What is a financial relationship? Financial relationships are those relationships in which the individual benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest (e.g., stocks, stock options or other ownership interest, excluding diversified mutual funds), or other financial benefit.

EBAC(R) defines a commercial interest as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

ACCME defines an ineligible company as any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

IF in the last 36 months or if anticipated in the next 12 months, you or your spouse/partner have had no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose, select "I have no financial relationships with ineligible company(ies)."

IF in the last 36 months or if anticipated in the next 12 months, you or your spouse/partner have or had a financial relationship(s) with an ineligible company(ies), select "I have/had one or more financial relationships with (an) ineligible company(ies). I will provide additional information on the following pages.

It is the responsibility of CE providers to facilitate engagement in appropriate discussions and debates regarding new and evolving topics. However, there must be clear delineation between valid content and that which is speculative or controversial. MLI will assist discussion but will not allow advocating for or promoting any practices that are not (or not yet) adequately supported by evidence, current science, and sound clinical reasoning. To ensure the quality of our CE activities, please attest and sign below to confirm your agreement to abide by the Policies of European Board for Accreditation of Continuing Education for Health Professionals (EBAC(R)), the Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education™, the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as well as with the spirit of the PhRMA Code, AdvaMed Code of Ethics, FDA Guidance, Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG), as well as MLI policies.

• I have disclosed all financial relationships and understand that this information will be disclosed to learners. Should any changes occur that impact these financial relationships, I will notify MLI.
• I agree to comply with the following content validity requirements:

All recommendations for patient care in accredited CE will be based on current science, evidence, and clinical reasoning while giving a fair and balanced view of diagnostic and therapeutic options. All scientific research referred to, reported, or used in support or justification of patient care recommendations that conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and interpretation. Accredited CE should not advocate for unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy or promote recommendations, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients.

• I agree to disclose any unlabeled or unapproved uses of drugs or products referenced or discussed in accredited CE.
• In the planning and/or discussion of specific health care products or services, I agree to use the scientific or generic names when referring to products. Should it be necessary to use a trade or brand name, I will use the trade names of all similar products or those within a class. All materials will not include any company logos, taglines, or marketing messages.
• I understand that this activity will be reviewed by peers prior to the CE activity occurring to ensure content is valid and meets the expectations of Joint Accreditation of Interprofessional Continuing Education™.
• I will not accept direct remuneration or gifts directly from any ineligible company or their agent(s), nor will I allow input from any ineligible company or their agent(s) regarding my participation in this CE activity. I understand that all payments and reimbursements must be made by the accredited provider or designated and authorized educational partner.
• I agree to ensure patient confidentiality requirements consistent with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• I will ensure that I have garnered the appropriate permissions from any third party for information or materials used in this CE activity. To the extent that copyrighted or trade secret materials are used, reproduced, or displayed, I have sought and received permission to use, reproduce, and/or distribute such materials from the copyright owner.
• I agree to allow any handout materials (eg, slides) that may be distributed to learners electronically in a PDF format. Distribution may include email, downloads form a website or mobile app, or other mechanism.