Policies on Proprietary Practices
Approved by the AAFP Board of Directors, August 2002
Table of Contents
- Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education (3-page PDF file; About PDFs)
- Protocol for the Acknowledgment of Corporate Support
- AAFP Full Disclosure & Identification of Possible Conflicts of Interest Disclosure (Members Only)
- American Medical Association (AMA) Ethical Opinion 9.011: Continuing Medical Education
- Protocol For Corporate Solicitation
- Guidelines for Creating a Database on Corporate Support
- Proposal for Corporate Support
- Scientific Assembly Exhibitor Information
- Scientific Assembly Satellite Event Guidelines
- AAFP Initiatives. For more information, contact Lori Foley, 913-906-6000 ext. 4454.
- Policy on Corporate Support for AAFP Congress of Delegates Activities
- American Medical Association (AMA) Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA) Guidelines on Gifts to Physicians from Industry Opinion E-8.061
- American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Guidelines on Gifts to Physicians from Industry (see section 17)
- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals
- Background
- Policy (56-page PDF file; About PDFs)
Appendix E: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Guidance for Industry-Supported Scientific and Educational Activities
Appendix F: AAFP Policies on Direct-to-Consumer Advertising
Appendix G: AAFP Policies on Drug Legislation and Regulation
Appendix F: AAFP Policies on Direct-to-Consumer Advertising
Appendix G: AAFP Policies on Drug Legislation and Regulation
- Drug Discount Cards -- AAFP Legislative Stance
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) -- AAFP Legislative Stance
- Generic Drug Pricing -- AAFP Legislative Stance
- Physician Dispensing of Drug Samples
- Drug Testing and Selection
- Drugs -- Identification
- Drugs -- Therapeutic Substitution
- Consumer Access to Prescription Drugs
- Generic Drugs
- Pharmacists Dispensing Drugs
- Prescribing Drugs
- Drug Safety Packaging
Appendix H: AAFP Policies on Research and Marketing
- Research and Marketing
- Criteria for Participation in Sponsored Research, Definitions
- AMA Guidelines and AAFP Position Paper on Proprietary Practices Applicable to Research
- Characteristics of Ethical Research
- Policy on the Joint Development of Clinical Policies with Other Organizations, including Criteria for Consideration in AAFP Involvement in Clinical Practice Guideline Development and Criteria for Working with Outside Organizations (3-page Word file; About Downloading)
Appendix I: Recommendations Regarding the Use of These Guidelines/Policies
- Constituent Chapters
- Residency Programs
- Policies on Physician Practice
- AMA "Code of Ethics" Section 8, "Opinions on Practice Matters"
- Health Care Financing Administration, Section 1877, Social Security Act, "Physicians' Referrals to Health Care Entities with which They Have Financial Relationships" (10-page PDF file; About PDFs)
- Individual Physicians and Proprietary Practices
V. Summary
