No industry-funded gifts of any nature or value allowed. This is included for both faculty, staff and trainees.

No industry-funded meals of any nature or value allowed.

All members of the faculty are strongly discouraged from participating in speaker bureaus or similar speaking arrangements AND the policy effectively ensures that the talk is not promotional in nature and that industry has no role in determining or approv

Industry support can be accepted as long as ACCME standards are followed. The policy mentions that funds must be placed in general designated accounts that are administered by departments/divisions and not individual faculty. However, this is not as stron

Attendance allowed (without any statement discouraging attendance) but attendees cannot accept industry compensation, including the defraying of costs.

Industry may provide scholarships for meeting attendance, but it may not participate in the selection of attendees.

Ghostwriting and honorary authorship are prohibited.

All consulting and advising relationships are allowed but there are safeguards in place to clarify the relationship as legitimate employment, including prior approval by a supervisor.

Pharmaceutical representatives are allowed to meet with faculty but the meetings must take place only in non-patient care areas and the meetings must take place by appointment only.

While access by device manufacturer representatives is permitted in patient care areas by appointment for in-service training of clinical equipment or devices already purchased, representatives are also allowed in patient care areas for the evaluation of

Internal disclosure is required annually.

All students, trainees and staff receive training on COIs.

Full-time faculty/staff must comply with the COI policy 'regardless of when and where the activities occur.' However, volunteer faculty and students/trainees are not mentioned.

There is a party responsible for general oversight to ensure compliance with COI policies and there are sanctions for noncompliance.