Copyright Criteria in a PowerPoint Presentation

To meet CPD Standards, when creating the PowerPoint slides for your presentation, please follow the criteria listed below:

  1. Declaration of conflict of interest disclosure (CoI) slide: Include a CoI slide at the beginning of your presentation (oral disclosure using a visual slide is mandatory) - Conflict of Interest
  2. Learning objectives (L.O.s): Include a slide indicating the learning objectives you have created that align with the content covered in your presentation and with the overall activity learning objectives. Learning Objectives must be created using the following criteria: Quick Tips - Creating Learning Objectives
  3. CanMEDS Framework: As a speaker, during you presentation you are encouraged to discuss CanMEDS competencies outside of the Medical Expert Role. Include a slide listing the CanMEDS competencies you will be addressing:
  1. Use your own material: Avoid copying images, videos, tables, cartoons, and graphs, etc from copyrighted publications:
    • If needed, redraw graphs and tables and fully reference the source on the slides;
    • No patient images are permitted, unless written consent is attained or the patient cannot be identified;
    • Do not display names, hospital numbers or other patient IDs on your content.
  2. Promotion: Do not use company logos, commercial products, or device names in your presentation. Only generic names are to be used. If brand names are used, place the name in parentheses after the generic name.
  3. Please ensure content is scientifically valid and fully referenced on relevant slides.
  4. Inform the audience of limited evidence for a recommendation and/or possible harm from products, drugs or devices.
  5. Off-Label Use: Information claims or recommendations for use of a drug, therapeutic agents, or medical devices that are not approved in Canada or differ in any way from the product monograph must be declared verbally and on printed materials. In addition, the content must provide information concerning limited evidence for a recommendation and possible harm from products, drugs or devices.
  6. Interactivity: Please ensure that at least 25% of your presentation is conducted in an interactive manner.

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