Artificial Intelligence in Vet Med Survey

Hello vet students and future doctors,

My name is Oren Ofer and I am a resident in diagnostic imaging as well as a graduate student in the Clinical Studies department at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph. I am writing to invite you to participate in a questionnaire research study entitled: “Perceived knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding artificial intelligence in veterinary radiology.”

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in veterinary medicine, and especially in diagnostic imaging. Our objective is to determine how and veterinary students, clinicians, and veterinary workers feel about the adoption of AI technology into the field, specifically regarding radiology.

You can help if you are a vet student, veterinarian, or vet nurse/technician.

Please click HERE to access the survey. Alternatively, you can copy and paste this address into your browser of choice: https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9HMlRoIBMuxmx2m

The survey should take approximately 6-8 minutes to complete. You can fill it out from anywhere with internet access, including on your smartphone and/or from the comfort of your own home. The deadline to submit answers is April 30^th, 2023. Your time and energy are greatly appreciated!

There is no obligation to participate in this study. While there is no financial incentive, there is the indirect benefit of contributing to the advancement of scientific literature on AI in veterinary medicine.

Once you enter the study, you will be presented with an electronic informed consent document. Digitally signing this document will provide you access to the survey. No directly identifying information will be collected. You are free to stop the survey at any time, simply by exiting the study.

This project has been reviewed and received ethics clearance by the Research Ethics Office at the University of Guelph. This project has been reviewed by the Research Ethics Review Board for compliance with federal guidelines for research involving human participants (REB #22-12-016). You do not waive any legal rights by agreeing to take part in this study. If at any time you have concerns about this research or your rights as a research participant, you can direct your questions to reb@uoguelph.ca.

Any further questions about this study can be sent to: oofer@uoguelph.ca or rappleby@uoguelph.ca.

Regards,

Dr. Oren Ofer