University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Southwestern Medical School | ||
City: Dallas | State: TX | |
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Updates: This institution's COI policies were evaluated on Jun- 4-2014. This institution has indicated their policies have not changed since they were evaluated for 2014 Scorecard. |
Gifts | Non-cash items of de minimums value, such as cups, notepads, caps, lanyards, etc. are acceptable. [Domain Location: Policy 2, p1; Policy 4, p 2] |
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Meals | Industry-funded meals of any nature or value are allowed at industry-funded ACCME-accredited CME. [Domain Location: Policy 2, pgs. 1 and 4] |
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Industry-funded promotional speaking relationships (not ACCME-accredited) | Policy effectively prevents faculty from being paid by industry to do promotional speaking, or to be on industry-funded speakers bureaus by clarifying that activity must meet ACCME guidelines. [Domain Location: Policy 2, p 4] |
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Industry-support of ACCME-accredited CME | Industry support can be accepted with the only stipulation being that they must follow ACCME criteria. [Domain Location: Policy 2, p ] |
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Attendance of industry-sponsored promotional events | Attendance allowed (without any statement discouraging attendance) but attendees cannot accept industry reimbursement for travel or other remuneration. [Domain Location: Policy 2, p 2] |
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Industry-supported scholarships and awards | Industry support to attend conferences or trainings is allowed, but there are one or more safeguards in place to ensure the funds are not used by the company to establish a marketing relationship with the trainee. [Domain Location: Policy 2, p 3] |
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Ghostwriting and honorary authorships | This policy is not a clear prohibition of ghostwriting or honorary authorship, but the policy in some way discourages this activity. [Domain Location: Policy 2, p 4] |
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Consulting and advising relationships | All consulting and advising relationships are allowed but there are safeguards in place to clarify the relationship as legitimate employment, including prior approval. [Domain Location: Policy 1, pgs. 3-4; Policy 2, pgs. 2 and 4; Policy 4, p 3] |
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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. They are also 'specifically prohibited from directly contacting students, [Domain Location: Policy 2, p 2] |
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Access of medical device representatives | This policy effectively prohibits medical device representatives from promoting products in patient care areas though they may be there for legitimate educational purposes unrelated to marketing. [Domain Location: Policy 2, p 3] |
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Conflict of interest disclosure | Internal disclosure is required and external disclosure to audiences at lectures or presentations. [Domain Location: Policy 1, p 4; Policy 2, pgs. 4 and 5] |
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COI curriculum | No policy provided. [Domain Location: No policy provided. ] |
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Extension of COI policies to community affiliates | Policy applies to 'all members of the UT Southwestern community' which is inferred to apply to all faculty and trainees. [Domain Location: Policy 2, p 1] |
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Enforcement and Sanctions of Policies | There is a party ('Office of General Counsel') responsible for general oversight to ensure compliance with COI policies and there are sanctions for noncompliance. [Domain Location: Policy 1, pgs. 9 and 12] |
Model policy | |
Good progress toward model policy | |
No policy, or policy unlikely to have a substantial effect on behavior |