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Informed Consent

Wake Forest's Influenza Trends

  1. Study Description

You are invited to participate in a research study examining the flu vaccination rates on campus in order to understand the economic---and by extent academic---impact of influenza. Although not all of the aspects of the research can be fully described at this time, a full explanation will be provided upon request at the conclusion of the study. Currently, faculty participants are being recruited in an attempt to get a wholistic understanding of the transmission of influenza on campus.

  1. Participation Description

Your participation includes regarding your/your students' flu vaccine history from the 2018-2019 academic year. It should take approximately three to five minutes to complete. If you do not feel comfortable completing this information via this form, we can provide a hard copy upon request for manual data entry.

  1. Risk & Confidentiality

We do not anticipate any risk for you by participating in this survey. The study team will work to ensure the protection of any data submitted. All records will be electronically stored in the Wake Forest Google Drive account of the principal investigator(s) and/or co-investigator(s). For data analysis, the files may be downloaded to a study team members' hard drive. Names and emails will be removed from the data files to protect anonymity. Please note, however, that while in transmission on the internet, your responses may not be entirely secure.

  1. Benefits

While we cannot promise any direct benefits to you for participation in this study, we hope it may provide you more information on the impact of influenza on Wake Forest's campus.

  1. Participation Information

Your participation in this research is voluntary. You may discontinue your participation at any time without penalty by closing your browser window. Any responses entered to that point will be deleted. You may also choose to not answer any question(s) you do not wish to for any reason.

  1. Contact Information

If you have any questions, or at any time wish to have your data excluded, please contact Principal Investigator at principal\@investigator.edu with the subject line: Informed Consent Question for IRB# 123456789. If you have questions about your rights as a research subject, contact the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at 123-456-7891 or office\@program.edu.

  1. Signatures

By clicking "Next," you indicate that you are at least 18 years old and that you agree to participate in this research project. You will advance to the survey. If you do not wish to participate, please close your browser window.



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