Summary of characteristics of non-vitamin K oral anticoagulant (NOAC)-related events from educational events database
| NOAC | Boehringer Ingelheim NOAC-related events | Bayer NOAC-related events | Pfizer NOAC-related events | BMS NOAC-related events | Total NOAC-related events (all companies) |
| Dabigatran (Pradaxa) | Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) | Apixaban (Eliquis) | Apixaban (Eliquis) | ||
| Percentage of NOAC-related events over all events by manufacturer (% (no.)) | 28 (626/2223) | 25 (739/2964) | 10 (747/7125) | 22 (685/3151) | 18 (2797/15463) |
| Percentage of NOAC-related events sponsored by each manufacturer (% (no.)) | 22 (626/2797) | 26 (739/2797) | 27 (747/2797) | 24 (685/2797) | |
| Attendees (no. (%))§ | |||||
| Median number of attendances per event (IQR) | 22 (15–31) | 19 (12–29) | 20 (15–25) | 16 (11–25) | 20 (12–28) |
| Events with nurses | 104 (17) | 86 (12) | 186 (25) | 220 (32) | 596 (21) |
| Events with registrars | 24 (4) | 217 (29) | 127 (17) | 78 (11) | 446 (16) |
| Events with general practitioners | 280 (45) | 418 (57) | 240 (32) | 236 (34) | 1174 (42) |
| Events with haematologists | 24 (4) | 99 (13) | 252 (34) | 260 (38) | 635 (23) |
| Events with cardiologists | 440 (70) | 248 (34) | 254 (34) | 35 (5) | 977 (35) |
| Events with pharmacists | 43 (7) | 54 (7) | 61 (8) | 130 (19) | 288 (10) |
| Payments | |||||
| Total cost of events | $A3 290 443 | $A1 959 467 | $A1 541 118 | $A3 787 717 | $A10 578 745 |
| Median event cost per event (IQR) | $A2232 ($A1689–$A2984) | $A462 ($A205–$A1844) | $A270 ($A157–$A1395) | $A314 ($A184–$A2064) | $A722 ($A210–$A2386) |
| Median event cost per attendee (IQR) | $A98 ($A77–$A126) | $A34 ($A13–$A84) | $A13 ($A9–$A74) | $A17 ($A12–$A98) | $A50 ($A12–$A102) |
| Total cost of food and beverages | $A2 509 919 | $A667 586 | $A513 167 | $A548 289 | $A4 238 962 |
| Median cost of food and beverages per attendee (IQR) | $A66 ($A51–$A80) | $A59 ($A16–$A82) | $A12 ($A9–$A25) | $A15 ($A11–$A29) | $A17 ($A11–$A65) |
| Median cost of food and beverages per event (IQR) | $A1386 ($A953–$A2036) | $A1111 ($A148–$A2103) | $A227 ($A130–$A460) | $A244 ($A137–$A651) | $A439 ($A169–$A1507) |
| Food provided* (no. (%)) | |||||
| Total number of events supplying any food/beverage | 623 (>99) | 449 (61) | 704 (94) | 609 (89) | 2385 (85) |
| Breakfasts | 15 (2) | 8 (1) | 0 | 126 (18) | 149 (5) |
| Lunches | 34 (5) | 28 (4) | 0 | 314 (46) | 376 (13) |
| Dinners | 602 (96) | 2 (<1) | 4 (<1) | 176 (26) | 784 (28) |
| Teas | 22 (4) | 8 (1) | 0 | 8 (1) | 38 (1) |
| Unspecified meals/beverages | 1 (<1) | 405 (55) | 707 (95) | 28 (4) | 1141 (41) |
| Setting (no. (%)) | |||||
| Clinical setting | 13 (2) | 429 (58) | 538 (72) | 470 (69) | 1450 (52) |
| Non-clinical setting | 613 (98) | 310 (42) | 209 (28) | 215 (31) | 1347 (48) |
| Location (no. (%)) | |||||
| Australia | 591 (94) | 712 (96) | 730 (98) | 408 (60) | 2441 (87) |
| Overseas | 35 (6) | 27 (4) | 17 (2) | 277 (40) | 356 (13) |
| Type of event (no. (%)) | |||||
| Organised meetings† | 576 (92) | 399 (54) | 312 (42) | 264 (39) | 1551 (55) |
| In-services‡ | 0 | 40 (5) | 0 | 9 (1) | 49 (2) |
| Journal clubs | 1 (<1) | 151 (20) | 328 (44) | 288 (42) | 768 (27) |
| Grand rounds | 0 | 11 (1) | 25 (3) | 29 (4) | 65 (2) |
| Workshops | 11 (2) | 11 (1) | 0 | 1 (<1) | 23 (1) |
| Unspecified | 38 (6) | 127 (17) | 82 (11) | 94 (14) | 341 (12) |
*Percentages do not add to 100% as more than one type of meal could have been served.
†Includes satellite symposia, conferences, congresses and seminars.
‡Includes staff training.
§Percentages do not add to 100% as more than one type of healthcare professional could have attended an event.