Reducing Marketing Bias in the AAFP

Substitute Resolution Adopted as Amended

RESOLVED, that the Pharma Workgroup and the AAFP delegation are instructed to prepare a resolution for AAFP CoD containing the following points

RESOLVED, that the AAFP will end the practice of placing pharmaceutical and medical device advertisements in the Annual Scientific Assembly Program Brochure, and be it further

RESOLVED, that the AAFP will end the practice of placing pharmaceutical company or product logos on any materials distributed by the AAFP to registrants and/or attendees of the Annual Scientific Assembly,

RESOLVED, that the AAFP will end the practice of selling lists of registrants for the Annual Scientific Assembly to proprietary entities, or offer registrants a prominent “opt-out” alternative on their registration form.

RESOLVED, the AAFP Scientific Assembly Subcommittee and AAFP staff will limit commercial marketing activities to the exhibit hall, limit industry sponsored food and other give-aways to the exhibit hall, and will work to avoid activities that necessitate registrants traverse the exhibit hall in order to attend educational or business sessions and that no AAFP sponsored educational activities (e.g., poster sessions) will take place within the exhibit hall.

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