American Pain Society – APS - Corporate Members

May 11, 2008

Membership

Corporate Membership

APS Corporate Membership is available to those organizations that support the goals and mission of APS, provide products used in the diagnosis and treatment of pain, and are approved by the Board of Directors. This is a nonvoting membership extended to a single corporate designated representative. APS Corporate Membership annual dues are $5,000.

Who Are The APS Corporate Members?

Read about our corporate members.

Why Join APS?

Corporate membership in APS benefits your professional development in the field of pain, your company, your colleagues, and people in pain. APS corporate membership supports your continued professional development by providing peer-reviewed scientific and clinical publications and continuing education programs. To receive valuable benefits, more information, and access the corporate membership application click here.

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4700 W. Lake Avenue
Glenview, IL 60025-1485
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Call for Corporate Satellite Symposia

The American Pain Society’s 28th Annual Scientific Meeting

May 7-9, 2009 • San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA

The following information will remain on the APS Web site through the conclusion of the 2009 annual meeting. These guidelines and instructions have been developed as a resource for you in the planning and implementation of a satellite symposium program. Please refer to these guidelines frequently.

Please read the following information and proceed to the link below to begin your proposal for a Corporate Satellite Symposium.

APS Mission Statement: The American Pain Society is a multidisciplinary community that brings together a diverse group of scientists, clinicians and other professionals to increase the knowledge of pain and transform public policy to reduce pain-related suffering.

The American Pain Society (APS) invites its medical education partners to submit proposals for the official Corporate Satellite Symposia, which will occur in conjunction with the APS Annual Scientific Meeting, May 7-9, 2009 in San Diego, CA. Proposals will be reviewed by the APS Scientific Program Committee, and will be evaluated based on the quality of the proposed programs and their relevance to a multidisciplinary pain community. The proposed programs must demonstrate scientific rigor and objectivity and be free of commercial bias for or against any product.

If a proposal is accepted by the Scientific Program Committee, the program will be scheduled as an official Corporate Satellite Symposium of the annual meeting in a breakfast, lunch, or dinner slot, and will be held concurrently with other Corporate Satellite Symposia. The APS Scientific Program Committee will determine program placement based on several factors. Once a time has been assigned, it cannot be changed. The symposia are considered as official satellite events held in conjunction with the 28th Annual Scientific Meeting. No other educational programs or social events supported or sponsored by any other organization and directed at the same audience may be offered over the official dates and times of the 28th Annual Scientific Meeting in the same city as the APS meeting.

The APS Scientific Program Committee will review all proposals. Criteria for acceptance of a proposal include the following:

The topic is timely and of broad interest to a multidisciplinary pain community. Programs that are designed for a multidisciplinary audience will be given first consideration. See “Proposal Submission/Selection Process,” page 3.
The topic was developed in accordance with all accreditation/sponsorship guidelines, e.g., ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, ANCC Commercial Support Guidelines, ACPE Guidelines for Standards for Commercial Support, and APA Promotion and Advertising of Programs; and, the content is free of commercial bias for or against any product
The proposed program is designated for physician, nursing, psychologist, and pharmacist credit by an ACCME, ANCC, ACPE accredited provider and an approved APA sponsor. This is a requirement of acceptance and inclusion in the program.

The APS Scientific Program Committee will meet in September 2008 and will review all proposals. Proposals must be received by electronic submission by July 25, 2008. Late proposals, or those received by any means other than the electronic submission system, will not be reviewed by the APS Scientific Program Committee.

Timeline

5/5/08 – Submission tool available on www.ampainsoc.org
7/25/08 – Proposals for Corporate Satellite Symposia due to APS
9/15/08 – Companies notified of acceptance and recommended revisions, as determined by the Scientific Program Committee. An invoice and Letter of Agreement for the educational grant will be included with the acceptance letter.
11/14/08 – Educational grant and signed Letter of Agreement due to APS. The session description submitted in the proposal will be used for the registration brochure. If you wish to submit an updated version, you may do so by this date. A list of confirmed faculty is also due at this time. If a signed letter of agreement is not submitted, the program will not be included in the registration brochure, Web site, and program book.
1/21/09 – APS to provide logistical information packet, including: AV equipment, floor diagram and facility contacts on the APS Web site http://www.ampainsoc.org
2/01/09 – Draft copy of invitation submitted to APS for approval
2/16/09 – APS Program Book advertising deadlines (optional, additional fee)
3/02/09 – APS will provide APS member mailing labels. Requests due for additional audiovisual equipment, audience response system, etc.
4/06/09 – APS will provide mailing labels for pre-registrations for meeting
4/10/09 – Room Drop Closing (optional, additional fee)
7/06/09 – Summary of program evaluations to APS post-conference

The process for submission, selection, and conduct of the Corporate Satellite Symposia is described below.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION/SELECTION PROCESS

Companies wishing to present a Corporate Satellite Symposium at the APS Annual Scientific Meeting may do so by following the link at the bottom of this page and completing a proposal form.
One proposal on behalf of a Corporate Member.
Late proposals, or those received by any means other than the electronic submission system will not be reviewed by the APS Scientific Program Committee.
The APS Scientific Program Committee (SPS) will evaluate and rate all proposals. Ratings will be based on overall quality, scientific merit and broad-based appeal. APS highly encourages multidisciplinary content. This can be achieved, in part, by including a psychosocial component to the program and including faculty from several disciplines.

