The ASPN is receiving an ever
increasing number of requests to
distribute blast e-mail
announcements and surveys from
members of the Society. While blast
e-mails are an efficient means of
rapid communication, the ASPN does
not want to overload its members'
e-mail boxes with too many blast
e-mails, which take up server space
and ultimately may be viewed as an
imposition. To ensure that all
members of the Society are treated
fairly and equitably, email requests
for distribution of information and
surveys from individual members will
be handled according to the
following policy:
βSingleβ one time blast e-mails will be
sent from the ASPN Office to
communicate to the membership:
1) Time-sensitive announcements and requests for input that cannot wait
for inclusion in the bi-monthly
e-newsletter, KIDney Notes. In
general, newsworthy items should be
forwarded to the Executive Secretary
of the ASPN, and will be
communicated through the KIDney
Notes newsletter.
2) Surveys distributed by ASPN committees and task forces aimed at
securing information directly
relevant to the Society's mission
and agenda.
3) Distribution of surveys through ASPN is a privilege of membership.
Should an ASPN member wish to
distribute a survey by e-mail,
he/she should forward the survey to
the Executive Secretary of the ASPN,
who will distribute the survey to an
ad hoc committee appropriate to the
nature of the survey for review. If
it is deemed to be aligned with the
mission and goals of the Society,
the survey will then be distributed
by blast e-mail with a disclaimer
that ASPN was not involved in the
development or analysis of the
survey.
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1This is the
disclaimer that will be included in
the e-mail cover letter for the
survey:
The ASPN is pleased to distribute
the attached survey on behalf of a
Society member. ASPN was not
involved in developing this survey
instrument and will not analyze the
data. Please respond directly to
the investigator.
