1. Institute for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapie – Chair of Addiction Research Sponsoring of ATOD learned societies by organizations with vested interests: Proposal for guidelines Gerhard Bühringer Franziska Bellinger ICARA Annual Meeting, Budapest, 30 – 31. August 2015 Sponsoring/funding is used interchangeable First version 31.08.2015/revised 05.10.2015

2. 2 Topics (1)Background (2)Decision factors (3)Proposal for guidelines (4)Conclusions Institute for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapie – Chair of Addiction Research

3. 3 1. Background 1.1 Sponsoring/funding by organizations with vested interests Industry Social aspect organizations (e. g. International Center for Alcohol Policies) Public agencies (e. g. State monopolies; political interests) NGO– type (charity) organizations (e. g. treatment interests) Institute for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapie – Chair of Addiction Research

4. 4 1. Background 1.2 Type of interests (1)Direct financial interests (2)Indirect financial interests (3)Political interests (4)Professional interests Institute for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapie – Chair of Addiction Research

5. 5 1. Background 1.3 Way of influence Combining sponsoring with restrictions of independent scientific work/activities, e.g. (1)Meeting and Conference topics (2)Selection of speakers (3)Society statements (4)Society research guidelines (5)Society research funding topics/processes (if applicable) Institute for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapie – Chair of Addiction Research

6. 6 2. Decision factors Society sponsoring: To accept or not? (1)Economic needs (2)Reputation of the sponsering body (3)Wide or tight range of sponsored activities (4)Amount/intensity/type of limitations/requirements Within the agreement In the process of spending the money Institute for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapie – Chair of Addiction Research

7. 7 2. Decision factors Society sponsoring: To accept or not? (5)Degree/content of planned public relations about the sponsored activity (6)Possible influence on degree/content of public relations (7)Degree of transparency on agreement details for members, scientific community and public (8)Discussion within members on principles of sponsoring (9)Ethical risks Institute for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapie – Chair of Addiction Research

8. 8 3. Proposal for guidelines (1)Written, publicly accessible policy on regulations for accepting sponsoring (2)Written, publicy accessible agreement on accepted sponsoring Sponsor/ background organizations Amount, duration and aims Rights and limitations for the learned society Rights and limitations for the funding organization Regulationes for premature termination of sponsoring Type/degree/influence on public relation activities Institute for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapie – Chair of Addiction Research

9. 9 3. Proposal for guidelines (3)Information about sponsoring organizations and agreements for all sponsored activities (4)Independent Scientific Control Board (5)Annual report of the Scientific Board on sponsored activities for members and public (6)Transparent financial share of sponsored means in the annual budget (7)Limitations for the share of sponsored budget (e.g. 10%) (8)Public disclosure of possible competing interests: Board, workgroup members, conference speakers Institute for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapie – Chair of Addiction Research

10. 10 4. Conclusions Basic Conditions (1)Discussion within Society members on sponsoring (2)Written policy (3)Written agreement on sponsoring with all rights/influences of the sponsor (4)Independent external scientific control (5)Transparency of all details and processes Institute for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapie – Chair of Addiction Research

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