Introduction

ASN asks all individuals in control of content for accredited education (planners, committee members, moderators, reviewers, authors, and faculty members) to help maintain a learning environment free from industry influence by disclosing all financial relationships in the past 24 months with ineligible companies.

Organizations providing accredited education are required to identify and mitigate for any bias resulting from financial relationships with ineligible companies by individuals in a position to influence and/or control the content of CE activities. All individuals in a position to influence and/or control the content of CE activities are required to disclose to us and subsequently to learners: (1) any financial relationship(s) they have or have had with ineligible companies for 24 months prior to the activity, or (2) if they do not have a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company.

Failure to provide disclosure information in a timely manner prior to the individual’s involvement will result in the disqualification of the individual from participating in the CE activity.
Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Common examples include:
  • Pharmaceutical companies or distributors
  • Device manufacturers or distributors
  • Bio-medical startups that have begun governmental regulatory approval process
  • Diagnostic labs that sell proprietary products
  • Growers, distributors, manufacturers or sellers of medical foods and dietary supplements
  • Manufacturers of health-related wearable products
  • Advertising, marketing, or communication firms whose clients are ineligible companies
  • ** Fresenius is an ineligible company due to the products they manufacture and distribute
The focus is on financial relationships with ineligible companies during the 24 months prior to the activity. There is no minimum financial threshold; we ask that you disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies. You should disclose all financial relationships regardless of the potential relevance of each relationship to the education.

Examples of financial relationships include employee, researcher, consultant, advisor, speaker, independent contractor (including contracted research), royalties or patent beneficiary, executive role, and ownership interest. Individual stocks and stock options should be disclosed; diversified mutual funds do not need to be disclosed.

Research funding from ineligible companies should be disclosed by the principal or named investigator even if that individual’s institution receives the research grant and manages the funds.

Important note: A biomedical startup is ONLY considered an ineligible company if it has begun a governmental regulatory approval process. Please do not disclose start up companies if they do not fit the definition.

Please visit the ACCME website for more detail: https://accme.org/accreditation-rules/standards-for-integrity-independence-accredited-ce

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Email Address

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* 3. Please list all current employers.

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* 4. Do you have financial relationships within the last 24 months to disclose?
Important note: Please only disclose financial relationships with ineligible companies (those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients).

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