AMSA Pharm-free Scorecard 2016
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City: Little Rock State: AR
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Updates: This institution's COI policies were evaluated on Oct-18 -2016.

This institution submitted policies for review for the 2016 AMSA Scorecard.

Gifts pie3

Employees (trainees included) are prohibited from accepting or soliciting gifts (including meals) from Industry. However, if the gift is based on an outside relationship (such as family or personal) it may be accepted. Meals and gifts of a value of $25 or

[Domain Location: 30b, pg 4 I.F; 30c, pg 2, A.2]
Meals pie3

Meals are deemed as gifts and are also prohibited from being accepted under the same clause as Domain 1

[Domain Location: 30b, pg 4 IF]
Industry-funded promotional speaking relationships (not ACCME-accredited) pie3

Prohibited from engagements referred to as 'Speakers' Bureaus.' Also outlines what acceptable speaking engagements can be and that gifts cannot be given. Industry has no role in determining or approving presentation content.

[Domain Location: 30b, pg 3 IB]
Industry-support of ACCME-accredited CME pie3

Complies with ACCME standards for commercial support and that all funds are accepted via a central, undesignated pool of funds with the central office having discretion on where the funds are being spent, choice of topics, materials, presenters, attendees

[Domain Location: 30b, pg 9]
Attendance of industry-sponsored promotional events pie2

Attendance is allowed, but travel/lodging may only be accepted upon approval of Dept. Chair, Director, Dean, of Hospital CEO. No 'compensation' for their time can be accepted.

[Domain Location: 30c, pg 4 A.5]
Industry-supported scholarships and awards pie2

Only accepted under conditions that safeguard to ensure funds are not used by company to establish a marketing relationship with the trainee. Companies have no say in evaluation and selection of recipients.

[Domain Location: 30b, pg 9 IV.C]
Ghostwriting and honorary authorships pie3

Employees are prohibited from ghost writing.

[Domain Location: 30b, pg 3, IE]
Consulting and advising relationships pie2

Cannot clearly grade based on reference to a Board of Trustees Policy that we were not supplied with. That policy could mention that marketing/commercial purposes are prohibited (or pro 'best practices'). However, this satisfies AT LEAST the criteria for

[Domain Location: 30b, pg 2, IA.]
Access of pharmaceutical sales representatives pie3

Made by appointment only and only for educational exchange. Samples are given to a repository (pharmacy dept.). Vendors cannot access patient information.

[Domain Location: 30b pg 6]
Access of medical device representatives pie3

Medical device reps only allowed in patient care areas during procedures with consent of patient, physician, and manager in charge. They are restricted in their access and activities for outlined reasons deemed legitimate and appropriate by this grader.

[Domain Location: 30b, pg 6]
Conflict of interest disclosure pie2

Disclosure made internally to COI committee, externally to lectures and websites.

[Domain Location: 30a, pg 4; 30b, pg 3; 30d, pg 2]
COI curriculum pie2

It is part of mandatory curriculum for M1s, and M2s. Both include sessions on COI. Unable to adequately determine if sessions cover the minimum criteria outlined by AMSA to warrant a '3' grade.

[Domain Location: 30z, pg 1]
Extension of COI policies to community affiliates pie3

Applies to private clinician offices that trainees may rotate through

[Domain Location: 30b pg 2; 30z, pg 1]
Enforcement and Sanctions of Policies pie3

There is a conflict of interest committee that manages COIs of ASMs. And has outlined further actions in noncompliance.

[Domain Location: 30a, pg 3, pg 7]
What the results mean...
3Model policy
2Good progress toward model policy
1No policy, or policy unlikely to have a substantial effect on behavior