3rd Annual
CRN Evaluation Survey Completed
Although many of us may only work on a single project or committee, the
one aspect that binds all of the CRN team members together is the annual
participant Evaluation. Coordinating center staff at Group Health have finished
tabulating the data, and have sent results to all of the Site PIs and posted
the quantitative results on our web site. https://
secure1.kpchr.org/crn.
Generally, this year's ratings of project and committee effectiveness
were similar to last year's. Some new questions were added to the 2001
survey to get a better handle on how we can improve CRN-wide communication.
On the upside, 3/4 of you felt adequately informed about CRN activities
in general, and nearly 2/3 feel that communication across sites has improved
over the past year. However, in looking at barriers to communication,
it's clear that the complexity of the CRN and the resultant volume of
emails and conference calls is overwhelming, and has impeded our efforts
to achieve clear and efficient communication channels.
The Communications Committee, web staff, and Steering Committee will
explore ways to continue improving how we share information across projects
and sites, since this is fundamental to our continued success and growth.
Suggestions on this or any other topic are always welcome.
