Statement of Purpose
Program is for scientific and educational purposes only and will not promote the company’s products, directly or indirectly.
Control of Content & Selection of Presenters & Moderators
The LAFP is responsible for control of content and selection of presenters and moderators. The commercial supporter agrees not to direct the content of the program. The commercial supporter, or it’s agents, will respond only to LAFP initiated requests for suggestions of presenters or sources of possible presenters. The commercial supporter will suggest more than one name (if possible); will provide speaker qualifications; will disclose financial or other relationships between commercial supporter and speaker, and will provide this information in writing. Sponsor will record role of commercial supporter, or it’s agents, in suggesting presenter(s); will seek suggestions from other sources; and will make selection of presenter(s) based on balance and independence.
Disclosure of Financial Relationships
The LAFP will ensure meaningful disclosure to the audience at the time of the program, of (a) commercial funding and (b) any significant relationship between the LAFP and the commercial support (e.g., grant recipient) or between individual speakers or moderators and the commercial supporters.
Involvement in Content
There will be no “scripting”, emphasis or direction on content by the commercial supporter or its agents.
Ancillary Promotional Activities
No promotional activities will be permitted in the same room or obligate path as the educational activity. No product advertisement will be permitted in the program room.
Objectivity and Balance
The LAFP will make every effort to ensure that data regarding the commercial supporters products (or competing products) is objectively selected and presented, with favorable and unfavorable information and balanced discussion of prevailing information on the product(s) and/or alternative treatments.
Limitations on Data
The LAFP will ensure, to the extent possible, meaningful disclosure of limitations on data, (e.g., ongoing research, interim analysis, preliminary data, or unsupported opinion).
Discussion of Unapproved Terms
The LAFP will require that presenters disclose when a product is not approved in the United States for the use under discussion.
Opportunities for Debate
The LAFP will ensure meaningful opportunities for questioning and scientific debate.Independence of LAFP in the Use of Contributed Funds:·Funds should be in the form of an unrestricted grant payable to the LAFP (Federal Tax ID#72-0474962).·All other support associated with this CME activity (e.g. distributing brochures, preparing slides, etc.) must be made with the full knowledge and approval of the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians.·No other funds from the commercial supporter will be paid to the program director, faculty, or others involved with the CME activity (additional honoraria, extra social events, etc.)The commercial supporter agrees to abide by all other requirements of the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education (appended).
The Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians agrees to:
- Abide by the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education,
- Acknowledge educational support from the commercial supporter in program brochures, syllabus and other appropriate program materials, and
- Upon request, furnish the commercial supporter a report concerning the expenditures of the funds provided.
