Research Survey Policy and Instructions

SURVEY POLICY

• The OTA Research Committee and/or the OTA Research Chair and OTA President will review all survey requests.
• A brief research survey proposal (1 – 2 pages) will be required with all survey requests.
• The OTA membership will be notified by e-mail on a quarterly basis of surveys posted on the website.
• Surveys requests are limited to OTA members.
• IRB approval is required for surveys when applicable.
• Surveys are limited to those related to orthopaedic trauma healthcare, and should not include information regarding commercial products.
• The OTA requests that survey results be made available to the OTA membership. The survey author may request these be posted on the OTA members-only page. 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR POSTING A SURVEY

To post a survey on the OTA website, please e-mail a 1 – 2 page survey proposal 
and the following information to: ota@ota.org:

1. Survey Title: 
2. Survey Link: 
3. Survey Close Date: 
4. Survey Author:
5. Short Survey Description;
6. IRB Approved (yes, no, or n/a)? If yes, please include approval letter. 
7. Define your target population to receive the survey request: all members? domestic members only?  resident members only?