New Staff Orientation: Industry Relations Emory School of Medicine

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New Staff Orientation Industry RelationsEmory
School of Medicine

• Zainab R. Wurie, JD
• July 15, 2014

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Who We AreOffice of Industry Relations

• Zainab R. Wurie, JD
• Associate Director, Contracts
• zwurie_at_emory.edu
• Office 404-727-3407

• Helen C. McLaughlin, MBA
• Director of the Office of Industry Relations
• Assistant Dean for Administration
  mclaugh_at_emory.edu
• Office 404-727-3413

• What We Do
• Maintain Policies
• Assist faculty and staff in dealing with Industry
  and avoiding conflicts of interest

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?? Why We Do It ??

• To eliminate and/or minimize perception that
  industry unduly influences professional judgments
  in research, teaching, or patient care.
• Comprehensive Compendium of policies
• med.emory.edu/documents/policies/Industry_Relation
  s_Compendium.pdf

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What is Meant by Industry?

• Characteristic examples in the School of
  Medicine
• Biotechnology Companies
• Device Manufacturers
• For-Profit Educational Companies
• Investment Companies
• Medical Equipment Manufacturers
• Medical Supplies Companies
• Pharmaceutical Companies
• Software Companies
• Sponsored Foundations

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Permitted Activities Confidentiality Agreements

• Permitted Activities Include
• Advisory Board Services
• Certain Consulting Services
• Certain Educational Presentations
• Be aware that you must abide by the terms of
  confidentiality agreements.

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Prohibited Activities

• Speakers Bureaus
• Promotional Activities
• Putting name on a ghost-written article
• Advising investment firms on research or clinical
  area
• Activities that use Emory resources (facilities,
  patient data, employees, etc.)

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Industry Access to Emory Facilities

• Industry representatives are not permitted in
  public or patient care areas.
• Visits from sales reps must be by appointment
  only.
• No sales or marketing reps may attend educational
  or training activities in Emory buildings.
• No commercial exhibits are permitted in Emory
  buildings.

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Individual Gifts that Cannot be Accepted from
Industry

• Cannot accept any personal gifts regardless of
  value, including travel, tickets, meals, pens,
  pads.
• Cannot accept any drug samples.
• Cannot accept food or drink for School events,
  either on- or off-campus.
• Cannot accept books or journal subscriptions
• Cannot provide Faculty or Resident Travel to
  National professional society meetings.

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Gifts to SOM from Industry

• Cannot be accepted for
• Specific events or activities
• Meetings or training programs
• Research for a specific individual
• Named activity The Merck Fellowship

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The Gift Game

• Can you accept tote bags from a device company at
  a national meeting?
• Can you accept pharmaceutical samples for
  indigent patients?
• Can our residents accept textbooks from drug
  companies?
• Can companies provide food for departmental grand
  rounds or conferences?
• May a drug company pay for a staff member to
  attend a scientific meeting?