Welcome to OREF: Survey - Make The Case

Make The Case - CME

HELP OREF MAKE A CASE FOR MORE SUPPORT: Continuing Medical Education

THANK YOU for all you do to support OREF’s mission. The number, type, and value of OREF Clinician Development Program grants are entirely based on industry commitments. Please respond below so we may represent your institution’s needs for continuing medical education (CME) funding in our conversations with current and prospective corporate partners.

Question - Not Required - 1. Over the last three years, has your institution/organization secured more, less, or about the same amount of funding for CME programs? Choose one: More funding secured over last three years
Less funding secured over last three years
No significant change over last three years

Question - Not Required - 2. Over the last three years, on average how has the amount of funding secured for CME programs compared to the amount targeted? Choose one: Funding secured has exceeded target amounts
Funding secured has met targets -- sufficient to meet planned offerings
Funding secured has fallen short -- manageable impact on planned offerings
Funding secured has fallen short -- detrimental to planned offerings

Question - Not Required - 3. For the 2009-2010 academic year, please indicate where your institution applied for CME funding. Please check all that apply.

	Your Institution
	Government
	Private Donors
	OREF
	Omega
	Industry
	Regional Society(ies)
	Subspecialty Society(ies)
	Other

Question - Not Required - 4. If you checked "Industry" in question 3, please specify type. Please check all that apply.

	Biotech Industry
	Orthopaedic Industry
	Pharmaceutical Industry
	Other Industry related to Health Care
	Industry unrelated to Health Care

Question - Not Required - 5. For the 2009-2010 academic year, please indicate the sources that provided funding for CME programs. Please check all that apply.

	Your Institution
	Government
	Private Donors
	OREF
	Omega
	Industry
	Regional Society(ies)
	Subspecialty Society(ies)
	Other

Question - Not Required - 6. If you checked "Industry" in question 5, please specify type. Please check all that apply.

	Biotech Industry
	Orthopaedic Industry
	Pharmaceutical Industry
	Other Industry related to Health Care
	Industry unrelated to Health Care

Question - Not Required - 7. Looking forward, for 2010-2011, which types of CME programs does your institution/organization hope to fund? Please check all that apply.

	Foot/Ankle
	Hand
	Hip
	Knee
	Oncology
	Pediatrics
	Research
	Shoulder
	Spine
	Sports Medicine
	Trauma
	Upper Extremity

Question - Not Required - Other (Please specify.)

Question - Not Required - 8. Please use the space below for any questions, suggestions or comments you wish to offer.

OPTIONAL

Question - Not Required - Name:

Question - Not Required - Instutition:

Question - Not Required - E-Mail:

Question - Not Required - May we contact you?

I am willing to be contacted for more information.

THANK YOU for helping OREF make its case for more support of continuing medical education programs toward maintaining quality while increasing access to orthopaedic education and care.