Table 3

Criteria for identifying and coding conflict of interest policies and types of funding from the CMF industry—draft data extraction sheet (to be piloted)

Category	Criteria	Coding
Conflict of interest policy
Associations’ conflict of interest policies, sponsorship policies, guidelines or criteria	Existence of any official document of the association that mentions conflicts of interest or sponsorship, which governs the conduct of the organisation as a whole (includes official conflict of interest documents, sponsorship policies, codes of ethics, association statutes, etc).	Yes, or not identified. Note: In the database, the type of document and source of evidence (archived copy of web page/name of timestamped PDF file) will be recorded for each entry.
Sponsorship
Funding of journals, newsletters or other publications	Written indication of CMF companies as sponsors of the journal, magazine or newsletter.	Yes, or not identified. Note: In the database, the sponsor’s name, amount of funding (if available) and source of evidence (archived copy of web page/name of timestamped PDF file) will be recorded for each entry.
Funding for conferences and events	CMF company logos on conference webpage. Written indication of CMF companies as sponsors. Written indication of satellite symposia or other events sponsored by CMF companies.	Yes, or not identified. Note: In the database, the sponsor’s name, amount of funding (if available) and source of evidence (archived copy of web page/name of timestamped PDF file) will be recorded for each entry.
Funding for scholarships, fellowship, grants and awards	Written indication of CMF companies as sponsors of scholarships, awards, grants or fellowship funding.	Yes, or not identified. Note: In the database, the sponsor’s name, amount of funding (if available) and source of evidence (archived copy of web page/name of timestamped PDF file) will be recorded for each entry.
Funding for research	Written indication of CMF companies as sponsors of projects or research opportunities.	Yes, or not identified. Note: In the database, the sponsor’s name, amount of funding (if available) and source of evidence (archived copy of web page/name of timestamped PDF file) will be recorded for each entry.
Funding for websites or general use	CMF company logos on home page or sponsors/partners’ page. Written indication of CMF companies as sponsors. Written promotion of a particular CMF company.	Yes, or not identified. Note: In the database, the sponsor’s name, amount of funding (if available) and source of evidence (archived copy of web page/name of timestamped PDF file) will be recorded for each entry.
Funding for equipment	Written indication of CMF companies as sponsors for equipment provided to healthcare facilities or events.	Yes, or not identified. Note: In the database, the sponsor’s name, amount of funding (if available) and source of evidence (archived copy of web page/name of timestamped PDF file) will be recorded for each entry.
Payment for services
Paid advertisements in publications	Advertisements of CMF companies in online publications.	Yes, or not identified. Note: In the database, the sponsor’s name, amount of funding (if available) and source of evidence (archived copy of web page/name of timestamped PDF file) will be recorded for each entry.
Exhibitor space at conferences or events	Written indication of CMF companies as exhibitors. Photos of CMF exhibitions at conferences.	Yes, or not identified. Note: In the database, the sponsor’s name, amount of funding (if available) and source of evidence (archived copy of web page/name of timestamped PDF file) will be recorded for each entry.
Payment for purchase of members’ contact information	Mention of CMF companies purchasing contact lists. Any contractual agreements with CMF companies for data sharing.	Yes, or not identified. Note: In the database, the sponsor’s name, amount of funding (if available) and source of evidence (archived copy of web page/name of timestamped PDF file) will be recorded for each entry.
Potential sponsorship with no stated purpose of funding
Uncertain sponsorship relations	Written indication of CMF companies in unclassified sources. Photos of CMF at unclassified space.	Yes, or not identified. Note: In the database, the sponsor’s name, amount of funding (if available) and source of evidence (archived copy of web page/name of timestamped PDF file) will be recorded for each entry.

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