would most interest you to attend a UMDF Symposium? Check all that apply.

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* 14. How often would you attend a UMDF Mitochondrial Medicine Symposium?

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* 15. How many mitochondrial-related medical meetings do you attend per year?

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* 16. If you do attend more than one meeting per year, please indicate if you attend any of the following on a regular basis (check all that apply).

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* 17. What type of exhibitors do you prefer to see at meetings?

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* 18. How do you hear about the UMDF symposium? Check all that apply.

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* 19. Please provide any other feedback regarding the Symposium that may not have been covered.

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