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Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport | |
| City: Shreveport | State: LA | |
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Updates: This institution's COI policies were evaluated on Jun-19-2014. This institution's policies were found via online web searches for the 2014 Scorecard. No policies were provided by the institution and no updates were found via online web searches for the 2016 Scorecard. |
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| Gifts |  |
Gifts which are promotional items without significant value (less than $10; i.e. pens, notepads, etc.) are allowed. [Domain Location: As noted on its Compliance website, http://www.compliance.lsuhscshreveport.edu/CompliancePoliciesRev08.htm. ] |
| Meals | |
Meals are prohibited in the hospital or patient care areas. [Domain Location: Policy 1, p 2] |
| Industry-funded promotional speaking relationships (not ACCME-accredited) |  |
No policy provided. [Domain Location: No policy provided.] |
| Industry-support of ACCME-accredited CME | |
Industry support can be accepted with the only stipulation being that they must follow ACCME criteria. [Domain Location: As noted on its Continuing Medical Education website, http://www.lsuhscshreveport.edu/CME/CMEHome.aspx. ] |
| Attendance of industry-sponsored promotional events | |
No policy provided. [Domain Location: No policy provided.] |
| Industry-supported scholarships and awards | |
No policy provided. [Domain Location: No policy provided.] |
| Ghostwriting and honorary authorships | |
No policy provided. [Domain Location: No policy provided.] |
| Consulting and advising relationships | |
No policy provided. [Domain Location: No policy provided.] |
| Access of pharmaceutical sales representatives | |
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. [Domain Location: Policy 1, p 2] |
| Access of medical device representatives | |
The only mention of device representatives is in regards to the case of equipment to be used for evaluation purposes, which requires an appointment granted by the Biomedical Department. This policy does not seem to address access of device representatives [Domain Location: Policy 1 ] |
| Conflict of interest disclosure | |
Annual disclosure is required. [Domain Location: Policy 2, p 2] |
| COI curriculum | |
COI training is required for researchers, but there is no reference to a required COI curriculum for medical students. [Domain Location: Policy 2, p 6] |
| Extension of COI policies to community affiliates | |
All faculty (full, part-time, volunteer and visiting), staff, employees, and trainees engaged in research or academic pursuits are subject to the institution's COI policies, but the policy documents do not specify that the COI policies also cover them in [Domain Location: Policy 2, p 1] |
| Enforcement and Sanctions of Policies |  |
There is a party responsible for general oversight to ensure compliance with COI policies and there are sanctions for noncompliance. Additionally the policy references compliance with federal agencies (i.e. Public Health Service) conflict of interest regu [Domain Location: Policy 2, pgs. 1 and 6; and as noted on compliance website, http://www.compliance.lsuhscshreveport.edu/CompliancePoliciesRev08.htm. ] |
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| Model policy |
| Good progress toward model policy |
| No policy, or policy unlikely to have a substantial effect on behavior |
