| Financial and intellectual conflicts of interest: confusion and clarity. | |
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PMID: 19851102 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To examine the literature on competing interests for individuals and organizations involved in healthcare and to determine the nature and extent of the problem, and the most effective methods of management. RECENT FINDINGS: A Medline search from 1950 to August 2009 identified 6803 publications (605 in languages other than English) on the subject of conflict of interest or competing interests. Of these, 1073 were letters, 785 editorials, 434 reviews and 212 referred to competing interests in the context of clinical guidelines. Conflicts of interest (competing interests) and bias are ubiquitous. In medicine, they may have the potential to cause harm to patients or obstruct research and new treatments. Competing interests may arise from financial, academic or personal factors. Most interventions relate to managing competing financial interests derived from relationships with the pharmaceutical industry. SUMMARY: Transparency is a necessary, but not a sufficient component in managing bias. Organizations should develop integrated systems for declaring, monitoring and managing financial interests; insight into other forms of bias could be improved through educational programmes. Marketing masquerading as education should be prohibited for undergraduates and trainees, and by professional organizations. Universities and journals should separate their conflicted roles as regulators and beneficiaries in commercial relationships. |
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Authors:
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Julian Bion |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Current opinion in critical care Volume: 15 ISSN: 1531-7072 ISO Abbreviation: Curr Opin Crit Care Publication Date: 2009 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-11-10 Completed Date: 2010-01-28 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9504454 Medline TA: Curr Opin Crit Care Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 583-90 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. J.F.Bion@bham.ac.uk |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Comprehension* Conflict of Interest / economics* Confusion* Education, Medical |
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