• Program must reflect a theme consistent with the mission of the IPTA and be of interest to its membership.
• Program ideally should have an international focus.
• Program must have a diverse faculty list in terms of gender and region, etc
• Program must not conflict with the timing or geographic location of any IPTA-organized event
• Recurrent or annual educational events must seek endorsement each time the program is organized; no ongoing endorsements are issued by the IPTA.
• Endorsement request must be submitted before the Program is finalized.
• Every effort should be made to have diversity in faculty in both gender and region.
• • IPTA members / committees take part in developing the meeting

If approved to move forward, the steps are as follows:

1. EC names an IPTA Committee or Community or single IPTA member (council members) who will take part in the process and be responsible for liaising with IPTA Council. In case of an educational meeting, IPTA Education Committee will be integrated in the process.
2. The IPTA EC should also determine the necessity / added value of a review by any other standing IPTA committee as appropriate based on the topic and/or scope of the document (e.g. AHNP Committee, Education Committee, organ specific communities, etc.).
3. As a second step, the program of the event, must be reviewed and approved by the IPTA Council (average turnaround time of 4 weeks). This approval can be unconditional or contingent on incorporation of specific feedback / recommendations.
4. IPTA Endorsement and any restrictions or codicils should be forwarded in the form of a letter from the IPTA EC to the requesting organizational representative

All endorsements are at the discretion of IPTA, and all decisions are final.

• Reduced Registration fees to members of IPTA which we consider mutually beneficial.
• IPTA name and Logo appearing appropriately across all publications of the meeting/workshop. Copies of all material to be supplied to IPTA.
• IPTA is open to hearing other potential deliverables that could be beneficial to both parties.

IPTA requires that at the conclusion of all IPTA endorsed meetings/workshops, a summary report be submitted to the IPTA EC outlining the final number of attendees, important outcomes and any other highlights within 2 weeks of the meeting ending.

Benefits to Meetings or Workshop being Endorsed:

• Use of the IPTA name and Logo
• IPTA advertisement across all available Media
• IPTA advertisement when exhibiting
• Post workshop/meeting advertisement

IPTA endorsement does not include financial support or guarantees.

1. Each document must be reviewed by the IPTA Publications Committee. Turnaround time is to be determined at the time of the request based on committee workload and priority assigned by the IPTA EC, but a minimum of 3-4 weeks is reasonable.
2. The IPTA EC should also determine the necessity / added value of a review by any other standing IPTA committee as appropriate based on the topic and/or scope of the document (e.g. AHNP Committee, Education Committee, etc.).
3. As a second step, the input from the above IPTA Committees should be collated by the Chair of the Publications Committee with:
   1. any feedback/suggested revisions, and
   2. a recommendation regarding the appropriateness of IPTA endorsement of the document.
4. As a third step, this summary, recommendation, and the manuscript/document, must be reviewed and approved by the IPTA Council (average turnaround time of 4-6 weeks). This approval can be unconditional or contingent on incorporation of specific feedback / recommendations.
5. IPTA Endorsement and any restrictions or codicils should be forwarded in the form of a letter from the IPTA EC to the requesting organizational representative.

All fields are required. If any are left blank, your application might not be approved.

Please complete the following form and upload the appropriate documents in support of your request. When appropriate, answer the below questions:

Requesting Organization / Staff Contact (Name, Email and Phone)

• Type of Document
• Title of the Document
• Does the document include the Conflict of Interest Policy and Procedures followed during development?
• Why is this document necessary/needed at this time?
• Why is IPTA endorsement being requested?
• How will IPTA be involved in the development?
• Are the recommendations within the document based on a systemic review?
• List the level(s) of evidence used to support the recommendations. (see below)
• What years do the literature search span?
• Can IPTA reproduce the document copyright materials to accompany an endorsement?
• Did the development of the document involve industry?
• Is there a plan to submit the document for publication? If so, please list the names of the journals in which the document will be submitted to.
• Is there a plan in place for updating the document?
• How will IPTA authorship be ensured?

Please provide any other comments/details relative to the document that you feel may be important for the IPTA to be aware of when reviewing this request (COMMENTS ARE MANDATORY).

• Level 1:
  Evidence from a systematic review or meta-analysis of all relevant RCT’s or evidence-based clinical guidelines with three or more RCTs of good quality and similar results
• Level 2:
  Evidence obtained from at least one well-designed RCT (e.g. large multisite RCT).
• Level 3:
  Evidence obtained from at least one well-designed controlled trial(s) without randomization (i.e. quasi-experimental).
• Level 4:
  Evidence from well-designed case-control or cohort studies.

External Requests for Endorsement Form

• Level 5:
  Evidence from systematic reviews of descriptive and qualitative studies (meta-synthesis).
• Level 6:
  Evidence from a single descriptive or qualitative study.
• Level 7:
  Evidence from the opinion of authorities and/or reports of expert committees.