Emory University School of Medicine | ||
City: Atlanta | State: GA | |
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Updates: This institution's COI policies were evaluated on Oct-19 -2016. This institution submitted policies for review for the 2016 AMSA Scorecard. |
Gifts | Gifts are prohibited, including textbooks [Domain Location: Policy A, p11] |
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Meals | The policy prohibits all meals of any value on and offsite, with small exception for holiday gifts to departments. [Domain Location: Policy C, p3] |
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Industry-funded promotional speaking relationships (not ACCME-accredited) | The policy prohibits promotional speaking. Any speaking relationships must be educational in nature and industry cannot control content. [Domain Location: Policy A, p17] |
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Industry-support of ACCME-accredited CME | The policy states that Industry funds to support education may be earmarked for particular broad areas of interest, but must be given centrally and blinded to recipient departments and individuals. [Domain Location: Policy A, p12] |
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Attendance of industry-sponsored promotional events | 'Employees that attend professional conferences on their own time and at their own expense are strongly discouraged from attending any Industry Sponsored programs that are not provided through conference sponsorship.' [Domain Location: Policy C, p5] |
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Industry-supported scholarships and awards | The policy allows funding through a central, pooled fund and blinded to the recipient. [Domain Location: Policy C, p4] |
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Ghostwriting and honorary authorships | The policy prohibits ghostwriting, [Domain Location: Policy A, p16] |
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Consulting and advising relationships | The policy prohibits consulting with industry for marketing purposes and also includes restrictions on scientific consultation, including: Prior review of the activity; clear, legitimate deliverables spelled out in the contract; fee is at fair market valu [Domain Location: Policy A, p 5,7,10] |
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Access of pharmaceutical sales representatives | The policy allows pharmaceutical representatives only in non-clinical areas, by invitation and appointment. [Domain Location: Policy A, p14-15] |
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Access of medical device representatives | The policy allows device representatives only for technical training and assistance for devices. [Domain Location: Policy A, p14-15] |
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Conflict of interest disclosure | The policy requires internal disclosure and disclosure of COI to trainees. [Domain Location: Policy A, p19] |
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COI curriculum | COI training is covered during orientation for students and is a component of new faculty orientation. It is unclear if the content covers both of the AMSA standards. [Domain Location: Submission form] |
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Extension of COI policies to community affiliates | Policies follow covered persons regardless of location. However, the policies do not apply to any private clinicians that trainees may be training with. [Domain Location: Submission form] |
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Enforcement and Sanctions of Policies | The policy identifies a responsible party and sanctions for noncompliance. [Domain Location: Policy A, p25] |
Model policy | |
Good progress toward model policy | |
No policy, or policy unlikely to have a substantial effect on behavior |