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An Introduction to Partners Policies on Interactions with Industry

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An Introduction to Partners Policies on Interactions with Industry

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  1. Click PLAY or FORWARD to move through the slides. An Introduction to Partners Policies on Interactions with Industry Office for Interactions with IndustryPartners HealthCare Updated September 19, 2011

  2. What do I need to know about interactions with industry?

  3. Why are we talking about this now? Reviewed Partners relationships with industry in light of current policies and practices within Partners and peer institutions Reaffirmed our principles of professionalism and integrity and our commitment to exceptional patient care, research and education ! Issued recommendations in 2009 that refined existing policies and put into place additional practices

  4. What are some notable developments outside of Partners?

  5. The Front Page Test: What is the impact of stories like these on public trust? The Wall Street Journal, September 11, 2008: PRESSURED, SCHOOLS REVIEW TIES TO DRUG FIRMS http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB122109019382321441.html?mod=2_1566_topbox The Wall Street Journal, October 4, 2008: DOCTOR DIDN’T DISCLOSE GLAXO PAYMENTS, SENATOR SAYS http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122304669813202429.html The Boston Globe, October 7, 2009: DOCTORS’ DISCLOSURE LIST LESS COMPLETE THAN INDUSTRY’S http://www.boston.com/news/health/blog/2009/10/settlement_repo.html The Wall Street Journal, July 20, 2010: GLAXO RIVAL PAID FEES TO DOCTOR WHO VOTED AGAINST AVANDIAhttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704723604575379292803755042.html The Boston Globe, August 2, 2010: INDUSTRY-SUPPORTED DRUG TRIALS MORE LIKELY TO REPORT POSITIVE RESULTS, STUDY FINDShttp://www.boston.com/news/health/blog/2010/08/industry-funded.html News from Around the U.S. !

  6. What do I need to know? ! • The Office for Interactions with Industry (OII) and your Compliance Officer are here to help you to navigate the relevant Partners policies and procedures

  7. What is an Outside Activity? Two Separate Paths can lead to an Outside Activity Activity that requires the expertise you use in your Partners position OUTSIDE ACTIVITY Engagement in an activity beyond the scope of what you do at Partners OR Activity that involves a company that does or could do business with Partners, even a non-medical one OUTSIDE ACTIVITY

  8. What is an Outside Activity? • If you have any questions about existing or new Outside Activities, please contact OII !

  9. What requirements are there around Outside Activities?

  10. What do I need to know about giving talks? • Not sure? • Call OII !

  11. What kind of gifts are acceptable? !

  12. What may I accept from a vendor or potential vendor?

  13. What do I need to know about Purchasing?

  14. What do I need to know about Industry Support of Partners Educational Activities? Program Requirements • Funding for a specific program must come from more than one company • Conferences must meet the standards of the ACCME or comparable standards, even if not for CME credit Examples of Partners Educational Activities • Training programs, including residency, clinical fellowship programs • Educational events, such as Grand Rounds, lectures and conferences • Newsletters and websites designed to deliver educational content ! • All industry support of Partners educational activities must be processed through OII

  15. What do I need to know about Research?

  16. What can I expect in the future?

  17. If you have questions, your Compliance Officer is knowledgeable about these issues and can help you work through them. See http://pulse.partners.org/OII/keycontacts.html for a list of Compliance Officers. If you are entering into a new consulting or other outside activity, contact OII or visit OII’s Consulting and Outside Activities web page at http://pulse.partners.org/OII/consultinghome.html Where can I get more help? Your Compliance Officer and OII are here to help! Office for Interactions with IndustryPartners HealthCare 617-643-7752 PHSOII@partners.org

  18. References • Brennan et al, Health Industry Practices that Create Conflict of Interest: A Policy Proposal for Academic Medical Centers (2006), JAMA 295:429-433 • AAMC-AAU Advisory Committee on Financial Conflicts of Interest in Human Studies Research, Protecting Patients, Preserving Integrity, Advancing Health: Accelerating the Implementation of COI Policies in Human Subjects Research, February, 2008 • Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education, and Practice, April, 2009 • Partners HealthCare, Report on the Partners Commission on Interactions with Industry, April 2009 To receive HealthStream credit, close this window, return to instructions window, and click Exit Lesson. To track CE/CME credit for any HealthStream course, update your information under theMy Profile tab > Manage Discipline and License Information

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