The ISBER Best Practices Self Assessment Tool (SAT): Lessons learned after three years of collecting responses.

The survey consists of 158 questions that are divided into sections or “pages” corresponding to sections of the ISBER Best Practices. After completing the SAT, participants receive personalized feedback that includes a “risk-balanced assessment score” that will help them to evaluate how closely their current practices conform to the recommendations found in the ISBER Best Practices. The score measures the level of risk to the specimens for a given practice, the frequency of implementation of each practice, and the ease with which deviations from the recommended practice can be detected. Participants are notified of the most critical areas in which their responses deviate from the recommended best practices.