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Orange Guide – Chapter 9: Speaker Programs for HCPs
Speaker Program Checklist
Speaker programs must be submitted and approved in EZSpeak prior to the program date.
All speakers must be active in EZSpeak and selected based only on expertise, credentials and
ability to communicate with the target audience.
You must have a pre-program discussion with each speaker to review Pfizer’s speaker policies
and the proposed slide deck. You must download and review a copy of the speaker’s slide
deck from EZSpeak (or other approved brand website) prior to your discussion.
At the program, you should be prepared to project the slides using your Pfizer laptop. This
ensures that all slides are current and have been approved by the Pfizer Review Committee.
You must be familiar enough with the deck and package insert to identify any inappropriate
statements or other issues with the speaker’s presentation.
Speakers may only present RC-approved slide decks. It is inappropriate for a speaker to skip
required safety slides or to present no slides during a program.
The information provided verbally by the speaker must be consistent with the RC-approved
slides and the product labeling, and must be fair and balanced with respect to benefits and
risks. Off-label information may be provided only in response to a specific unsolicited
question, in accordance with the rules set forth below.
Only RC-approved educational information can be handed out to attendees.
At the start of all speaker programs, speakers must clearly state that Pfizer is sponsoring the
presentation and that they are presenting on Pfizer’s behalf.
Speakers must engage the attendees for a minimum of 45 minutes to one hour, inclusive of
Q&A for all venue programs. However, for programs with attendees in an in-office setting, a
minimum of 30 minutes is acceptable.
The speaker program venue must be appropriate and conducive to a scientific or educational
presentation.
HCPs and appropriate non-HCP office staff may be invited to speaker programs. For each
invitee, colleagues are responsible for determining whether the program contents are
appropriate in light of the attendee’s role and responsibility for patient care.
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