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Important: Please Read these Terms of Use before accessing or using this Website

This Internet Website (the “Site”) is produced, owned and operated by Scius Healthcare Solution Pty Ltd (“Scius”).

Your access to and use of this Site and the information available on this Site is subject to the following terms and conditions. By accessing or using this Site you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agreed to these Terms of Use, as updated by Scius from time to time. Scius may modify these Terms of Use at any time and such modifications shall be deemed effective immediately upon posting on the Site. Nothing in these Terms of Use creates a contract between you and Scius or the various Sponsors of this site.

Since your continued use of this Site shall be deemed acceptance of any current posted Terms of Use, you should periodically visit this page to review the current Terms of Use.

I. MEDICAL ADVICE. 

The information provided on this site should not be relied on as medical advice. For healthcare professionals, you should rely on your own professional skill, peer review, care and inquiries in the context of the clinical circumstances for each patient.

II. COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES 

The entire content of this Site is fully protected under all applicable copyright and trademark laws. Users may print a single copy of the content of this Site for their personal non-commercial use only. Further printing, copying, redistribution or publication of any part of this Site is strictly prohibited unless expressly permitted within. All copyright and proprietary notices contained in downloaded materials must be preserved. You acknowledge that all trademarks (whether registered or unregistered) used by this Site are the sole property of Scius or its licensors. Nothing contained in this Site should be construed as granting any license or right to use the trademarks, brands, or logos on this Site which cannot be used or copied without the express written consent of Scius.

III. RESTRICTIONS ON USING THE CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE 

Scius makes no representation regarding the availability, the accuracy, or the completeness of the content of this Site. The Site contains information about products that are available in Australia and that may or may not be available in another country or region of the world. In addition those products may be available under different trademarks in different countries and, where applicable, may be approved by government regulatory authority for sale or use with different indications and restrictions in different countries.

This Site may contain information related to various health, medical and fitness conditions and their treatment. Such information is not intended to be a substitute for the advice provided by a physician, doctor or other medical professional. You should not use the information contained herein for diagnosing a health or fitness problem or disease. In any event, users of this Site should always consult a doctor and/or other medical professional with respect to health concerns.

While Scius uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information in its Site, Scius makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy and in particular, does not guarantee the currency of the content of the tutorials on this Site. You acknowledge that there may be a lead time between the proposal of any amendments to be made to the content of the activities and the time the content is actually amended and available to you on this Site. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Scius assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of its Site. This Site may provide links or references to other Websites not affiliated with Scius. Such links to other Sites are provided only as a convenience to users of this Site. Scius has not reviewed all of the Sites that may be linked to its Site, and are not responsible for the content of any other Site linked to this Site. Linking to any pages off this Site is at your own risk. Scius shall not be liable for any damages or injury arising from users' access to such Sites.

If in the event the Site provides visitors with an opportunity to post messages, you shall not post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, inflammatory, pornographic or profane material or material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or would otherwise violate the law. Scius will co-operate fully with any law enforcement agency or court order or direction directing Scius to disclose the identity of any person posting such information or materials.

IV. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 

Scius provides the contents of its Site for information, education and communication only. By using the Site you hereby agree not to rely on any of the information contained herein. Under no circumstances shall Scius be liable for your reliance on any such information nor shall Scius, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be liable for damages of any kind, including, without limitation, any direct, incidental, special consequential, indirect or punitive damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this Site or the materials in any Site which may be linked to this Site, even if Scius  or a Scius authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. To the extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Scius' total  liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action whether the cause of action is in contract, tort (including, but not limited to, negligence) or otherwise exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing this Site. 

V. SPONSOR DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. 

The various sponsors of the CPD activities, to the extent permitted by law, does not accept responsibility for any error, omission or defect in the information on the Site or your use or results of the materials on the Site.

To the fullest extent permissible by law, the Sponsors or their affiliated companies, and their directors, employees, agents and contractors:

  1. do not make any representation, warranty or endorsement of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of the Site, your access to the Site or results of your access, or the information, content, materials or education on the Site; and
  2. do not warrant that the functions on the Site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that any defects will be corrected or that the server which stores and transmits content to you is free of viruses or other harmful components.

