FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Who is the Health Advisory Board? Who is Medefield? Who can be part of the Healthcare Advisory Board? Why should I join? Would my anonymity be protected? How is the information I provide going to be used? Where did you get my name? Would I be compensated for the time I spend answering a survey? How often would I be asked to participate in your surveys? Do I have to answer all surveys to which I am invited? When I receive an invitation do I have to participate right away? Can my name be removed from your Healthcare Advisory Board? How does it work? You don't remember giving your consent to be part of the Healthcare Advisory Board? Who is the Healthcare Advisory Board? The Healthcare Advisory Board is comprised of key healthcare professionals, physician thought leaders, nurses, pharmacists and patients who offer their opinions and views on a variety of healthcare issues by participating in online market research surveys. The Healthcare Advisory Board has offered a voice from the world of medicine to major manufacturers of healthcare products and healthcare service providers for over 25 years. Who is Medefield? Medefield specializes in market research pertaining to healthcare and medicine and conduct market research surveys with healthcare professionals around the world. Who can be part of the Healthcare Advisory Board? Physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals and individuals that are interested in health matters can all be part of the Healthcare Advisory Board. If you decide to be part of the Healthcare Advisory Board, you simply have to make sure that you accurately identify your current status (physician, person looking for health information, nurse, medical student, etc.). That way, you will only receive invitations for surveys that are pertinent to you. Why should I join? Your opinion is very valuable and contributes significantly to healthcare. By participating in online market research surveys, your experience and ideas contribute to decisions that have an impact on the availability and delivery of medical products and services. Online surveys are fun and convenient! In addition to designing our surveys so that they provide answers to key health issues, we try to make them interactive and fun. That way they can be easily completed at a time that is convenient for you without interfering with your professional and personal activities. You will be eligible to receive financial honoraria or another form of compensation for expressing your views on topics researched during the year. Would my anonymity be protected? Privacy Policy How is the information I provide going to be used? The clients of Medefield who commission market research surveys, use the information provided by respondents in aggregate to make more informed decisions on healthcare issues. By participating in Medefield surveys, your experiences and opinions contribute to decisions that have an impact on the healthcare system. Where did you get my name? Members of the Healthcare Advisory Board are individuals who have agreed to be contacted via the Internet to provide us with their opinions on healthcare and medical issues, either when: (1) Participating in other Medefield surveys - When conducting market research by methods other than the Internet, respondents are often asked if they would participate in surveys conducted via the Internet. If you have agreed to participate, your name has been included within the Healthcare Advisory Board. (2) When visiting other medical Websites - In the past you might have provided your name and e-mail address to a healthcare Website and agreed that your name would be communicated to other companies having activities related to healthcare and medicine. In that situation, you may have received an invitation to join the Healthcare Advisory Board and registered. Would I be compensated for the time I spend answering a survey? For some surveys, compensation is given to every respondent. For other surveys, lots are randomly drawn among participants and the winners receive compensation. When you receive an invitation for a specific survey, the type of compensation provided will be clearly noted. You can decide whether or not you are interested in participating in a specific survey upon receipt of an invitation. How often would I be asked to participate in Medefield surveys? This could range from once a month to once a year. It is difficult to assess because the frequency at which you would be invited to participate in a survey depends on a number of factors. As soon as a survey is available that is appropriate for you, you will receive an e-mail invitation. Do I have to answer all surveys to which I am invited? No. When you agree to join the Healthcare Advisory Board, you only agree to receive invitations (by e-mail) from time to time to participate in various surveys. You do not have to commit to anything else. Joining the Healthcare Advisory Board does not oblige you to participate in any specific survey for which you receive an invitation. When I receive an invitation do I have to participate right away? No. Whether it's early in the morning, during the day, or at night, you can complete online market research surveys at a time that does not interfere with your other activities. It is suggested that you complete the survey as soon as you possibly can after you receive the invitation. Otherwise, the survey could be finished and our Website closed when you decide to participate. Can my name be removed from the Healthcare Advisory Board? Yes. At any time you can decide to opt-out of the Healthcare Advisory Board. If you do not want to participate in any other market research surveys, you can visit the opt-out page and request your name to be removed from the Healthcare Advisory Board. We will opt you out immediately and send you an e-mail confirming that we will no longer send you invitations to participate in online surveys. How does it work? Online surveys are simple as 1-2-3! Using the e-mail address you gave us when registering for the Healthcare Advisory Board, you will receive an invitation that lets you know who is inviting you to their survey. The invitation will also describe the topic, the length and the compensation for full participation. When you receive an invitation from Medefield, you are totally free to decide whether you are going to participate or not. If you are interested in participating, you would simply have to click on a link included in the invitation and start the survey. You don't remember giving your consent to be part of the Healthcare Advisory Board? Sometimes, members of the Healthcare Advisory Board don't recall having agreed to accept invitations to participate in online market research. We have been building our Healthcare Advisory Board for a few years, and it is possible that your consent was given 2 or 3 years ago and you may have forgotten about it. If you feel your name was added in error, please note that you can opt-out at any time. Please click here and your name will be removed immediately from this group.

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