If the faculty member is not receiving any financial compensation (any amount) from the commercial interest presently, there does not need to be disclosure of this relationship, per the ACCME. It would be a best practice to inform the individual that the new employment status will likely prohibit participation in future CME/CE planning and presenting, however.
A faculty member for our CME/CE activity just accepted a position with an ACCME-defined Commercial Interest, but the employment doesn’t begin until after the activity is over. Can this individual still participate?
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Can we use commercial support to pay expenses for a handful of individual learners to defray the costs of attending our activity?
Standard 4 is dedicated to the appropriate management of commercial support. It clarifies that…
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