VI. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS". THE COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT, 2010 (CTH) AND CERTAIN STATE LEGISLATION IMPLY TERMS, CONDITIONS AND WARRANTIES INTO SOME CONTRACTS AND CONFER A STATUTORY GUARANTEE ON USERS FOR THE SUPPLY OF GOODS AND SERVICES AND PROHIBIT THE EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION AND MODIFICATION OF SUCH TERMS AND GUARANTEES ("PRESCRIBED TERMS AND GUARANTEES"). EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY THE PRESCRIBED TERMS AND GUARANTEES, ALL TERMS, CONDITIONS AND WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY LAW (OTHER THAN THESE TERMS OF USE) ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, SCIUS’ LIABILITY FOR BREACH OF THE PRESCRIBED WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE WILL AT THEIR OPTION BE LIMITED TO THE SUPPLY OF THE SERVICES AGAIN OR THE PAYMENT OF THE COST OF HAVING THEM SUPPLIED AGAIN. SCIUS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL 

COMPONENTS. SCIUS DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THESE SITES IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT SCIUS) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.

VII. JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES/EXPORT RESTRICTIONS 

This Site is controlled and operated by Scius and affiliated agencies from its offices within the State of New South Wales, Australia. Although the Internet is global in nature, the laws regulating the manner in which pharmaceutical companies and their agencies convey medical or product information is not. Each country has its own set of rules, regulations and laws. As a result, information intended for dissemination in a particular country may not be appropriate for use outside that country. The information on this Site is designed to comply with the laws of Australia. The information on this Site is intended for access and use by Australian healthcare professionals only. These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New South Wales, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. If any provision of these Terms of Use shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This is the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter herein.

This Site may link to other sites, some of which are outside Australia. Those Sites may have information that is appropriate only to the particular originating country or region where the Site is based. You should not construe anything on the Site as a promotion or solicitation for any product or for the use of any product that is not authorized by the laws and regulations of the country where you are located. Scius makes no representation that materials in the Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access this Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

Software from this Site is further subject to United States export controls. No software from this Site may be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported (i) into (or to a national or resident of) Crimea, Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Sudan, Syria or any other country subject to United States export control restrictions; or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Denial Orders. By downloading or using the Software, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list.

You agree that you will not use any robot, spider or other automatic or manual process or device to "Screen scrape", monitor, "mine", or copy web pages of this Site, or the content contained therein, without Scius' express consent. You also agree that you will not use any device, software or routine in an attempt to interfere with the proper operation of the Site. You will not spam any user of the Site for any reason. You will not do anything that puts an unreasonably large load on Scius' infrastructure. Any access or attempt to access other areas of Scius' computer system, or any information on its systems is strictly prohibited.

VIII. FORWARD STATEMENTS 

This Site may contain forward looking statements that are subject to the risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ from those foreseen and users are advised of this possibility.

IX. LINKING POLICY 

Unless otherwise set forth in a written agreement between you and Scius, you must adhere to the linking-in policy as follows:

  1. any link to this website must be a text only link clearly marked “Scius Healthcare Solutions Website”;
  2. the appearance, position and other aspects of the link may not be such as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated with Scius’ or it sponsor’s name, trademarks, or service marks;
  3. any link to CPD essentials, Scius or Sponsors shall not create the false appearance that Scius or its Sponsors endorses, sponsors, or affiliates itself with your organization, company, or other entity.
  4. the link may point only to www.cpde.com.au

X OTHER. 

Scius, reserves the right to (1) change these Terms of Use; (2) monitor and remove postings; and (3) discontinue Site availability at any time. Scius reserves the right to terminate your access to this Site at any time without notice. In the event of termination, you are not authorised to access the Website. All restrictions imposed on you, all disclaimers and limitations of liability set out in these Terms of Use will survive termination.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, DO NOT USE THIS SITE

Last modified: Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 9:04 AM