Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education, and Practice
- PMID: 20662118
- Bookshelf ID: NBK22942
- DOI: 10.17226/12598
Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education, and Practice
Excerpt
Patients and the public benefit when physicians and researchers collaborate with pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology companies to develop products that benefit individual and public health. At the same time, concerns are growing that wide-ranging financial ties to industry may unduly influence professional judgments involving the primary interests and goals of medicine. Such conflicts of interest threaten the integrity of scientific investigations, the objectivity of professional education, the quality of patient care, and the public’s trust in medicine.
This Institute of Medicine report examines conflicts of interest in medical research, education, and practice and in the development of clinical practice guidelines. It reviews the available evidence on the extent of industry relationships with physicians and researchers and their consequences, and it describes current policies intended to identify, limit, or manage conflicts of interest. Although this report builds on the analyses and recommendations of other groups, it differs from other reports in its focus on conflicts of interest across the spectrum of medicine and its identification of overarching principles for assessing both conflicts of interest and conflict of interest policies. The report, which offers 16 specific recommendations, has several broad messages.
Copyright © 2009, National Academy of Sciences.
Sections
- The National Academies
- Committee on Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education, and Practice
- Acknowledgments
- Reviewers
- Preface
- Summary
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Principles for Identifying and Assessing Conflicts of Interest
- 3. Policies on Conflict of Interest: Overview and Evidence
- 4. Conflicts of Interest in Biomedical Research
- 5. Conflicts of Interest in Medical Education
- 6. Conflicts of Interest and Medical Practice
- 7. Conflicts of Interest and Development of Clinical Practice Guidelines
- 8. Institutional Conflicts of Interest
- 9. Role of Supporting Organizations
- References
- Appendixes
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