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The purpose of this website is to serve as a reference for Eucomed members in certain matters of ethics and healthcare compliance. Eucomed and its members are committed to ensuring that their relationships with Healthcare Professionals adhere to the highest ethical and professional standards.
This website provides Eucomed members, as defined in the Eucomed statutes and other interested parties with the important information regarding the financial support of pre-identified independent third-party organised conferences.
Eucomed Members are encouraged to consult the Conference Database on www.ethicalmedtech.eu prior to making decisions regarding either the sponsorship of third-party independently organised conferences or of Healthcare Professionals to attend such conferences.
The recommendations and decisions of the Eucomed Compliance Officer with regard to conferences will be made based on the rules and processes described on the EthicalMedTech website.
These recommendations and decisions, which will be posted on the website, are without prejudice to the following:
Negative recommendations and decisions will include a statement setting out the reasons why a particular conference does not comply with the Eucomed Code of Ethical Business Practice. Conference organisers identified in a submission will be notified ten days prior to the issuance of a negative recommendation or decision in order to permit them to correct deficiencies prior to the issuance of a final recommendation or decision.
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