Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest at Presentation

For this conference, all presenters are required to disclose their conflicts of interest (COI) at presentation.

The lead presenters and responsible researches are requested to disclose any conflicts of interest related to the presentation for the past three years prior to the registration of the abstract.


■Method of Disclosure for Oral Presentations

Please insert a COI disclosure slide as the second slide following the title slide (first slide), which includes the title, presenter’s name, and affiliation. If there is no title slide, the COI disclosure slide should be the first slide. Please prepare the COI disclosure slide according to the provided template (PowerPoint) below.


■Method of Disclosure for Poster Presentations

The method for poster presentations is the same as for oral presentations. Indicate the COI status of the first presenter and the corresponding researcher in the line following the presenter’s name and affiliation or at the bottom part of the poster.


■COI self-report criteria

（Items to be declared by spouse, relative within first degree, or person sharing income/property）

Applicable matters Target amount

Officers and advisors of companies and organizations for profit

When the amount of remuneration from one company or organization is 1 million yen or more per year

Stock holding

If the profit (total sum of dividends and sales profits) of one company for one year is 1 million yen or more, or 5% or more of all the shares concerned

Patent fees from companies and organizations for profit

When the royalty for one patent is 1 million yen or more per year

Daily allowance (lecture fee, etc.) paid by a company or an organization for the purpose of profit for attendance (announcement) at a meeting for the time and labor that restrained the researcher

If the annual lecture fee from one company/organization is 500,000 yen or more

Manuscript fee paid by companies and profit-making groups for writing brochures

When the annual manuscript fee from one company/organization is more than 500,000 yen

Research expenses (contract research expenses, scholarship donations, commission accounting funds, etc.) and donation courses provided by companies and organizations for profit

When the total amount of the joint research expenses paid by one company related to the content of the presentation or the joint research contract based on the joint research contract is 1 million yen or more per year. Regarding scholarship (encouragement) donations, the total amount paid by one company/organization or organization to the presenter individual or the department (course/field) to which the presenter belongs or the representative of the laboratory is 1 million yen or more per year. In the case of donated courses, the presenter belong to the donation course provided by the company/organization. 

Other rewards (travel, gifts, etc. not directly related to research)  

When the amount of remuneration received from one company or organization is 50,000 yen or more per year   
COI Disclosure Slide Samples
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