University of Vermont College of Medicine | ||
City: Burlington | State: VT | |
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Updates: This institution's COI policies were evaluated on Oct-18-2016. This institution's policies were found via online web searches. |
Gifts | All gifts prohibited always. [Domain Location: #1, p2] |
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Meals | Meals are always prohibited. [Domain Location: #1, p2] |
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Industry-funded promotional speaking relationships (not ACCME-accredited) | Industry funded speaking relationships are regulated by the policy but there is no mention that the relationship needs to be educational and not promotional. [Domain Location: #1, p4] |
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Industry-support of ACCME-accredited CME | Funds can be provided directly to departments/divisions and not to a central CME office. Policy does require that ACCME standards be followed, but without sufficient additional requirements. [Domain Location: #1, p3] |
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Attendance of industry-sponsored promotional events | Attendance is not explicitly discouraged or prohibited in the policy document but attendees are prohibited from accepting reimbursement. [Domain Location: #1, p2] |
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Industry-supported scholarships and awards | Support is allowed but the college must be responsible for choosing the recipient and the college must receive/use the funds. [Domain Location: #1, p3] |
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Ghostwriting and honorary authorships | Policy prohibit authors from publishing articles written by industry. [Domain Location: #1, p4] |
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Consulting and advising relationships | No policy located [Domain Location: ] |
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Access of pharmaceutical sales representatives | Permitted access to non-patient care areas and only by appointment. Policy does prohibit access to students explicitly. [Domain Location: #1, p2] |
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Access of medical device representatives | Permitted access to patient areas only for in-service training and only by appointment. [Domain Location: #1, p2] |
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Conflict of interest disclosure | Policy requires ACCME disclosure guidelines to be followed in educational events, but this is not strong enough. [Domain Location: #1, p5] |
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COI curriculum | No policy located. [Domain Location: ] |
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Extension of COI policies to community affiliates | Policy applies to all employees and trainees but does not clearly express the 'all people, all the time' requirement. [Domain Location: #1, p1] |
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Enforcement and Sanctions of Policies | There is no mention of an oversight authority or sanctions for noncompliance. [Domain Location: ] |
Model policy | |
Good progress toward model policy | |
No policy, or policy unlikely to have a substantial effect on behavior |