ITP Support Association

Evaluation of the 2008 Convention

For the first 5 questions, respondents were asked to answer on a scale of 5 down to 1, 5 being agree strongly. (0) = "no answer)

This analysis is for 50 responses.

	Strongly agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly disagree	No answer
Lectures were informative and interesting	54%	28%	16%	0	0	2%
Adequate time was given for discussion groups and question forum	30%	38%	18%	12%	0	2%
Adequate social time	34%	38%	22%	6%	0	0
Venue was and facilities were good	42%	28%	12%	6%	12%	0
Catering was good	32%	30%	18%	12%	8%	0
Meeting was enjoyable	54%	34%	12%	0	0	0

For the last questions, respondents were asked to answer on a scale of 3 down to 1, 5 being agree strongly. (0) = "no answer)

Preferred transport type	Public, 36%	Car, 6%	Don't mind, 46%	No answer, 12%
Lecture length	Just right, 88%	Too long, 12%	Too short, 0	No answer, 0
Lecture content	About right, 66%	too technical, 32%	Not technical enough, 0	No answer, 2%
Will attend in future	Yes, 90%	No, 0	Don't know, 10%	No answer, 0

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Comments

1	ITP made simple would interest me. Talks too complicated.
2	Very hot in Fleming room. IT a problem. Enjoyed it, new therapies to consider.
3	Very good, enjoyed it, very enlightening, learnt a lot. Thank you all.
4	Very well organised, especially as done by volunteers.
5	Discussion group very helpful and informative
6	A long afternoon. Felt overcrowded. Discussion group better in afternoon. Lunch needed salad.
7	First visit - was informative and encouraging.
8	Talks too technical. Would prefer more discussion groups
9	Very good, loads of useful information we didn’t know.
10	Group discussion most illuminating. Patients don’t usually meet and it opened up discussion. Very technical lectures but learnt up to date data.
11	Informative and interesting.
12	Lectures too technical. Less diagrams and more photographic slides needed.
13	More technical information given which was good.
14	Thank you for hard work organising (our first) conference. Lecturers especially approachable. Dr Stasi discussion group very helpful.
15	Wonderfully organised. Very helpful.
16	Not enough seating for lunch. Lack of glasses and plates made it slow. Pity AV wasn’t co-ordinated beforehand. Voice saying next slide was distracting.
17	More time needed for discussion groups to share experiences. Not enough variety of food. Food not acceptable for wheat intolerant people. Learnt a lot of info.
18	Far too technical. Too many graphs. Previous conventions have been easier to understand.
19	Thank you for a splendid day.
20	Too technical. Good venue short of air. Thank you for organisation.
21	Congratulations to organisers.
22	Some talks too technical.
23	Wonderful organisation.
24	Venue too small, overcrowded. Instructions non-existent (lunch, toilets). Difficulty in hearing questions.
25	Very interesting but information overload. Need fewer speakers and extra discussion group pm. Enjoyed my day.
26	RCPath’s facilities not adequate. AV not satisfactory. QA sessions very useful.
27	Thoroughly enjoyed it. Discussion groups very reassuring.
28	First visit, most informative.Liked positioning of discussion group late morning. Good venue but cramped. Congratulations to organisers.
29	First one, really enjoyed it. Learnt a lot. Really enjoyed discussion groups.
30	Very illuminating. Shame my mother (who has ITP) couldn’t make it. Feel more at ease.
31	Given hope with new treatments to avoid steroids.
32	London was easy to get to.
33	Would have like 2 discussion groups. Too hot. Less carbohydrate and more salad needed. Would like handouts.
34	More discussion groups and QA needed. Better AV technology required.
35	Great lectures overshadowed by technical problems and poor timings.
36	Well organised. Venue very convenient for me.
37	Extremely good. Informative, friendly, hopeful.
38	Excellent day. Learned of many new developments.
39	Thanks to organisers. Very informative. Keep up wonderful work.
40	Well done. Computers can go down anywhere. Worthwhile day.
41	Discussion group excellent, Lecture theatre very hot, Thank you for great day
42	Venue not suitable for large number
43	Location not numbered (ie, 2); Too far from underground; Food excellent but no space to enjoy it; Couldn't look at stalls because of congestion; more social time needed
44	Difficult to fit so much in one day, you did well; Some lecturers repeated themselves and were quite technical; more discussion time needed to share experiences and for doctors to learn; Thank you to ITP Support

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