Medical Education & Research and Development

These relationships deliver high quality patient outcomes and advance the management of diseases. While these exchanges and collaborations are essential, they also need to be structured via a healthy and transparent working relationship between the industry and HCPs/HCOs.

The Code regulates in detail how these collaborations, in particular in the field of R&D and HCP medical education (e.g. medical congresses, scholarships etc.) should be structured in order to avoid any resemblance of improperness.

Education and Training

MedTech Europe has developed the following training and communication material on the new Code of Ethical Business Practice.

• Training video

  Training video

  MedTech Europe has developed a half-an-hour training video on the key aspects of the Code. Click here to view the video.

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• Leaflet for Healthcare Professionals

  Leaflet for Healthcare Professionals

  MedTech Europe has developed two leaflets outlining the key changes in the new Code aimed at Healthcare Professionals and representatives from Healthcare Organisations, such as for example medical societies and hospitals.

  • Leaflet for Healthcare Professionals (HCPs). Available also in other languages: DE, FR, ES, IT

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• Leaflet for Healthcare Organisations

  Leaflet for Healthcare Organisations

  MedTech Europe has developed two leaflets outlining the key changes in the new Code aimed at Healthcare Professionals and representatives from Healthcare Organisations, such as for example medical societies and hospitals.

  • Leaflet for Healthcare Organisations (HCOs). Available also in other languages: DE, FR, ES, IT

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• Training slide-deck for legal and compliance professionals

  Training slide-deck for legal and compliance professionals

  Two training slide-decks are available and give a comprehensive overview of the new MedTech Europe Code as well as information on transposition and implementation:

  • for legal and compliance professionals.

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• Training slide-deck for sales and business representative

  Training slide-deck for sales and business representative

  Two training slide-decks are available and give a comprehensive overview of the new MedTech Europe Code as well as information on transposition and implementation:

  • for sales and business representative.

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• Annual Global Compliance MedTech Conference (GMTCC)

  Annual Global Compliance MedTech Conference (GMTCC)

  The annual GMTCC is one of the largest initiatives focused on the global compliance issues confronting the medical device and diagnostics industry. This is an association-led and organized initiative to reduce corruption risk and drive global harmonization of compliance laws and enforcement. The conference is designed to educate, stimulate interactive discussions and share best practices on timely global compliance challenges. This conference brings together regulators, industry CEOs, senior compliance professionals, legal officers, both small and large MedTech manufacturers from across the globe, as well as NGOs, physicians associations and outside counsels.

• National Codes

  National Codes

  Link to national codes

• Template Grant Agreement

  Template Grant Agreement

  These two templates were developed to illustrate how a company Grant Agreements and Grant Request Forms could look like.

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• Template Request Form

  Template Request Form

  These two templates were developed to illustrate how a company Grant Agreements and Grant Request Forms could look like.

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• Educational Grant process mapping

  Educational Grant process mapping

  This chart aims at illustrating the necessary steps for the different parties involved in a Grant Agreement.

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