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Speaker Agreements

Outside Services must be provided in accordance with Johns Hopkins School of Medicine policies. Here are some guidelines that need to be considered when you serve as a SPEAKER.

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Guidelines

1.  

Do not become a spokesperson for any company and/or product. You should not participate in any activity that could constitute endorsement, promotion, or marketing of any product, technology, or service.
2.

You must retain full control and authority over professional material that you present and must not allow your presentation to be subject to prior approval by any commercial entity other than approval for the use of proprietary information.

3.

Per School of Medicine, participation in Industry Speaker’s Bureau activities is prohibited. Industry Speaker’s Bureau activities typically have the following characteristics:

  • The company has the contractual right to dictate what the faculty member says; and/or
  • The company (not the faculty member) creates the slide set (or other presentation materials) and has the final approval for all content and edits; and/or
  • The faculty member receives compensation from the company and acts as the company’s employee or spokesperson for the purposes of dissemination of company-generated presenation material.

An exception may be granted for participation in FDA-mandated training of providers for a new device or procedure.

4.

You are not permitted speak as a respresentative of the Johns Hopkins University or the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

5.Do not disclose any invention or other data of information that is proprietary to JHU.
6.

Always give a fair, balanced, and scientifically rigorous presentation.

7.The company cannot use the names or logos of JHU in any of their documents or marketing materials, whether in print, electronic, or any other media.
8. Disclose your relationship with the company in all public presentations related to, or sponsored by the company.
 
 
 
 
 

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