We believe education is one of the most important tools we can provide the healthcare community. So we're proud to support advancements in medical technology, as well as ongoing education for surgeons, nurses and other healthcare professionals through our educational grant program.

Requests are reviewed as they come into Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (EES) by the Health Care Compliance department and an independent compliance leadership committee whose members are outside of the commercial sales and marketing areas of the company. Every grant we award is based on the merit of the educational program as reflected in the submission and alignment with Health Care Compliance policies. No awards are determined by taking into account the volume or value of any business that could be potentially generated by the grant sponsor. The grant sponsor is not obligated to purchase, use, recommend or arrange for the use of any EES product.*

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Organizations eligible to request educational grants

The following types of organizations are eligible to request support for educational grants from EES:

• Academic Medical Institutions
• Hospitals
• Professional Medical Societies
• Patient Advocacy Organizations
• Accredited CME Providers

Note: Neither physician, group practices nor medical education communication companies are eligible to request or receive grant funding from EES.

Procedural areas of business interest

Areas of interest at EES include, but are not limited to: minimally invasive and general surgery with a focus on bariatric, colorectal, gynecologic, ENT, thoracic, plastic and gastric surgeries. EES also supports programs with a focus on sedation/anesthesia, breast health, health care economics and advanced medical technology.

Educational grant guidelines

To receive consideration, requests should be submitted at least 45 days prior to the start of the program through the on-line request application. Submission of a grant guarantees neither approval of the request nor support for the entire amount requested. EES may not request educational grants for customers.

If your request is approved, a copy of a Letter of Agreement will be sent to the requesting organization or CME provider (if applicable) for signature.  The Letter of Agreement must be signed by an authorized institution associate from the requesting organization or CME provider. This letter must be returned to EES prior to any payment being issued. Disclosure of financial support for educational grants must be made to program participants. A suggested disclosure statement is: Support has been provided through an educational grant from Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Information required for submission

All submissions must include the following information:

• Title and dates of the event or activity
• Line item program budget
• Amount of funding requested from EES with details on how funds will be used
• Must include all value (cash, product or services to be provided by EES)
• Final or draft program agenda
• Description of purpose and anticipated outcome of the program
• Venue
• Federal Tax ID of organization receiving payment
• Name, address and contact of sponsoring organization
• Name, address and contact of organization to which payment should be made or product shipped

Additional information may be required for requests that include an animate or human cadaver lab as outlined below:

• Identification of the lab site name.
• Human Cadaver labs must be held at institutions under an EES Cadaver agreement.
• Programs with animate labs must be USDA approved. IAICUC and AAALAC approvals are recommended.
• Product requests for EES products to be used at a sponsored program require the Ethicon Endo-Surgery product code and quantity measured in single instrument units (not sales unit).
• Any other type of equipment or services requested from EES must be defined in the space provided on the on-line application.

Activities not supported through our educational grant process

The following types of activities may not be supported with an educational grant:

• Programs not approved by EES prior to the date of the event.
• Requests outside the areas of EES business, educational and/or research interest.
• Requests from individual Health Care Professionals (HCP), group practices or medical education communication companies.
• Travel, expenses or fees for specific conference/society participants. As an exception, travel may be requested for HCPs in training, e.g. fellows, residents, medical students, if the request comes from the program sponsor or medical educational institution.
• Payment is made to the accredited body (CME provider) unless otherwise specified in writing.
• EES does not support funding requests from commercial organizations or Medical Education Communication Companies (MECC).

Types of educational grants

Accredited Educational Activities (Continuing Medical Education – CME and Continuing Education - CE)

Accredited educational activities are CME/CE programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or other appropriate accrediting body for continuing education credits. The accrediting body has responsibility for the program, program content and issuance of continuing medical education credits. Disclosure of support is required as per ACCME policies. Types of CME/CE activities supported by EES include: conference/symposia or courses with or without labs, educational speaker/dinner, grand rounds programs, or development of educational materials.

Accredited (CME/CE) programs require the following additional information:

• Name, address and contact of the accrediting organization.
• Accreditation statement indicating the program name, date, venue and number of credits provided or a printed brochure with accreditation disclosed.

Non-accredited Educational Activities

Non-accredited programs provide valuable education through an eligible organization; however, HCPs do not receive continuing medical education credits. Types of non-accredited activities supported by EES include: conference/symposia or courses with or without labs, educational speaker/dinner/grand rounds programs, development of educational materials, resident education or patient programs. The guidelines below are specific to non-accredited programs:

• EES limits support to expenses directly related to the educational program including speaker honoraria and/or expenses, audio visual costs, development and dissemination of educational materials.
• Activities not supported in a non-accredited program include ordinary operating expenses of the sponsoring organization, facility rental, and salary/travel expenses of sponsors employees or program participants.
• Types of programs not supported include graduation dinners, holiday celebrations or reimbursement of expenses to a specific organization to prepare its residents for board qualifying examinations.

* Educational grants are provided in accordance with the Guidance Document on the Promotion of FDA-Regulated Products and the Dissemination of Scientific Information, and with the FDA Guidance on Industry-Supported Scientific and Educational Activities, the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support (www.accme.org) ("ACCME Standards"), the AMA Ethical Guidelines for Gifts to Physicians from Industry (www.ama-assn.org) ("AMA Guidelines"), the AdvaMed Code of Ethics for Interactions with Health Care Professionals (www.advamed.org) ("AdvaMed Code") and/or other relevant industry standards.