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 that participants may form their own judgements, 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 represent solely 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: Merck Serono PKU European Scientific Advisory Board, European nutrionist expert panel and Kamper advisory board.
Sarah Boocock Declared no potential conflict of interest.
Annet M. Bosch Declared receipt grant by Danone. Declared to be member of a company advisor board of Merck Serono and Danone.
Kees De Graaf Declared no potential conflict of interest.
Martijn J. de Groot Declared no potential conflict of interest.
Mübeccel Demirkol Declared no potential conflict of interest.
Maria Giżewska Declared no potential conflict of interest.
Hulya Gokmen-Ozel Declared receipt of honoraria or consultation fees by Merck Serono. Declared to be member of European Nutritional Expert Panel in PKU.
Anna Maria Lammardo Declared no potential conflict of interest.
Eric Lange Declared to be President of the ES. PKU and secretary of the NS.PKU. Declared no potential conflict of interest
Anita MacDonald Declared receipt of grants and contract by Nutricia, Vitaflo, Merck Serono. Declared receipt of honoraria or consultation fees from Nutricia, Merck Serono. Declared to be member of a company advisory board, board of directors or other similar group of ENEP, SAB, Merck Serono. Júlio César Rocha Declared to be member of a company advisory board, board of directors or other similar group of ENEP, Merck Serono.
Ida V.D. Schwartz Declared no potential conflict of interest.
Annie Spiewak Declared no potential conflict of interest.
Margreet van Rijn Declared receipt of grants and contracts from Danone and Nutricia Netherlands. Declared receipt of honoraria or consultation fees from Danone research.
Francjan J. van Spronsen Declared receipt of grants and contracts from Merck Serono, of honoraria or consultation fees from Merck Serono and Nutricia, to be member of Merck Serono and Nutricia advisory boards and participation in Merck Serono speaker’s bureau.