An Introduction to Partners Policies on

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An Introduction to Partners Policies on Interactions with Industry Office for Interactions with Industry Partners HealthCare Updated October 31, 2014 What do I need to know about interactions with industry? Decisions and judgments relating to our charitable activities should be based on the best interests of our patient care, research and educational missions. External financial interests create the concern that our decisions may be biased, or be perceived as being biased, by those financial interests Clinical Care – are patients’ interests foremost? Research – is the design, conduct, and reporting of research objective? Education – is the audience receiving unbiased information? Bias can be real, but even the perception of biased decision-making can damage the individual’s and institution’s reputation, erode public trust and undermine Partners hospitals’ charitable activities – and create legal exposures. Why is COI a concern? What do I need to know? The remainder of this tutorial will tell you about Partners rules and help you to manage your relationships with industry in a positive way. Topics include: Outside Activities, including giving talks Gifts Industry Support of Educational Activities Research and Personal Financial Interests The Office for Interactions with Industry (OII) and your Compliance Officer are here to help you to navigate the relevant Partners policies and procedures ! Understanding Partners Policies What is an Outside Activity? Two Separate Paths can lead to an Outside Activity Engagement in an activity beyond the scope of what you do at Partners Activity that requires the expertise you use in your Partners position Activity that involves a company that does or could do business with Partners, even a non-medical one OR OUTSIDE ACTIVITY OUTSIDE ACTIVITY What is an Outside Activity? If you have any questions about existing or new Outside Activities, please contact OII ! Consulting, scientific advisory boards or Board of Director positions for: Pharmaceutical companies Medical device companies Financial services companies Any other vendor or likely vendor of Partners Giving talks or a training presentation paid for by a commercial company Online medical evaluations for non-Partners organizations Expert witness work Examples of Outside Activities Serving in an executive position of a for-profit company engaged in commercial or research activities of a biomedical nature (for full-time HMS faculty and Institutional Officials only) Certain types of company-paid speaking engagements (more on this later) Ghostwriting Prohibited Activities What requirements are there around Outside Activities? Partners encourages and supports engaging in outside activities.