Code of Conduct

2021 Advanced Health Care Social Media and Digital Marketing Virtual Conference Code of Conduct

Thank you for being part of the 2021 Advanced Health Care Social Media and Digital Marketing Virtual Conference. To ensure the best possible experience for all registrants, we have established some basic guidelines for participation.

By joining and using this platform, you agree that you have read and will follow these rules and guidelines. You also agree to reserve discussions and shared files and content to that best suited to the medium. This is a great medium with which to solicit the advice of your peers, benefit from their experience and participate in an ongoing conversation. Questions should be directed to SHSMD@aha.org.  

Please take a moment to review these important guidelines, noting that the American Hospital Association is the parent company to SHSMD. To preserve a climate that encourages both civil and fruitful dialogue, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate access to this event/platform for anyone who violates these rules.

Discussion Group Etiquette

General discussion groups should not be used to promote products or services. Any promotional discussion board comments will be removed from the general discussion boards. There is a designated discussion board under our Solutions Center that is intended for sponsors to answer questions about their products/services. This is the only discussion board intended for this use.
Discussions and comments are meant to stimulate conversation and exchange of knowledge. Be courteous and let others have their say. Please refrain from intimidating or attacking other users.
Keep discussions and comments professional and relevant to the topic at all times.
Include a signature tag on all messages. Include your name, title and organization.
Send a message to an entire group or list only when it contains information for everyone’s benefit.
Post your message or documents only to the most appropriate discussions. Do not spam discussions with the same message.

Site Rules

The American Hospital Association and SHSMD reserves all rights to edit or delete messages and/or discussions it considers inappropriate, off-topic or self-promotional. The American Hospital Association may terminate or deny access to anyone who violates these rules.
Use of the platform by any registrant or vendor to sell, advertise, solicit or market any products or services beyond those indicated in their respective areas are prohibited.  Using the site to promote inappropriate products or services may result in immediate termination of access to the site.
Any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive or illegal materials and language are strictly prohibited. Information posted on the site is subject to libel, slander and antitrust laws. The American Hospital Association reserves the right to terminate or deny access to anyone found in violation of these rules. 
Do not post any information or other material protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright owner. By posting material, the posting party warrants that he or she owns the copyright with respect to such material or has received permission from the copyright owner. In addition, the posting party grants The American Hospital Association and users of the site a nonexclusive license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print and use such information or other material. Remember that all users have the right to reproduce postings through the site.
Do not encourage or direct users to arrive at any agreement that either expressly or impliedly leads to price fixing, a boycott of another's business or other conduct intended to illegally restrict free trade. In accordance with federal antitrust laws and AHA antitrust policy, messages that encourage or facilitate an agreement about the following subjects are prohibited:
- Salaries or other compensation information;
- Prices, rates, discounts or other price-related information;
- Nonpublic plans for expansion (new facilities, new services);
- Specific customers or classes of customers, or whether you will or will not do business with them;
- Allocation of geographic or service markets;
- Any refusal to deal with a health plan, self-funded employer or supplier;
- How to deal with the market behavior of a competitor; or
- Any other topic involving any possible anticompetitive practice.
Do not harvest or collect email addresses or other contact information of users from the site by electronic or other means for the purposes of sending unsolicited emails or other communications without their consent.
Do not post commercial messages on any discussion list, resource library entry or other area where others might see it.
Use caution when discussing products. Information posted on the lists and in the libraries is available for all to see, and comments are subject to libel, slander and antitrust laws. 
Do not upload, post, transmit, share, store or otherwise make publicly available on the site any of the following: private information of any third party, including addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, Social Security numbers, credit card numbers or financial information; software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment; content that would constitute, encourage or provide instructions for a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party, or that would otherwise create liability or violate any local, state, national or international law; content that restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the site or that may expose The American Hospital Association or other users to harm or liability of any type.
The American Hospital Association reserves the right to terminate or deny access to the platform for any reason. The American Hospital Association reserves the right to terminate access to any user who does not abide by these guidelines.
The content available at this website is for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing professional or legal advice. You should contact your attorney or otherwise qualified professional to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue or problem. The opinions expressed at or through this site are the opinions of the individual author and may not reflect the opinions of SHSMD or the AHA.

To report any concerns, contact SHSMD at 312-422-3888 or SHSMD@aha.org.

Disclaimer

This event and platform is provided as a service for the registrants of 2021 Advanced Health Care Social Media and Digital Marketing Virtual Conference. The American Hospital Association is not responsible for the opinions and information posted on this site by others. We disclaim all warranties with regard to information posted on this site, whether posted by The American Hospital Association or any third party; this disclaimer includes all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. In no event shall The American Hospital Association be liable for any special, indirect, or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of any information posted on this site.

Privacy Policy

By visiting SHSMD websites, including but not limited to www.shsmd.org and the Higher Logic platform hosting the Advanced Health Care Social Media and Digital Marketing Virtual Conference https://my.shsmd.org/mayoshsmd/home you are accepting the practices described in the AHA Privacy Policy, Terms of Use and Antitrust Policy.

These guidelines may change at any time. Be sure to review these guidelines periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version.