Duke Education Web Portal Content Review and Attestation Form
to be completed by the speaker/presenter
Presentation Meeting/Series Title:
Title: (if applicable)
Key Words (minimum of 3 required for searching):
1. 2. 3. 4.
Pre/Post-Test Question and Answers (minimum of 1 required):
Question:
Answer Options:
The content or format of Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities and related materials must promote improvements or quality
in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.
Content Validation: Recommendations involving clinical medicine in a CME activity must be based on evidence that is accepted
within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients. Scientific
research referred to, reported or used in CME in support or justification of a patient care recommendation must conform to the
generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection and analysis.
Safeguards against Commercial Bias
• All bias towards a product, procedure, device or therapy should be avoided
• All applicable products, devices or therapies should be addressed in the presentation to ensure fair and equal balance.
• Classes of drugs and devices should be used rather than individual agents whenever possible.
• Content should not refer to trade names of any products unless all products’ trade names are used.
• Neither generic nor trade names of products should be in the title of a slide.
• No product logos should be included in the educational materials (slides, abstracts, handouts, etc.).
Please initial next to all statements below.
I understand this presentation will be captured for distribution over the Internet via the Duke
Education Web Portal and hereby authorize Duke University to video/audio-record my
presentation.
I attest that the content of this Internet-based activity…
Is free of advertising, trade names, and group messages.
Promotes improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest
of a commercial interest. ACCME defines a commercial interest as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or
distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical
service directly to patients to be commercial interests.
Gives a balanced view of therapeutic options, including the use of generic names.
Is not commercially biased in any manner.
Has been appropriately de-identified per HIPAA requirements.
Has all appropriate copyright permissions.
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