General Evaluation Form
2005 Annual Meeting
Instructions: Your feedback will help us to plan future meetings. Thank you!
1.
Please indicate your profession (select one):
Administrator
Dietician
Health Educator
Physician
Social Worker
Anthropologist
Epidemiologist
Nurse
Physiologist
Sociologist
CHECH
Geneticist
Nutritionist
Psychologist
Statistician
Dentist
Health Economist
Physical Therapist
Pharmacist
Other
2.
How many SBM annual meetings have you attended?
This is my first one
2 to 3
4 to 5
6+
3.
How did you findout about this year's meeting? (check all that apply)
Mailing/Brochure
Email from SBM
SBM Outlook Newsletter
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
SBM Website
Professional Listserve
Colleague/Word of Mouth
Other
4.
What other professional organizations do you belong to? (check all that apply)
Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
American Psychosomatic Society
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Public Health Association
American Association for Cancer Education
American Society for Adolescent Medicine
American College of Physicians
American Society of Addiction Medicine
American College of Preventive Medicine
Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy
American College of Rheumatology
Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals
American Heart Association
National Association of Social Workers
American Medical Association
Society for Developmental and Behavorial Pediatrics
American Nurses Association
Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
American Psychiatric Association
Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT)
American Psychological Association
Society of General Internal Medicine
American Psychological Society
Other
5.
What professional conventions will you attend in calendar year 2005?
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6.
Please provide ratings using the following scale: 4 - Excellent 3 - Good 2 - Fair 1 - Poor
4
3
2
1
Online abstract submission
Pre-registration brochure
Conference information - online
Meeting registration - online
Meeting registration - onsite
Hotel quality/comfort
4
3
2
1
Poster sessions - overall quality
Poster sessions - length
Paper sessions - overall quality
Paper sessions - length
Individual papers - length
Symposia - overall quality
4
3
2
1
Symposia - length
SOPHE joint sessions
Exhibits
Networking opportunities
Service by the SBM staff
Overall meeting experience
If you rated any of the above as fair or poor, or if you have suggestions for improvement, provide feedback here:
7.
A main goal of the annual meeting is to provide opportunities for networking. Do you have any suggestions for how we could improve this aspect of the meeting?
8.
Please suggest companies or organizations we may want to invite to exhibit at future annual meetings:
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9.
This year included a joint day with SOPHE (Society for Public Health Education).
Please suggest other organizations that you would like to see SBM join with for future meetings:
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10.
Did you attend any breakfast roundtables?
Yes
No
If yes, please rate each one you attended for overall quality: 4 - Excellent 3 - Good 2 - Fair 1 - Poor
4
3
2
1
Thursday
Physical Activity SIG
Cancer SIG
Integrating Behavioral Medicine & Primary Care SIG
Behavioral Informatics SIG
NIDA Behavioral Treatment Development Program
Nat'l Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases
Office of Behavioral & Social Sciences Research
Nat'l Heart, Lung & Blood Institute
Health Systems SIG
Mentor & Mentee Perspectives
4
3
2
1
Friday
Spirituality SIG
Multiple Risk Behavior Change SIG
The National Institute on Aging
Discussion on NCI Research Priorities in Cancer Control
Women's Health SIG
Funding Opportunities at the American Cancer Society
NCI Perspectives on Knowledge Transfer
Early Career Development
Building Bridges with the Society for Medical Decision Making
4
3
2
1
Saturday
Behavioral Medicine Internships
Postdoctoral Fellowships
The Int'l Society of Behavioral Medicine & the 9th Int'l Congress of Behavioral Medicine
The Physicians SIG
Pain SIG
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Evidence-Based Behavioral Medicine SIG
National Institute of Mental Health
11.
Did you attend an expert consultation session?
Yes
No
If so, with whom?
Rate Experience: 4 - Excellent 3 - Good 2 - Fair 1 - Poor
4
3
2
1
Suggestions to improve the expert consultation sessions:
12.
Did you detect commercial bias at the annual meeting?
Yes
No
If yes, please explain:
13.
What cities would you most like to see as future SBM meeting sites?
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14.
What persons would you like to see give major talks at future SBM meetings?
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15.
What specific topics would you like to see covered at future SBM meetings?
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16.
Do you plan to attend next year's annual meeting in San Francisco, California?
Yes
No
17.
Please provide any and all suggestions for improving the annual meeting.
We welcome your input!!