Medical conference code of conduct

  Different fields have different conference cultures, and these change over time.  I've agreed to give a talk at a conference that physicians may attend for Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit, and it came with the following list of things for me to attest. Most of them seem to be assurances that my discussion will not be influenced by companies that have paid me in some way.

Attestations

• The content and/or presentation of the information with which I am involved will promote quality or improvements in health care and will not promote a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.
• Content for this activity, including any presentation of therapeutic options, will be well-balanced, unbiased, and evidence-based. Opinions that are not supported by evidence or are supported by limited or preliminary evidence will be so identified. Recommendations involving clinical medicine will 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. All scientific research referred to will conform to the generally accepted standard of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.
• I have not and will not accept any honoraria, additional payments, or reimbursements directly for this CE activity from an ineligible company.
• I understand that my presentation and/or content may need to be peer-reviewed prior to the activity, and will provide educational content and resources in advance as requested.
• If I am discussing specific healthcare products or services, I will use generic names to the extent possible. If I need to use trade names, I will use trade names from several companies when available, and not just trade names from any single company.
• If I am discussing any product use that is off-label, I will disclose that the use or indication in question is not currently approved by the FDA.
• If I have been trained or utilized by a commercial interest or its agent as a speaker (e.g., speaker's bureau) for any ineligible company, the promotional aspects of that presentation will not be included in any way with this activity.
• If I am presenting research funded by a commercial interest, the information presented will be based on generally accepted scientific principles and methods and will not promote the ineligible company or the funding company