Illustrative examples of industry-sponsored events*
| Company | Date | Event content | Venue | Professional status of attendees | Hospitality provided | Total cost of hospitality | Number of attendees | Total costs of function |
| AstraZeneca | Sep. −15 | Educational Event - Dinner meeting Going for Goal: Optimising Treatment in Type 2 Diabetes and Incretin Based Therapies; and On the Road to Glycemic Control. 2 hours educational content | Hotel Realm Barton, ACT | General Practice Nursing Endocrinology | Dinner with Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Beverages | $2087.27 | 32 | $3305.45 includes 1 speaker fee for $1218.18 |
| AstraZeneca | Mar. −15 | Educational Event - Lunch meeting Restless Legs. 1 hour educational content | The Golden Horse Footscray, VIC | General Practice Respiratory Medicine | Lunch | $248.82 | 10 | $848.82 includes speaker fee for $600 |
| Novartis | Feb. −15 | Sponsorship of Journal Club on: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 1 hour educational content | Gold Coast University Hospital Southport, QLD | Medical Students, Nurses, Pharmacists | Afternoon Tea | $184 includes Food & Beverages for 20 delegates $184 | 20 | $184 includes Total Hospitality: $184 |
| Novartis | Mar. −14 | Sponsorship of Day Seminar on: Immunosuppressant 8 hours educational content | Alfred Health Melbourne, VIC | Cardiologists, Nurses, Registrars, Renal Physicians, Surgeons, Transplant Physicians | Breakfast, Coffee, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, Light Refreshments, Morning Tea, Non-Alcoholic Beverages | $2498 includes Food & Beverages for 120 delegates: $2498 | 120 | $2,665 Includes Total Hospitality: $2,498 Speaker Costs: Meal (for 8 speakers): $167 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Australia | Oct. −11 | Oncology Journal Club [hours of education=1] | Mercy Women's Hospital, Heidelberg, VIC | Oncologists, Nurses | Food & beverages | food & bev 19.64, Total Hospitality 19.64 | 5 | Total Costs $19.64 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Australia | Oct. - 11 | Evening educational meeting ‘Introducing Zoely and other Emerging Trends in Contraception’ [hours of education=2.5] | Boathouse by the Lake, Barton, ACT | Obstetricians and Gynaecologist | Food & beverages | food & bev 1432.72, Total Hospitality 1432.72 | 25 | speaker fee 688.36, speaker food & bev $59.07,Total Cost $2180.15 |
| Roche Products | Apr. −14 | Multi Disciplinary Breast Cancer Clinical Review Meeting Educational Content=1 hour | Royal Adelaide Hospital North Terrace Adelaide, SA | Surgery Doctor Oncology Doctor Oncology Nurse Pathology Doctor | Lunch | 247 | 13 | 247 |
| Roche Products | Jan. - 13 | Grand Rounds Educational Content=1 hour 15 mins | Bunbury Regional Hospital Bussell Highway Bunbury,WA | Hospital Healthcare Professionals | Lunch | $272 | 20 | $272 |
| Pfizer Australia | Apr. −13 | Pfizer Australia provided Sponsorship for Healthcare Professional to attend The European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease (ECCMID) 2013. Educational Content - 33.75 hour(s). | International Congress Centrum, Berlin, Germany | Infectious Disease Specialist | Registration Fee (1 attendee $878), Travel (Flights $8,196, Transfers $219), Accommodation (6 Room Nights $1,562) | $10 855 | 1 | $10 855.00 |
| Pfizer Australia | Jun. −15 | Journal Club - Chronic Pain, Educational Content - 1 hour(s). | Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, VIC | Palliative Care Nurse; Palliative Care Physician | Meal / Drinks | $156 | 15 | $156 |
*Illustrative examples extracted verbatim from Medicines Australia transparency reports.