Is a physical separation of promotional activities and education required under the new standards?
Yes. There must be a clear separation and distinction between promotional activities and educational activities at all COPE Accredited CE. This includes: . Product promotion, product specific advertisements of any type is prohibited in the space or in any space where learners must see the advertising to access or leave the course, on the screen or on the audio/video feeds or during COPE Accredited CE. . For print and online distributed CE, promotional advertising cannot be interspersed within the CE educational materials. . Commercial interest representatives cannot engage in sales or promotional activities while in the same space or place of the COPE Accredited CE. Commercial interest representatives may be present during COPE Accredited CE, but must refrain from addressing the learners during the course delivery.
