This survey is for both men and women with careers in the field of heart failure, with the aim of understanding both barriers and enablers for career progression. A gap remains in the representation of women at a senior level in heart failure and the survey aims to evaluate this and assess for contributing factors as well as to seek your opinion as to how the HFA can aid career progression in the future.
In this survey, some personal questions will be asked, but the survey is totally anonymous, and you have the opportunity to skip any question with which you do not feel comfortable.
Disclaimer
We would like to remind you of the codes of conduct related to market research among healthcare professionals:
  • We comply with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016/679. Any personal data processed in connection with this survey will be treated confidentially and only used for the purposes of market research. Material and data collected from you will be analysed overall and used internally by HFA / ESC for analysis and quality control purposes. We take all reasonable care to prevent any unauthorised access to your personal data. We respect your privacy and your right to access, modify, or suppress your personal data. At any time, you can ask to know what personal data is being held. If you have any questions about data protection or require further information, please contact our data protection officer at DPO@escardio.org
  • This survey is anonymous. We will not disclose your identity to any third party
  • You have the right to end your participation in this survey at any time.

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* 1. Have you have read the clauses above and do you agree to participate in this survey?

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* 2. Please indicate your age range.

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* 3. Please indicate your gender.

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* 4. Please indicate your ethnicity. Both women and men from ethnic minorities may face greater discrimination. How would you best describe yourself?

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* 5. What is your country of origin?

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* 6. In which country do you currently work?

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* 7. Have you ever relocated to a different country for a better professional position?

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* 8. What is your current marital/partnership status? Tick all that apply.
(Please note that the survey is anonymous, and the question below will provide some general trend)

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* 9. How many children do you have?

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* 10. Are the following available for those who want them in your department?

  Yes No
Flexible career options (e.g. additional annual unpaid parental leave, selected workdays if part time)
Access to part-time training opportunities

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* 11. What is your current employment status?

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* 12. Do you work night shifts?

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* 13. What is your partner’s current employment status?

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* 14. What is your professional position?

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* 15. What is your highest degree?

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* 16. Do you have a leading role in your department (e. g. director of department or specialty or clinical lead)?

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* 17. What is your main type of practice?

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* 18. Do you have the following responsibilities?

  Yes No Equally shared
Main responsibility for household
Caring duties for children
Care of elderly relative / other

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* 19. How many hours per day do you spend on home commitments?

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* 20. Do you receive any help with your caring responsibilities?

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* 21. Have you experienced burnout at work?

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* 22. Have you experienced discrimination at work? (examples: no promotion, no rotation to specific department, underrecognized position in authorship, no support to attend (inter)national/local meetings, other experience)

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* 23. Are you currently considering reducing your hours or/ a less demanding role?

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* 24. Are you currently considering a career break or leaving the specialty due to burnout?

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* 25. Are you happy with your opportunities for career progress?

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* 26. Have you been offered opportunities for the following?

  Yes No Not my area of interest
Role in National Scientific Societies
Role in European Scientific Societies
National conference presentations
European conference presentations
Abstracts
Publications

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* 27. Have you been offered training opportunities?

  Yes No Not my area of interest
Mentee (in mentoring programme)
Further Training

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* 28. Have you been offered promotion opportunities?

  Yes No Not my area of interest
Clinical promotion
Academic promotion
Other leadership position

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* 29. Have you been offered any of the following research opportunities?

  Yes No Not my area of interest
Trials/Registries: Position as principal investigator at a centre
Trials/Registries: Position as National Coordinator
Trials/Registries: Position in a Steering Committee
Trials/Registries: Position as Subinvestigator/local coordinator
Member of Editorial board
Member of Grant evaluation board

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* 30. To what extent have the following issues/conditions had an impact on your career progression?

  A major impact Some impact No impact
Lack of opportunities/restricted access
Over-demanding training
Lack of connections/networking
Long hours of work
Caring responsibilities
Economic reasons
Requirement to travel to promote my career
Absent role models

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* 31. What can the HFA do to help? Tick all that apply.

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* 32. Apart from the strategies listed above, what else could the HFA do to help with career progression? – please suggest

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