Position Statements
Policy Statement: Policy & Guidelines for Interactions with Industry
Purpose
To provide guidance for Nurse Practitioners in Interaction with Industry
General Principles
• The primary objective in the interactions of Nurse Practitioners and industry should be the advancement of the health of all British Columbians.
• Relationships with Nurse Practitioners and industry are guided by the CRNBC Code of Ethics and by this BCNPA policy.
• The BCNPA Executive will not be party to Executive members being the beneficiary of non-educational largesse from the industry
• The Nurse Practitioner's primary obligation is to the patient.
• Nurse Practitioners must avoid any self-interest in their prescribing and referral practices.
• The Nurse Practitioner should always maintain professional autonomy and independence when in relations with industry. All Nurse Practitioners should remain committed to scientific methodology.
• Nurse Practitioners with ties to industry have an obligation to disclose ties in any situation where potential influence to their judgment could be reasonably perceived as having factor.
• BCNPA will not facilitate access of drug representatives to membership ‘contact information’.
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Policy Statement: Policy and Technical Requirements for 3rd Party Content posted on BCNPA Website - www.bcnpa.org
Purpose:
The BCNPA undertakes reasonable efforts to provide current information on the BCNPA website, we do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information or the availability of this website. The information on this website is provided on an 'as is' and 'as available' basis. The policy statement and technical specifications are established to make BCNPA's position on 3rd party content known to all usersof this site.