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Content and Format without Commercial Bias

Can a provider allow oral or written reporting of scientific research by an employee of a commercial interest during a CME activity?
Yes, as long as the CME activity complies with the ACCME's Accreditation Criteria, including the ACCME® Standards for Commercial SupportSM. It is understood and accepted that industry conducts its own...
How do these circumstances create a conflict of interest?
The potential for increasing the value of the financial relationship with the commercial interest creates an incentive to influence the content of the CME - an incentive to insert commercial...
What if an activity does in fact imply that a certain product or service is better than another?
CME exists to support the physician change and learning -- so as to increase their ability to participate in providing quality healthcare or improved healthcare. ACCME expects that providers will...
Are disclosure and discussion of off-label uses of medication allowed in a CME activity?
Discussion of off-label uses are certainly allowed in CME activities. However, providers are no longer required to have a mechanism in place to ensure that off-label or investigational uses are...
Does CME have to give "equal time" to all modalities of therapy (e.g., surgical vs. medical) and all formulations of a drug or all products in a class of products?
CME must be free of commercial bias. CME must not promote products or services. CME must promote improvements in healthcare. A "balanced view" means that recommendations or emphasis must fairly...