UNOS DonateLife

June 18, 2009

Results of 2008 UNOS Member Survey

In November 2008, UNOS sent a questionnaire to nearly 8000 procurement and transplant professionals. UNOS asked its members for input on a number of important topics ranging from UNOS' products and services to staff responsiveness and more. More than 1,500 respondents (nearly 20 percent return rate) completed the online survey.

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Some observations from the survey results include:

• The largest single group of responses came from clinical coordinators (413) and we also received 332 responses from physicians and surgeons.
• The majority of our survey respondents (56%) have worked in the transplant field 10 years or less and 31% have been in the field five years or less.
• The top five ways members receive information about policy and other items (in ranked order) are: UNOS Web site, system notices; policy notices, UNOS Update Magazine, and emails from UNOS Communications.
• Most significant change noticed was the increased use of plain language throughout UNOS documents.
• Many professionals are unaware of the significant resources and training opportunities available through UNOS.