Industry-Sponsored Speaking Engagements

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INDUSTRY-SPONSORED SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Effective June 1, 2011, the Industry Conflict of Interest Policy, adopted by the School of Medicine faculty in the fall of 2008, was modified to prohibit Speakers’ Bureaus activity by School of Medicine faculty. Speakers’ Bureaus activity is defined as: Compensation by any pharmaceutical company, medical device manufacturer or manufacturer of other health- or nutrition-related products, or their subsidiaries, for speaking engagements whether on a one-time or recurring basis.

Under the new policy, some industry-sponsored speaking engagements are permitted. Indeed, the policy provides that a committee (the Faculty COI Committee) will be established by the Dean and Faculty Officers to review requests for approval of non-marketing speaking engagements. Approval will be considered for faculty presentations that represent a genuine service to the community and that are solely for educational purposes; however, approval will not be granted if the talk focused on specific products, if the speaker used any slides or other materials provided by industry, or if the slides or other content were subject to any oversight or review by industry.

PERMISSABLE PRESENTATIONS (Review by the Committee is not required – Do not submit a request for approval):

Under this policy, faculty members may continue to receive compensation from an academic institution for serving as a visiting professor or presenting grand rounds. Faculty members may give presentations where Continuing Medical Education credit is awarded. And, as before, compensation for research consulting is permitted. Although not expressly defined by the SOM policy, “research consulting” includes activities that focus on planning, conduct or analysis of a clinical or scientific investigation or dissemination of the results of an investigation performed or coordinated by the faculty member that do not in any way involve speaker’s bureaus or marketing for any industry products.

Beginning June 1st, faculty are required to request approval of Industry-Sponsored Speaking Engagements by completing the brief request form below. The request will be reviewed by the Faculty COI Committee, and you will receive a response to your request from a committee member within three business days. If you answer “yes” to Questions 1, 2 and 2(a), or 3, your talk is exempted from this policy and you do not need to submit the form.

Request for Approval of Industry-Sponsored Speaking Engagements

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Email Address

QUESTIONS

1.  Is this compensation for research consulting (defined as an activity that focuses on planning, conduct or analysis of a clinical or scientific investigation or dissemination of the results of an investigation performed or coordinated by the faculty member) that does not in any way involve speaker’s bureaus or marketing for any industry products? Yes/NoYesNo

Additional Comments:

If your answer is “yes,” then you may skip the remaining questions. Your talk is exempted from the Speakers Bureaus policy. You do not need to submit this form.

2.  Is your presentation part of an approved Continuing Medical Education (CME) program, where CME credits are awarded? Yes/NoYesNo

2(a). If your answer is yes, are you allowed to change the content of your slides or presentation without review and approval by industry? Yes/NoYesNo

If your answer is “yes” to both of these questions, then you may skip the remaining questions. Your talk is exempted from the Speakers Bureaus policy. You do not need to submit this form.

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3.  Will you receive compensation for your presentation directly from an academic institution, non-profit organization, or professional society (e.g., visiting professorships or academic grand rounds)? Yes/NoYesNo

Additional Comments:

If your answer is “yes,” then you may skip the remaining questions. Your talk is exempted from the Speakers Bureaus policy. You do not need to submit this form.

4.  Will you receive compensation directly from industry (defined as any pharmaceutical company, medical device manufacturer or manufacturer of other health- or nutrition-related products, or their subsidiaries)? Yes/NoYesNo

Name of company:

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5.  Does the speaking engagement focus on specific drugs, products or devices? Yes/NoYesNo

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6.  Are you expected or required to use any slides, handouts or other materials prepared by industry? Yes/NoYesNo

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7.  Are you expected or required to submit your slides, lecture notes, handouts or other materials to industry for approval? Yes/NoYesNo

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8.  Assuming your speaking engagement is approved, have you reviewed the University Physicians, Inc. (UPI) policies to determine whether the income is assignable to UPI? Click here to review document: Assignment of Income Document

Yes/NoYesNo I have reviewed the Assignment of Income Document.

Yes/NoYesNo I am assigning this income to UPI.

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SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Thank you for your patience and cooperation. A committee member will review and respond to your request within 10 business days. Please save this form to your computer, and then email this form, along with a copy of your contract (in Word format), to SOM Faculty Talks. If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Welch by email or 303-724-5356.

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