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Appropriate Use of Commercial Support
Commercial Support for a CME activity is financial, or in-kind, contributions given by a commercial interest, which is used to pay all or part of the costs of a CME activity....
Yes, the accredited provider must report the full amount of commercial support received, even if the commercial support is distributed to other non-accredited joint sponsors.
Yes. A provider can implement practices to designate different categories of commercial supporters for different amounts of commercial support.
Commercial support is financial, or in-kind, contributions given by a commercial interest, which is used to pay all or part of the costs of a CME activity.
No. The commercial support must go first to the provider or a provider's joint sponsor or a provider's educational partner.
No. The provider must ensure that the content of the CME truly remains beyond the control of the commercial supporter. The process to develop the CME must be independent of...
There is no CME reason for commercial supporters to review and comment on CME content prior to its delivery to learners. An accredited provider would be out of compliance with...
No. The Provider or its agents (e.g., staff, managers, educational partners or joint sponsors) must decide what commercial support will be accepted and how it will be spent or used.
Yes. The funds from commercial support may be used by the Provider to pay for the cost of the activity including for example, the distribution of certificates and other mailings,...
Yes. The ACCME accepts electronic signatures as evidence that written agreements are signed.
No - commercial support does not have to be in a single payment or grant.
When there is commercial support there must be a written agreement that,
Itemizes how the Provider will use the commercial support in the development and presentation of the CME activity;
Itemizes the...
Yes. The agreement must describe the terms, conditions and purposes of the commercial support grant and be signed by the commercial supporter and the accredited provider.
No. This stipulation implies a control of content and would be cause for Noncompliance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support: Standard 1 (Independence).
The ACCME expects that written agreements for commercial support will:
be between the accredited provider and commercial supporter. (This means that the accredited provider's name and commercial supporter's name must be...
The ACCME expects that the provider makes decisions related to the planning and implementation of CME activities without being directed or influenced by commercial interests.
A provider will be found in...
Yes. An accredited provider can fulfill the expectations of SCS 3.4 to 3.6 by adopting a previously executed agreement between an accredited provider and a commercial supporter and indicating in...
The ACCME intends for the CME Provider to be the one to decide how much people are paid for their services as planners, faculty, and authors in CME activities.
No. All commercial support must be stipulated by a written agreement and must flow through the Provider and/or its educational partner. Only the Provider and/or its educational partner can make...
Yes - but CME providers need to be sure that these people have bona fide teaching roles. In the United States, physician learners are not to be given compensation or...
Meals or social events compete with educational events when they happen at the same time in a different location or when they are the main attraction at the educational activity.
No they are not prohibited. Working and learning through meal time is an efficiency often included in bona fide CME activities.
Using commercial support to pay for modest meals and social events at CME activities has been allowed for years. However, providers must avoid making meals or social events longer or...
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