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TO WHICH GUIDELINES AND/OR REGULATIONS DOES THE ACADIA MEDICAL EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT ADHERE?
Acadia’s grant approval process operates in accordance with the recommendations and guidance
of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
(PhRMA), the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), “National
Physician Payment Transparency Program: OPEN PAYMENTS” (commonly known as the “Sunshine
Act”) and internal ACADIA compliance policies. ACADIA does not provide support for any medical
education program that is intended to encourage, induce or influence any grant recipient to
purchase, prescribe, refer, recommend, sell, administer or arrange for the purchase, sale,
recommendation or formulary placement of any ACADIA product.
WHAT IS ACADIA’S MEDICAL EDUCATION GRANT PROCESS?
All medical education grants must be requested through the ACADIA Medical Education
Department portal. There is no manual process for submissions separate from the online
system.
DOES AN ORGANIZATION HAVE TO BE AN ACCREDITED CME/CE PROVIDER TO RECEIVE
GRANT FUNDING?
ACADIA considers grant requests for accredited medical education programs and activities.
Accredited programs must meet all applicable criteria.
WHAT ACTIVITES ARE CONSIDERED FOR FUNDING?
ACADIA is committed to supporting independent medical education through grants. Our focus
is in educational initiatives which improve disease awareness and patient care related to the
neuropsychiatric complications of Parkinson’s disease and Rett syndrome. Requests outside
of this area will not be considered.
Grants are awarded to support medical education activities, scientific conferences,
development of health care publications, and other legitimate educational and scientific
activities. Grant proposals must identify specific activities, or a series of activities, that occur
over a specified period for which funding is requested.