AMSA Pharm-free Scorecard 2016
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City: Boston State: MA
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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 pie3

Prohibited. Also noted that they need to exercise discretion off campus at locations not accredited by ACCME.

[Domain Location: 34a, pg 2]
Meals pie3

Food is categorized as gifts and are also prohibited.

[Domain Location: 34a pg 2]
Industry-funded promotional speaking relationships (not ACCME-accredited) pie3

Speaker's Bureau is prohibited unless they retain full content of all their lectures. No promotional material in lectures.

[Domain Location: 34a pg 4-5]
Industry-support of ACCME-accredited CME pie3

All must comply with ACCME and ADA CERP standards. Funding must be channeled through the office of CME. Industry cannot influence content, speaker, forum, in any way. They expressly prohibit marketing, detailing, vendor advertising in such events.

[Domain Location: 34a, pg 4]
Attendance of industry-sponsored promotional events pie2

They are not prohibited from attending, but need to exercise caution and are prohibited from accepting industry reimbursement.

[Domain Location: 34a pg 4]
Industry-supported scholarships and awards pie3

Direct support, including support provided to or a Faculty Practice Plan corporation, of trainee or faculty/clinician salaries, reimbursement for travel expenses or other non-research funding in support of scholarship or training by industry or industry r

[Domain Location: 34a pg 3]
Ghostwriting and honorary authorships pie3

Prohibited from 'attaching their signature to a professional paper, article, or speech unless they've had meaningful input.'

[Domain Location: 34a, pg 2. 2.f.]
Consulting and advising relationships pie2

Consulting relationships are allowed. Clear contracts and prior approval required.

[Domain Location: 34a, pg 2.]
Access of pharmaceutical sales representatives pie3

General rule: industry reps may not interact with trainees or on SOM campus. Limited circumstances that still satisfy criteria for a '3' still stand.

[Domain Location: 34a, pg 2]
Access of medical device representatives pie3

Reps are allowed in patient care only in the sense for training. Otherwise they are treated in same category as domain 9.

[Domain Location: 34a pg 3]
Conflict of interest disclosure pie3

Must disclose internally through mechanism by SOM and also during lectures.

[Domain Location: 34a pg 5]
COI curriculum pie1

No mention of curriculum in any of documents received

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Extension of COI policies to community affiliates pie3

Applies to all faculty and employees and trainees who are directly engaged in clinical services. They explicitly state it also applies on an affiliate's site.

[Domain Location: 34z, pg 2]
Enforcement and Sanctions of Policies pie3

Enforcement by Medical Dental Staff, Dept. Chairs, CCO, CMO, Provost. There are disciplinary actions that are outlined and described in faculty handbook.

[Domain Location: 34a pg 5]
What the results mean...
3Model policy
2Good progress toward model policy
1No policy, or policy unlikely to have a substantial effect on behavior