Code Signers of 2015 CMSS Code for Interactions with Companies

The following CMSS Member Organizations have agreed to be listed as signers to the 2015 CMSS Code for Interactions with Companies. Additional member and non-member societies will be added as leadership reviews and approves the Code. 

What it means to sign on to the Code: 

Societies that sign on to the Code should adopt policies and procedures to guide Society‐Company interactions in accordance with the Code. Societies will interpret and implement the Code in the context of their organizational structure and their policies and procedures. Because Societies can vary in their activities and corporate structures, these policies and procedures need not be uniform. Each Society that chooses to sign on to the Code is encouraged to adopt policies and procedures that are tailored to meet its individual organizational needs. Societies may choose to adopt policies that are more rigorous than the Code. 

CMSS Member Societies that have formally signed on to the Code: 

  • American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)
  • American Academy of Dermatology (AAD)
  • American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
  • American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
  • American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
  • American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM)
  • American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AAPM&R)
  • American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE)
  • American College of Cardiology (ACC)
  • American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
  • American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG)
  • American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)
  • American College of Physicians (ACP)
  • American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM)
  • American College of Radiology (ACR)
  • American College of Rheumatology (ACRh)
  • American College of Surgeons (ACS)
  • American Congress of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG)
  • American Epilepsy Society (AES)
  • American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
  • American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
  • American Psychiatric Association (APA)
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
  • American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS)
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
  • American Society of Hematology (ASH)
  • American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
  • American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
  • American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
  • American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
  • American Thoracic Society (ATS)
  • American Urological Association (AUA)
  • North American Spine Society (NASS)
  • Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed)
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
  • Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO)
  • Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM)
  • Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR)
  • Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI)

Non-member Societies that have formally signed on to the Code: 

  • Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM)
  • American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM)
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAOHNS)
  • American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM)
  • American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
  • American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and AASM Foundation
  • American College of Osteopathic Internists (ACOI)
  • American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)
  • American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)
  • American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS)
  • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE)
  • International Neuromodulation Society (INS)
  • National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
  • Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)
  • Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
  • Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM)

Organizations that have announced their support for the Code:

  • Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
  • Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
  • Association for Hospital Medical Education (AHME)
  • American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
  • Eastern Association of the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)
  • Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)
  • National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)

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