Learner Bill of Rights

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health recognizes that you are a life-long learner who has chosen to engage in continuing medical education to identify or fill a gap in knowledge, skill, or performance. As part of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health's duty to you as a learner, you have the right to expect that your continuing medical education experience with Wisconsin includes:

Content that:

• promotes improvements or quality in healthcare
• is valid, reliable, and accurate
• offers balanced presentations that are free of commercial bias for or against a product/service
• is vetted through a process that resolves any conflicts of interests of planners and faculty
• is driven and based on learning needs, not commercial interests
• addresses the stated objectives or purpose
• is evaluated for its effectiveness in meeting the identified educational need

A learning environment that:

• supports learners’ ability to meet their individual needs
• respects and attends to any special needs of the learners
• respects the diversity of groups of learners
• is free of promotional, commercial, and/or sales activities

Disclosure of:

• Relevant financial relationships planners, teachers, and authors have with commercial interests related to the content of the activity
• Commercial support (funding or in-kind resources) of the activity