ECCMID Opinion Poll 2010
Dear Colleagues
We would like to thank all those who took the time to fill out the ECCMID opinion poll. Numerous suggestions were given that will be evaluated for inclusion into next year's programme. A summary of the answers to the multiple-choice questions is available below.
The ECCMID Organizing Committee
Results
1
Please indicate your educational background
MD20143.1%
MD and PhD8518.2%
PhD (go directly to question 3)10422.3%
Other (go directly to question 3)7616.3%
total466
2
If you are an MD, what is your specialty? (PhDs should skip this question.)
Clinical Microbiology11440.4%
Infectious Diseases10135.8%
Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases289.9%
other3913.8%
total282
3
Where is your principal place of work (choose one)?
microbiological laboratory (hospital, university, private laboratory, industry, as bench worker or head)26957.7%
clinical setting or clinical research (hospital or private practice, clinical research in industry, independent of position)16936.3%
office / administration (neither seeing patients nor working in a laboratory) 286.0%
total466
4
How was the balance between scientific sessions devoted to basic science and sessions devoted to practical aspects of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases?
adequate39985.6%
too much basic science337.1%
too practice-oriented347.3%
total466
5
Did the scientific programme meet your expectations of getting the latest scientific information in your field?
exceed4710.1%
yes37981.3%
no (please specify in next question)132.8%
partially (please specify in next question)275.8%
total466
7
The quality of the poster sessions is very important to us. The abstract rejection rate was increased to 32% this year. How do you rate the quality of the poster sessions in 2010?
good26356.4%
adequate18239.1%
needs improvement214.5%
total466