Note: The selection of proposals is a competitive process. In 2009, the SPC will be looking for proposals that reflect content not previously presented and are complimentary to the 2009 program.

The following Corporate Satellite Symposia were held in 2008:

State-of-the-Science: Abuse-Deterrent Opioid Formulations
Traveling Pain’s Pathways: Basing Treatment Upon the Underlying Neurobiology of Pain
Optimizing Treatment Outcomes in Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
Treatment Strategies for Patients Not Responding to Increased Doses of Opioids: An Analgesic Roadmap for Clinicians
Multidrug Therapy for Chronic Pain: Scientific and Clinical Considerations
Fibromyalgia Fundamentals for the Practitioner
Misuse and Abuse of Prescription Pain Medications: Profiling the Effects of Pain Medications Minimizing Abuse, Misuse, and Diversion of Combination Opioids
Clinical and Pharmacologic Perspectives on Opioid Use: Evidence-Based Strategies for Risk Assessment and Attenuation

Evaluation data gleaned from a recent annual meeting indicated strong interest in the following topics, and we encourage proposals dealing with these topics. Note: innovation in topic selection and development is of high importance to the SPC:

Cancer pain
Complex regional pain syndrome
Fibromyalgia related research and evidence based treatment (beyond the basics)
Genetics and pain
Geriatric pain
Interventional pain management
Low back pain
Headache

New in 2009, as you enter the title of your program, you will see a list of titles already submitted for the 2009 meeting. This is being done to avoid redundancy in topics. We strongly suggest you modify your proposal if you see that your topic has already been submitted. Please be aware that the committee will select only one program on a particular topic.

The submitted proposals will be "blinded" to eliminate bias from the Scientific Program Committee.
To avoid any appearance of conflict, the current APS President and members of the Scientific Program Committee should not be included as speakers or moderators in a Corporate Satellite Symposium. Members of the Board of Directors need to carefully consider whether their participation might be construed as a conflict of interest.

The 2008-2009 APS President and Scientific Program Committee members are: Charles Inturrisi, PhD, President
Knox Todd, MD MPH Chair	Robert Jamison, PhD
Robert Jamison, PhD, Chair-elect	Renee Manworren, MS RN BC CNS
Benjamin Atwater, MD	Tonya M Palermo, PhD
David Clark, MD PhD	Linda L Porter, PhD
Nessa Coyle, PhD RN	Christine N Sang, MD MPH
Ricardo Cruciani, MD PhD	Scott Strassels PhD PharmD BCPS
Patrick Dougherty, PhD	Raymond C Tait, PhD

All Corporate Satellite Symposia must be designated for physician, nursing, psychologist, and pharmacist credit by an ACCME/ANCC/ACPE accredited provider and an approved APA sponsor. APS will not provide continuing education credit for Corporate Satellite Symposia. For possible sources of psychologist credit, go to http://www.apa.org/ce/sponappr.html
APS will notify the medical education company in writing regarding the committee’s decision as noted on the timeline. Applicants may not contact reviewers directly to provide additional information or to check the status of a proposal.
A proposal will be considered complete when it includes: the rationale for holding the symposium, learning objectives, complete agenda for the program, including topics, synopsis of program content (session description) for publication in APS conference brochure, and a description of how evaluation and awarding of CE credits will be handled on site. A representative of the medical education company must sign the proposal.

PROGRAM CONTENT AND SPEAKERS

Corporate Satellite Symposia must comply with ACCME, ANCC, and ACPE Standards for Commercial Support.
Current APS President and Scientific Program Committee members may not be included as speakers or moderators in a Corporate Satellite Symposium (see above).
The format of the APS meeting allows for concurrent satellite symposia. When confirming your faculty, it is important that you determine that the potential faculty member is not participating in another program being held at the same time.
The program topic/content cannot be changed once it is selected and approved.
All correspondence with Corporate Satellite Symposium speakers, including honoraria and expense reimbursement, and disclosure information will be the responsibility of the organizer of the symposium.

