Boston University School of Medicine | ||
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 | Prohibited. Also noted that they need to exercise discretion off campus at locations not accredited by ACCME. [Domain Location: 34a, pg 2] |
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Meals | Food is categorized as gifts and are also prohibited. [Domain Location: 34a pg 2] |
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Industry-funded promotional speaking relationships (not ACCME-accredited) | 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] |
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Industry-support of ACCME-accredited CME | 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] |
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Attendance of industry-sponsored promotional events | They are not prohibited from attending, but need to exercise caution and are prohibited from accepting industry reimbursement. [Domain Location: 34a pg 4] |
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Industry-supported scholarships and awards | 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] |
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Ghostwriting and honorary authorships | 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.] |
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Consulting and advising relationships | Consulting relationships are allowed. Clear contracts and prior approval required. [Domain Location: 34a, pg 2.] |
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Access of pharmaceutical sales representatives | 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] |
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Access of medical device representatives | 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] |
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Conflict of interest disclosure | Must disclose internally through mechanism by SOM and also during lectures. [Domain Location: 34a pg 5] |
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COI curriculum | No mention of curriculum in any of documents received [Domain Location: ] |
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Extension of COI policies to community affiliates | 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] |
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Enforcement and Sanctions of Policies | 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] |
Model policy | |
Good progress toward model policy | |
No policy, or policy unlikely to have a substantial effect on behavior |