Banff Speaker Resources

• Understanding Mainpro+ Certification | Education Standards
• National Standard for Support of Accredited CPD Activities
• The CMA Guidelines for Physicians in Interactions with Industry
• The Innovative Medicines Canada Code of Ethical Practices

For programs delivered in Quebec, the Code of Ethics of the Conseil québécois de développment professionel continu des médecins

• Connecting to Zoom through your browser 
• Downloading the Zoom desktop client 
• Using the Zoom desktop client 
• Zoom for iOS 
• Zoom for Android 

Presenters are responsible for ensuring that they comply with regulations made under the Copyright Act Any third party materials included in presentations must fall under educational exemptions in the Copyright Act, the fair dealing guidelines, institutional agreements, or have author permissions in place The Copyright Office is available to assist and offer helpful guidance online and can review your slide deck or presentation materials

The University of Calgary has a copyright policy, to which University Faculty members must adhere Acceptable Use of Material Projected by Copyright You must instruct participants that learning materials are for individual use only and are not to be distributed

Please ensure your presentation meets Copyright standards and review the key summary below.

• All images/charts must be referenced. Images that appear on multiple websites and the rights holder is unclear should be referenced as "image copyright unknown". Handouts, PDFs of the presentation, will be reviewed to ensure copyright compliance before being uploaded to the secure, password-protected website.
   
• Free stock photos and cliparts are available here:
  • Pixabay (www.pixabay.com)
  • Foter (www.foter.com)
  • Freeimages (www.freeimages.com)
  • Morguefile (https://morguefile.com/)
  • Pexels (https://www.pexels.com/)
  • Open Clipart (https://openclipart.org/
  • Unsplash (www.unsplash.com)
  • Giphy (www.giphy.com)
     
• Summarize and cite relevant research publications / evidence-based sources.
   
• Use generic names when possible
   
• Patient images may be used only if they are completely de-identified/anonymized as per HIA S.32 (1).  Images of patients from websites must be referenced and are used under the assumption that consent was given – reputable websites only should be used.

Slide Deck and Teaching Materials

Slide will be sent out to you to edit for your presentation including the following information

For each presentation, ensure you include and complete the following mandatory slides:

1. Session title, faculty name, credentials, and affiliation(s)
2. Session Learning Objectives Slide – place in second position
   • How to write Learning Objectives
3. Faculty Disclosure Slide – place in third position in PowerPoint presentation
4. Copyright Slide – place in fourth position in PowerPoint presentation
5. AI Generated Content Disclosure - If AI-generated content is used in the presentation, place in fifth position in the PowerPoint presentation. Note: It must be reviewed for equity, accuracy, and mitigation of any AI introduced bias. A human expert review must be applied to AI-assisted educational materials.

Content

• Summarize and cite relevant, diverse research publications /evidence-based sources.
• References must be cited on the slide which contains the referenced information, date, etc.
• Focus on the proposed objectives, offering relevant “Clinical Pearls” or recommendations that learners can integrate and use in practice.
• Present content that is balanced and scientifically valid.
• Generic names should be used in certified programs.
• If brand names are used, the brand name should appear in parentheses after the generic name. Every drug mentioned should be referred to in a similar manner. If abbreviations of long generic drug names are required use these after the first presentation of the whole drug name.
• Where relevant discuss both potential harms and benefits (e.g. NNT, NNH, absolute and relative risk reductions).
• Logos and brand names outside of medications should not be used in any slides. Please read the copyright section for further details.
• Foster a safe and inclusive learning environment by avoiding gendered, racialized, and other forms of oppressive language.

Accreditation Requirements

• Contact us with any proposed title or objectives changes.
• Share all real or apparent conflict(s) with the audience.
• Review the session learning objectives with the audience.
• Use interactive teaching techniques for at least 25% of the session time.
• Include references in all teaching materials (slides or handouts).
• Include discussion about commonly encountered barriers to practice change.
• Do not use industry logos on the slides or handout materials.

Incorporation of Evidence

• Acknowledge when there is no evidence to support assertions or recommendations.
• Provide a rationale if using only one study, or a limited selection from available studies.
• Do not alter evidence to highlight one treatment or product.
• High quality evidence may come from systematic reviews/meta-analyses of studies (RCTs, cohort case control studies), or single, moderate-sized, well-designed RCTs or well-designed, consistent, controlled but not randomized trials or large cohort studies.