Development of the web-based survey
The web-based survey was developed using OPINIO, a licensed and secure
online survey software that is freely available to researchers at
Dalhousie University.
The web-based survey was distributed via email to all practicing
pediatric hematologist-oncologists in Canada and their subspecialty
trainees. The email addresses were collected from publicly available
departmental websites by the PI. The only contact information available
on departmental websites for pediatric hematology-oncology subspecialty
residents were for chief subspecialty residents or program
administrators, so these email addresses were used. Pediatric
hematologist-oncologists in Canada and their subspecialty trainees who
were personally known to the author(s) were also contacted by email.
Respondents were initially given 2 weeks to respond to the survey
online, with a reminder email sent after 1 week. A second email was sent
approximately one month later to promote more survey responses. After
the last survey deadline, responses were exported from OPINIO software
to an Excel spreadsheet for analysis. Survey results are anonymous and
contain no identifying information.