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JOURNAL CLUBS AND ROUNDS PROCEDURE

AbbVie supports activities that can take place in a variety of formats including lectures, debates, panel discussions or simulations in order to achieve particular learning objectives that are non-promotional.

Your journal club and round application must be submitted at least 60 days prior to your project’s start date. If your start date is less than 60 days, please contact [email protected] to obtain a pdf version of the application form.

AbbVie is not expected to receive a tangible benefit/business outcome. Our Grants and Donations policy does not allow the involvement of a business outcome.

Type of requests that will be considered for funding:

• From institutions and organizations that align with, and embrace AbbVie’s values with respect to equity, equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Disease awareness activities
• That support health equity, delivery of care and improved outcomes and access for patients.
• Must align with AbbVie’s scientific areas of interest such as rheumatology, dermatology, gastroenterology, hematology-oncology, solid tumors, urology, women’s health, migraine, parkinsons, spasticity and movement disorder, ophthalmology, virology and psychiatry.

Types of requests that will not be considered for funding:

• An activity or event that doesn’t support medical or scientific knowledge to benefit Canadians or the Canadian healthcare community.
• Entertainment, social activities, and sporting events.
• Religious activities.
• From an individual (including HCPs).
• Activities/events that have already taken place.
• Requests for operational costs, salaries, and equipment (that may be used for both personal and professional reasons (e.g., laptops, tablets, e-readers, mobile phones, smart phones, iPod, iPad, and other similar items).
• Requests missing a signed and dated letter of request on the institution’s letterhead.
• Requests that do not include a budget breakdown.
• Requests that do not include the institution’s article of incorporation (or any legal document attesting of your entity’s legal status).
• Requests where the venue is not a hospital, clinic or academic setting.

AbbVie’s request process:

• For Journal Clubs & Rounds, your application form will be sent to [email protected] after you click ‘SUBMIT’.
• You will receive an acknowledgment of receipt with a unique reference number upon submission.
• The request will be reviewed by our Grants and Donations Committee.
• You will be notified of the Committee’s decision and following steps.

*Please note
To ensure that your request is eligible for review, the following must be included:

• Signed and dated letter of request on your organization’s letterhead.
• Detailed budget breakdown.
• Contains the objectives and agenda.
• Number of events is clearly indicated.
• Article of incorporation (or any legal document attesting to the entity’s legal status). 
• The requester and the recipient (payable to) must be the same organization and clearly indicated.

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