ORS Moderator Instructions
ORS Moderator Instructions
Moderators must review this presentation,
print the last slide, complete, and fax or e-mail
to the ORS office indicating you have completed
the online training.
Responsibilities for Moderators:
 Make sure the Presenter gives verbal disclosure at
beginning of talk
 Identify and address Conflict of Interest
 Address Commercial Bias
No Photography
Announce to attendees there is No Photography
allowed in the meeting rooms, poster and exhibit
hall, including cameras, video camera, and cell
phones.
Conflict of Interest
Per ACCME requirements for CME certification,
Moderators are responsible for addressing conflict
of interest. Information will be included at the
head table.
Disclosure
 Make sure the speaker’s first slide is the
disclosure.
 Make sure the speaker gives a verbal
disclosure at the beginning of the talk.
Commercial Bias
 Moderators are responsible for “keeping the
presentations balanced.
 When a company’s product is mentioned, we ask that
the moderator note other products generally
acceptable for the procedure discussed if the speaker
does not.
 It would also be appropriate to announce the
speaker’s documentation of the potential conflict as
noted in the disclosure index listed in the transactions
of the Annual Meeting on DVD-Rom or ask the
faculty speaker if such a conflict exits.
Thank you for taking your time to view the
ORS Moderator Training Presentation.
Questions?
Please contact the ORS office by e-mail at heflin@ors.org, or by phone at
847-430-5021.
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presentation.
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