PROMOTION

APS will list Corporate Satellite Symposia, including brief program synopses, in the APS Annual Scientific Meeting registration brochure, on-site program book and on the APS Web site and symposia registration Web site.
APS will provide supporters of Corporate Satellite Symposia with one set of mailing labels for all APS members 9 weeks prior to the annual meeting. In addition, 4 weeks prior to the conference APS will provide one set of mailing labels for the 2009 APS conference pre-registration list.
A blast e-mail will be sent 2-weeks out from the meeting to all registered attendees reminding them that 8 Corporate Satellite Symposia are being offered with a link to register.
Invitations for the Corporate Satellite Symposium must be submitted to APS for review and approval prior to publication.
Please allow at least five business days for APS to turn around approvals.
You may refer to your program as a "Corporate Satellite Symposium," or a "CE Satellite Luncheon/Dinner Symposium;" however, APS requires that the rest of the verbiage is stated in this manner: "Held in conjunction with the 28th Annual Meeting of the American Pain Society."
Requested copy for invitations: There is no registration fee for attending this symposium, however, seating is limited. To preregister for (Name of Symposia goes here), please register online at www.symposiareg.org/aps or contact Cathy Rickert at 847/375-4881. Preregistration does not guarantee seating. We do recommend arriving at the symposium location early.
Please note – any usage of the APS logo requires permission from APS.

REGISTRATION

APS will assign a vendor to handle all pre-registration for Corporate Satellite Symposia. Attendees will be referred to one web site, www.sympoisiareg.org/aps to register for all satellite events.
Registration reports will be sent on a scheduled basis identifying all pre-registrants with their demographic profile.
A Corporate Satellite Symposia Information desk will be set in the APS registration area to field questions and assist in onsite registration.
All 8 Corporate Satellite Symposia will be listed on signage located outside the session room and in the APS registration area.
Satellite symposia personnel must be available outside the session room an hour prior to the scheduled start time of the event to handle registration and answer questions.
2 lead retrieval units will be provided one hour before the session, these units must be picked up at the Corporate Satellite Symposia Information desk located in the APS registration area
A registration table, easels and rope and stanchion will be provided outside the session room.

EVENT LOGISTICS

One person must be designated as the sole contact for the Corporate Satellite Symposium. APS will deal directly with that one person.
APS will assign a meeting room, with your notification letter, for your event at the meeting facility.
APS to provide logistical information packet, including: AV equipment, floor diagram, and facility contact on the APS Web site January 21, 2009. www.ampainsoc.org
Meeting rooms designated for Corporate Satellite Symposia will be set with round tables, banquet style. No buffet set up will be allowed without prior permission from the APS contact.
A minimum of 350 should be budgeted for food & beverage. Guarantees should be based on your preregistration numbers and past attendance at similar events at APS. This number does vary (150-350) based on breakfast, lunch or dinner time slots.
APS may require you to change your menu based on other events within the meeting.
The symposium and all food & beverage must be kept contained within the assigned meeting room and the assigned time frame.
Corporate Satellite Symposium organizer is responsible for handling onsite management of the event.
A registration table, 2 lead retrieval units, easels, and rope and stanchion will be provided outside the session room. No other furniture, display units, banners or unapproved signage may be placed outside the room. No sales activities may take place and no promotional materials may be distributed in the meeting room or the registration area.
Space will also be allocated for a maximum of 4 signs (22’ x 28’) for the Corporate Satellite Symposium. Placement and availability of posting signs will be determined by APS. Organizers are responsible for removing signage and meeting handouts, etc., from their assigned rooms at the conclusion of the event.
APS requires that you use the designated audio/visual contractor for this meeting, MAC Productions. A detailed AV equipment list and diagram will be provided. You have approval to bring in your own Producer and to order additional equipment.
Audio/video taping will be the responsibility of symposium organizer and can be arranged through MAC Productions.
All expenses associated with room set-up and clean up, food and beverage, electrical, telephone, shipping, etc., are the sole responsibility of the Corporate Satellite Symposium organizer.
Evaluations and certificates for continuing education credits are the responsibility of the Corporate Satellite Symposium organizer. A summary of participant evaluations must be provided to APS no later than 8 weeks after the conference.

Compliance

Violation of these guidelines may result in the cancellation of the symposium and/or may jeopardize the opportunity to hold a satellite event at future annual meetings. One person must be designated as the primary contact/project manager for the satellite program throughout the application and planning process; APS will deal directly with that one person.

Educational Grants

The program fee for a Corporate Satellite Symposium is $55,000 in the form of an educational grant to the American Pain Society.
A letter of agreement between APS and the medical education company must be signed.
Corporate Members providing the grant to the medical education companies will be acknowledged as providing the grant with the listing of the session. They will not be acknowledged as supporters of the meeting through this grant.
Program fees and accompanying signed letters of agreements must be received by APS by November 14, 2008.

Click here to begin your corporate satellite symposium submission or to retrieve/edit an existing submission.

Please contact APS if you need assistance with your submission, 847/375-4715. Our staff is available to assist you from 8 am – 6 pm Central time.