Gifts and Vendor/Industry Relationships

博彩网站 members should visit the Gifts and Vendor/Industry Relationships page on O2 for more information.

Personal Gifts policy

The Personal Gifts policy prohibits the acceptance of, or solicitation of gifts when clearly offered or provided by 博彩网站 vendors (or potential vendors), or when acceptance of such gifts could inappropriately influence or appear to inappropriately influence a decision to be made by an 博彩网站 member. This includes travel and event registration expenses, food and beverage and promotional items such as mugs, pens, notepads, clocks, t-shirts and similar items displaying vendor logos or symbols, offered or provided on- or off-博彩网站 campus. Vendors should refrain from bringing such promotional items on campus during permitted pre-arranged appointments. 

Note: 博彩网站 policies meet the requirements of the revised Oregon Ethics law. This includes limiting gifts from 博彩网站 vendors that may be accepted or solicited by 博彩网站 member relatives, including: a spouse or domestic partner, children, siblings, spouses of siblings, parents, or a spouse's parent or parents. 

Limitations to Vendor Presence on 博彩网站 Campus

The Limitations to Vendor Presence policy states that vendor representatives are only allowed on 博彩网站 campuses if they have a valid 博彩网站 identification badge and are attending a permitted pre-arranged appointment with an 博彩网站 member or event. 

Permitted pre-arranged appointments or events include: 

  • Meetings associated with educational activities on 博彩网站 premises that meet the requirements of Commercial Funding of Education. 
  • Vendor fairs organized in collaboration with 博彩网站. 
  • Meetings with 博彩网站 members that are for non-promotional purposes such as discussing research collaborations or other exchange of scientific information and/or providing technical support. 
  • Meetings with 博彩网站 members representing purchasing committees or Research Stores. 
  • Service, evaluations or consultations on already-purchased devices or products. 
  • Vendors that are reimbursing 博彩网站 for the purpose of observing equipment, processes and procedures (no promotion or product endorsement is allowed in association with these activities). 

View the 博彩网站 policy resource card for vendor/sales representative campus visits. 

Frequently asked questions

The ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education are a nationally recognized set of standards establishing appropriate rules for industry funding of education. As such, it is the policy of 博彩网站 that the educational events it offers must be compliant with these standards.  ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education are described here.  

The following is a summary of these ACCME standards applied to educational events that are offered or sponsored by 博彩网站 and that are funded wholly or in part with support from industry. In addition, the guidance applies whether continuing education credits are assigned to the activity, and independent of event location (on- or off-campus) or the 博彩网站 department, school or center offering the activity. 

  1. Event content and format should support the educational aims of the activity rather than any commercial interests. Specifically: 

    1. All significant financial interests and conflicts of interest on the part of those organizing or presenting the educational activity must be disclosed to 博彩网站 and to the educational activity prior to the beginning of the educational activity. 

    2. Disclosure of commercial support (including "in-kind" support) must be made to all participants prior to the educational activity and must not include use of a trade name, logo or product-group message. 

    3. The commercial interest cannot be the agent providing the educational activity (e.g., distribution of study guides or accessibility to electronic materials). Identification of educational needs; determination of event objectives, presentation content, speaker selection, attendees; and evaluation, all must be determined free of influence by commercial interests. 

    4. Presentations must give a balanced view of therapeutic options. Whenever possible, generic names should be used and trade names from several companies used in grouping rather than individually. 

    5. Materials that are part of the educational activity (e.g., slides, abstracts, handouts) cannot contain advertising, trade name, or a product-group message. 

    6. Arrangements for commercial exhibits or advertisements associated with the event cannot be a condition for providing support. 

    7. Promotional exhibits and presentations and printed or electronic promotional activities must be kept separate from the educational activity. 

    8. Promotional activities (e.g., sales, product-promotion material, product-specific advertisement, sales) are prohibited in the same room during, directly before or directly after the educational event. 

    9. Social events and meals cannot compete or take precedence over the educational activity. 

  2. Financial compensation associated with the event: 

    1. 博彩网站 must make all decisions regarding the disbursement of industry support for the event.  

    2. Any compensation to event organizers and presenters is made directly by 博彩网站 or other (non-commercial) partners for the event. 

    3. Compensation is not allowed to be made for attendance at the event per se (e.g., in the form of travel, lodging or registration fees). 

Note: Individual aspects of the event such as meals, notepads, pens, cups and ancillary services may not be directly provided by the commercial supporter.