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Research Surveys

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Conducting research and want to survey PCICS members? The PCICS members-only research surveys process, which is conducted twice a year, allows you to do just that.

An overview of the process and timeline follows:

  • Calls for Applications for Research Surveys are issued two times a year – in March and September – and are open for 30 days
  • Applications must be submitted by email.
  • Applications for Research Surveys can only be submitted by members of PCICS and must include:
      • Submitting member and institution
      • Co-authors and institutions
      • One-page proposal
      • Target PCICS member audience (e.g. all members, fellows/trainees, nurses, advanced practice providers, and other allied health providers)
      • Methodology summary describing development of survey, reliability and validity testing, targeted response rate, and how data will be stored and protected
      • Plan to calculate response rate and avoiding duplicate distribution if survey is distributed to groups in addition to PCICS members
      • Anticipated timeline for study, including presentation and manuscript plan, and commitment from PI to submit an abstract of findings to a PCICS meeting (may also be submitted elsewhere) and a summary of results in the PCICS newsletter once published
      • Cover letter for participants
      • Research survey Questions
  • Applications for Research Surveys will be reviewed by the PCICS Scientific Review/Research Subcommittee and the Board of Directors
      • Reviewers will submit “grades” to the Scientific Research Committee co-chairs who will select final applications for approval by the Board of Directors
      • The approved PI will make any required edits based on the review and will provide a link to the survey for PCICS to send to the target audience
      • The survey will be open for 30 days
      • Reminders will be sent two weeks into the month and will include the current response rate as well as the target response rate
  • Two research surveys will be selected during each cycle
  • A report of research results and a dissemination plan must be submitted to the PCICS Scientific Research Committee 90 days after the close of the research survey
  • Presentations and manuscripts must acknowledge PCICS
  • Applications that are finalists but not selected may be resubmitted once for consideration

Timeline:

Spring 
March 1 Call for Applications for Research Surveys open for 30 days
April 15 Reviewers grades submitted to the Scientific Research Committee Co-chairs
April 30 Final two Applications for Research Surveys selected and submitted for approval by the Board of Directors
May 1 Approval sent to PI and any required edits
May 15 PI submits required edits for review
May 25 PI submits research survey link
June 1 PCICS sends research survey link to target audience and provides PI with the number of email recipients
June 15 Research survey reminder sent with current and target response rates
June 30 Research survey closes
September 30 A report of research results and a dissemination plan submitted to Scientific Research Committee

 

Fall
September 1 Call for Applications for Research Surveys open for 30 days
October 15 Reviewers grades submitted to the Scientific Research Committee Co-chairs
October 31 Final two Applications for Research Surveys selected and submitted for approval by the Board of Directors
November 1 Approval sent to PI and any required edits
November 15 PI submits required edits for review
November 25 PI submits research survey link
December 1 PCICS sends research survey link to target audience and provides PI with the number of email recipients
December 15 Research survey reminder sent with current and target response rates
December 31 Research survey closes
March 31 A report of research results and a dissemination plan submitted to Scientific Research Committee