1. Statement of Purpose: program is for scientific and educational purposes only and will not promote the company's products, directly or indirectly.
2. Control of Content & Selection of Presenters & Moderators: UNM CPL is responsible for control of content and selection of presenters and moderators. The Company agrees not to direct the content of the program. The Company or its agents will respond only to UNM CPL-initiated requests for suggestions of presenters or sources of possible presenters. The Company will suggest more than one name (if possible); will provide speaker qualifications; will disclose financial or other relationships between Company and speaker, and will provide his information in writing. UNM CPL will record role of Company, or its agents, in suggesting presenter(s); will seek suggestions from other sources, and will make selection of presenter(s) based on balance and independence.
3. Disclosure of Financial Relationships: UNM CPL will ensure meaningful disclosure to the audience, at the time of the program, of (a) Company funding, and (b) any significant relationship between the UNM CPL and the Company (e.g. grant recipient) or between individual speakers or moderators and the company.
4. Involvement in Content: there will be no "scripting", emphasis, or direction of content by the Company or its agents.
5. Ancillary Promotional Activities: no promotional activities will be permitted in the same room or obligate path as the educational activity. No product advertisements will be permitted in the program room.
6. Objectivity & Balance: UNM CPL will make every effort to ensure that data regarding the company's products (or competing products) are objectively selected and presented, with favorable and unfavorable information and balanced discussion of prevailing information on the product(s) and/or alternative treatments.
7. Limitations of Data: UNM CPL will ensure, to the extent possible, meaningful disclosure of limitations on data, e.g., ongoing research, interim analyses, preliminary data, or unsupported opinion.
8. Discussion of Unapproved Uses: UNM CPL will require that presenters disclose when a product is not approved in the United States for the use under discussion.
9. Opportunities for Debate: UNM CPL will ensure meaningful opportunities for questioning or scientific debate.
10. Independence of UNM CPL in the use of Contributed Funds:
a. funds should be in the form of a sponsorship made payable to UNM CPL.
b. all other support associated with this CME activity (e.g., distributing brochures, preparing slides, etc.) must be given with the full knowledge and approval of UNM CPL.
c. no other funds from the commercial company will be paid to the program director, faculty, or others involved with the CME activity (additional honoraria, extra social events, etc.).
11. Per ACCME, the accredited provider (UNM CPL) must not share the names or contact information of learners with any ineligible company or its agents without the explicit consent of the individual learner.
The Commercial Supporter agrees to abide by all requirements of the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education (appended). The Accredited Sponsor agrees to: 1) abide by the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education; 2) acknowledge educational support from the commercial company in program brochures, syllabi, and other program materials, and 3) upon request, furnish the commercial supporter a report concerning the expenditure of the funds provided.