International congresses hospitality

One of the first considerations in respect of sponsorship of healthcare professionals attending international congresses, in terms of travel, accommodation or congress registration fees, is whether the authorities in the health professional s country require notification of this sponsorship. This is true in France, for example, where the national medical board, Consiel national de l Ordre des Medecins (CNOM), and the national board of pharmacists, Consiel national de l Ordre des Pharmacists (CNOP), require 30 days advance notification of hospitality or sponsorship. Details of this can be found in Section 8.3, p. 131. 

Chang, W.R., Gronqvist, R., Wolf, L., Demaster, E., and Matz, M. Slips, Trips and Fall in U.S. Hospital Workers—Detailed Investigation. Maastricht, the Netherlands World Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (lEA), 2006. 

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