For Contributed Research Presentations at ISPOR Annual International Meeting and ISPOR Annual European Congress:

• For press releases referring ONLY to information contained in the contributed research abstract, [i.e. information limited to OBJECTIVES, METHODS, RESULTS, and CONCLUSIONS of the abstract], all information is embargoed until the time of publication of the abstract online at the ISPOR website (www.ispor.org) or by the publisher of Value in Health. Contributed research abstracts for the ISPOR Annual Meeting and European Congress are available online approximately one month prior to the Annual Meeting or European Congress.

• For press releases referring to information which go beyond that contained in the contributed research abstract [i.e. OBJECTIVES, METHODS, RESULTS, and CONCLUSIONS of the abstract] such as additional analysis, commentary, or updated information from those individuals and companies involved in the study, the information is embargoed until the time of the publication of a PDF of the podium or poster presentation in the ISPOR Outcomes Research Digest at: http://www.ispor.org/RESEARCH_STUDY_DIGEST/index.asp or on the first day of the meeting/congress whichever is first.

• For all press releases, all information is embargoed until the time of the publication of a PDF of the podium or poster presentation in the ISPOR Outcomes Research Digest at: http://www.ispor.org/RESEARCH_STUDY_DIGEST/index.asp or the first day of the biennial (Asia-Pacific or Latin America) Conference , whichever is first.