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Please complete this survey to share your opinions about medical education supported by Vertex

We want to hear from you about how we can best meet your educational needs. Your input will help us to ensure we deliver medical education content and resources that you will find valuable. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and will be treated confidentially.

Thanks in advance for completing the following short survey.

About the person completing this survey

To help us understand the needs of healthcare professionals working in CF, please complete the following questions that will use to analyse the responses we receive.

Please select from the following options to describe your clinical role.*

(select all that apply)

Physician

Nurse

Other/Allied health professional

Non-clinician (e.g. medical research professional, respiratory scientist/technician, administrator, etc)

Work predominantly in CF clinical care

Work part-time in CF clinical care plus other clinical setting

Work in a respiratory clinic, but not in CF

Work in another clinical care area, not in CF nor respiratory

Do not work in clinical care (e.g. work in research, administration, other)

Which state/territory are you from?*

Who completed this survey?*

Note: this survey may be completed by the health professional themselves or by a member of the Vertex team to capture details provided by the health professional during discussion.

The healthcare professional

A member of the Vertex team to capture details provided by the healthcare professional

Your medical education needs and preferences

All questions are optional - please complete those questions that are relevant to you.

1. Which topics representing current issues faced by CF clinics and people living with CF would you like to see addressed through medical education supported by Vertex? (Please rate topics on a scale of 1 to 3, where 1 is a topic of least interest and 3 is of most interest.)

	1 (Least Interest)	2	3 (Most Interest)
Aging with CF
Body image
Bone disease in CF
Cancer
CF liver disease
CF-related diabetes
Exocrine pancreatic disease
Infections
Lung disease
Mental and psychosocial health
Models of care in CF
Obesity and nutrition
Optimising quality of life for people living with CF
Reproductive health
Transition/transfer of care (from paediatric to adult clinics)
Treatment adherence
Treatment-specific education about Vertex products

Please list other key topics relevant to your role that you would like to see addressed by medical education supported by Vertex.

2. Which content formats do you prefer? (Please rate formats on a scale of 1 to 3, where 1 is least preferred and 3 is most preferred.)

	1 (Least Prefer)	2	3 (Most Prefer)
Audio / podcasts
Case studies
Conference highlights (presentations, summary reports)
Face-to-face clinical data discussions with a Vertex Medical Science Liaison
In-person medical education events - face-to-face, held in the clinic
In-person medical education events - face-to-face, held in the evening
In-person medical education events - webinar/live online event
Interview/opinion pieces
On-demand recording from webinar/online event
Online learning modules (courses)
Presentation summary/highlights
Publication/research highlights
Resources/downloadable resources
Review articles
Videos (short duration < 20 min)
Videos (in-depth > 20 min)

Please list any other content formats you would like to see utilised in medical education supported by Vertex.

3. What resources do you find most valuable? (Please rate resources on a scale of 1 to 3, where 1 is least valuable and 3 is most valuable.)

	1 (Least Valuable)	2	3 (Most Valuable)
Guidelines
Health professional education materials
Journal club resources
Self-directed online learning resources
Patient/carer education materials
PowerPoint presentations
Vertex product summaries

Please list any other resource types that you would find valuable.

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4. How often would you want to receive medical education e-newsletters from Vertex direct to your email inbox?

Once a month

Once every 3 months

Other frequency (please specify below)

I do not want to receive medical education e-newsletters from Vertex

Please specify preferred e-newsletter frequency

5. Finally, please share any other comments or suggestions to help ensure Vertex provides you with valued resource for your ongoing medical education and professional development.

This survey has been developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd and is for Australian and New Zealand healthcare professionals only.

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