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Society Leaders Survey Results
October 2010 Interna/onal Council of
Ophthalmology
Survey Background
• Conducted in October 2010 among society leaders, primarily na/onal society leaders, from ICO email list via Survey Monkey online
• Purpose was to gain a beCer understanding of how the value of the ICO is perceived by society leaders as well as to learn how the ICO can beCer fill their needs
• Universe was 215 individuals – 50 respondents = 23.3% response rate
• Eleven addi/onal respondents through ICO Notes solicita/on for total of 61 respondents
• Survey was conducted simultaneously with three other surveys – Subspecialty Society Leaders, Ophthalmology Educators and Prac/cing Ophthalmologists
Ques7on 1 – Geographic Loca7on of
Respondent
• Respondents are from all parts of the world
• More than a quarter are from Europe, followed by Asia and the Middle East
Ques/on 1
Ques7on 2 – Country Where Reside
• Respondents are from forty-‐three countries with average 1 – 2 respondents per country
• United States had the highest representa/on (5 respondents), followed by Vietnam with three respondents
Ques/on 2
Ques7on 3 – Gender of Respondent
• Close to three-‐fourths of the respondents are male
Ques/on 3
Ques7on 4 – Age of Respondent
• Two-‐thirds of the respondents are between the ages of 46 and 65
• Twenty-‐five percent are 45 or younger
Ques/on 4
Ques7on 5 – Type of Society in Which Involved
• By far the majority of respondents (72%) are leaders in their na/onal socie/es
• Another twenty percent are leaders from an interna/onal subspecialty or na/onal subspecialty society
Ques/on 5
Ques7on 6 – Primary Role in Society
• A third of respondents iden/fied themselves as chair/president of their society, followed by those who iden/fied themselves as a member of their society’s board (15 percent) or a commiCee member (15 percent)
• Another 15 percent stated their primary role as representa/ve to the ICO
Ques/on 6
Ques7on 7 – Society Member Benefits
• Regarding services offered by their society to its members, respondents iden/fied holding Congresses as most important
• Offering other resources for con/nuing educa/on was next in importance, followed by having an up-‐to-‐date and useful website
• Pa/ent informa/on resources, frequent email newsleCers and informa/on about fellowships were somewhat less important
• These findings are similar to responses by Prac/cing Ophthalmologists
Ques/on 7
Ques7on 8 – Society Effec7veness in Providing Benefits
• When asked how effec/ve their society is in providing the services/benefits listed in Ques/on 7, the services/benefits with the largest gaps between importance and effec/veness were: – Having an up-‐to-‐date website – Advocacy to public policy makers
• Effec/veness was rated lower than importance across all services/benefits with Congresses having the smallest gap; this is similar to findings among Prac/cing Ophthalmologists
Ques/on 8
Ques7on 9 – Helpfulness of Addi7onal ICO Programs
• Regarding addi/onal support that the ICO is considering to offer socie/es and their members, the respondents ranked these three the highest in helpfulness: – Resources and support in subspecialty training – Resources and support for enhancing residency training
– Con/nuing medical educa/on resources you can make available to your members through your website
– These are the same top three programs iden/fied by Prac/cing Ophthalmologists
Ques/on 9
Ques7on 10 – Awareness of ICO Programs, Usage & Usefulness
• When asked if they were aware of various programs and services from the ICO, the majority were familiar with all programs listed with excep/on of Helmerich fellowships (cross reference similar low awareness among Prac/cing Ophthalmologists)
• Highest awareness was for the World Ophthalmology Congress, followed by the ICO examina/ons, Website, and fellowships
• When asked whether they had par/cipated in/used the listed ICO programs/services, World Ophthalmology Congress had the highest par/cipa/on/usage, followed by the ICO Website and Leader LeCer
Commentary Ques7on 10 con$nued
• Among those who used an ICO program/service, the following are the percentages of those who assessed a program as Very Useful as opposed to Somewhat Useful: – WOC – 82% – Fellowships – 80% – Leadership Development Program – 80% – Resident Curriculum – 79% – Helmerich Fellowships – 76% – Exams – 75% – Medical Student Hand Book – 74% – ICO Clinical Guidelines – 72% – Program Directors Course – 66% – Interna/onal Standards for Eye Care – 66% – ICO Leader LeCer – 65% – ICO Website – 64% – Allied Health Curriculum – 64% – WORD – 54%
Ques/on 10
Ques/on 10 con/nued
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Ques7on 11 – Other Programs ICO Could Offer
• Regarding other programs and services that the ICO could offer to help the respondent, forty-‐three percent of the par/cipants offered comments which included: – Coopera/on among na/onal socie/es/a mee/ng for country leaders at WOC or AAO mee/ng
– Speakers for our congresses – Skills transfer courses at na/onal or regional level – Informa/on, guidelines for young ophthalmologists
Ques/on 11
Ques/on 11 con/nued
Ques7on 12 – Comments regarding WOC
• Regarding World of Ophthalmology Congress, comments were made by forty-‐four percent of the respondents that included: – Excellent mee/ng – Held too frequently; there are too many interna/onal mee/ngs
– Expensive/should provide more support for aCendees from developing countries
– Broaden WOC rela/ons to include other relevant professions and professional organiza/ons
– Record presenta/ons on DVD or CD – Offer more basic science courses
Ques/on 12
Ques/on 12 con/nued
Ques7on 13 – What ICO Should Be Doing in Future
• In regard to what the ICO should be doing in the future that it isn’t doing today, comments were offered by thirty-‐eight percent of the respondents that included: – Establish a commiCee to advise na/onal socie/es and their governments in developing countries so they create a similar residency curriculum to that in developed countries
– Get more involved strategically with local and regional society programs; organize regional congresses
– Establish strong network with other eye care organiza/ons so that ac/vi/es are not duplicated, especially for work in developing countries
– Encourage established socie/es to “twin” with new ones – Offer forum for young ophthalmologists
Ques/on 13
Ques/on 13 con/nued
Ques7on 14 – Addi7onal Comments & Sugges7ons for ICO
• Addi/onal open-‐ended comments and sugges/ons for the ICO were offered by a third of the respondents and included: – Congratula/ons, thank you; bless Dr. Spivey – Assist member socie/es through direct par/cipa/on in their programs and by providing guidance in the development of their mission and goals
Ques/on 14
Ques/on 14 con/nued
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