Serono Symposia International Foundation adheres to guidelines of the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) and all other professional organizations, as applicable, which state that programs awarding continuing education credits must be balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous. Investigative and other uses for pharmaceutical agents, medical devices, and other products (other than those uses indicated in approved product labeling/package insert for the product) may be presented in the program (which may reflect clinical experience, the professional literature or other clinical sources known to the presenter). We ask all presenters to provide participants with information about relationships with pharmaceutical or medical equipment companies that may have relevance to their lectures. This policy is not intended to exclude faculty who have relationships with such companies; it is only intended to inform participants of any potential conflicts so participants may form their own judgments, based on full disclosure of the facts. Further, all opinions and recommendations presented during the program and all program-related materials neither imply an endorsement, nor a recommendation, on the part of Serono Symposia International Foundation. All presentations solely represent the independent views of the presenters/authors.
The following faculty provided information regarding significant commercial relationships and/or discussions of investigational or non-EMEA/FDA approved (off-label) uses of drugs:
Kirsten Ahring Declared no potential conflict of interest
Amaya Bélanger-Quintana Declared to be member of: Merk Serono PKU European Scientific Advisory board, European nutritionist expert panel and Kamper advisory board.
Laurie Bernstein Declared receipt of grants and contracts from Biomarin and Nutricia. Declared receipt of honoraria or consultation fees by Applied Nutrition and Nutricia.
Sarah Boocock Declared no potential conflict of interest.
Annet M. Bosch Declared receipt research grant by Danone. Declared to be member of a company advisory board: Merk Serono and Danone.
Katharina Dukoupil Declared receipt of grants and contract from Merck Serono. Declared receipt of honoraria or consultation fees by Merck Serono.
François Feillet Declared receipt of honoraria or consultation fees by Geuggue, Biomarin, Merk Serono and Nutricia. Declared to be member of Merck Serono and Nutricia advisory boards.
Hulya Gokmen-Ozel Declared receipt of honoraria or consultation fees by: Merck Serono.
Shauna Kearney Declared no potential conflict of interest.
Anna Maria Lammardo Declared no potential conflict of interest.
Anita MacDonald Declared receipt research grants from Nutricia, Vitaflo, Cambrooke Foods and Merck Serono. Declared to receipt of honoraria or consultation fees by Merck Serono and Nutricia.
Kristina Motzfeldt Declared to be member of European Nutritional Expert Panel in PKU Merck Serono. Declared participation in a company sponsored speaker’s bureau sponsored by SHS International.
Nicole Pallone Declared receipt of grants and contract from Biomarin and declared to be member of Canadian PKU and allied disorders Inc.
Júlio César Rocha Declared receipt of honoraria or consultation fees by Merck Serono. Declared to be member of the European Nutritionist Expert Panel on PKU – Merck Serono.
Friedrich K. Trefz Declared receipt of honoraria or consultation fees by Merck Serono. Declared to be member of EPG and KAMPER advisory boards.
Natalia Usurelu Declared receipt of grants and contracts from Association of Rehabilitation of Children with PKU, Association ”ACASA”, CORDAID and Janivo Foundations.
Margreet van Rijn Declared receipt of grants and contracts from Nutricia. Declared receipt of honoraria or consultation fees by Nutricia and Merck Serono.
Eleanor Weetch Declared no potential conflict of interest