Piloting survey at local institution
We piloted the survey in a paper-based format to Pediatric Hematology-Oncology physicians (n=5) and subspecialty residents (n=1) at the IWK Health Centre to elicit feedback prior to online distribution of the survey to clinicians in other Canadian hospitals.
The paper-based survey provided respondents the opportunity to make comments about the survey itself and suggestions for improvement. No changes were recommended by the local respondents to improve the survey content itself. Thus, the survey was distributed nationally.