Research Related Surveys

Policies on Solicitation of the EAST Membership for Research Related Purposes

The EAST Research Ad Hoc Committee will review requests to survey the members of EAST for research related purposes.  

Prior to approval of access to the EAST web mail system, the investigator must:

  • Submit a brief synopsis of the purpose, methodology, anticipated results, and a copy of the survey tool to the Chairman of the Research Ad Hoc Committee.
  • Provide documentation of submission for review and decisions regarding approval or exemption of the study by the investigator’s home institution IRB.
  • The project will then be reviewed by the Research Ad Hoc Committee to determine suitability for dissemination to the membership.

If approved, the following statement must be appended to the solicitation announcement for participation: “This survey, and use of the EAST web mail system to solicit member participation, has been approved by the EAST Research Ad Hoc Committee. The survey project has been reviewed by our/my IRB and exempted/approved. Results will be made available to any EAST member upon request.”

There is no requirement that the results be submitted for presentation at an EAST Annual Scientific Assembly. However, this is certainly encouraged. A decision by the investigator(s) not to submit results for presentation at an EAST meeting will have no bearing on the decision of the Research Ad Hoc Committee with regard to approval.

For further information, please contact the EAST administrative office at managementoffice@east.org or by phone at 312-202-5508.