Our research team is conducting a survey to understand the approaches to symptom management and palliative care undertaken by medical specialists and advanced trainees when caring for patients with severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). This study includes doctors working in General Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Respiratory Medicine and Palliative Medicine.
You are invited to take part in this voluntary, online survey which will take 5-10 minutes of your time. As the survey is designed to explore individual participants' beliefs and experiences, there are no right or wrong answers. We are particularly interested in your views regarding pharmacological treatments for breathlessness, palliative care and advance care planning for patients with severe COPD.
Ethics approval has been granted for this study in Australia and New Zealand by Melbourne Health (Approval number - QA2014171). In the UK this study is exempt from requiring ethics approval from the Health Research Authority, as this is a survey of health professionals and the survey does not raise material ethical issues.
There are no anticipated risks to you by taking part in this research. All survey responses will be anonymous and confidential. No personal information that could identify you is being collected and your email address will not be linked to your survey response. Your consent to participate in this study is implied by completing the survey.
Thank you.