Conflicts of interest in submissions and testimonies to an Australian parliamentary inquiry on menopause.

ABSTRACT: Conflicts of interest (COIs) have the potential to create bias in research, policy and practice. Although disclosure cannot fully protect individuals and public policy from vested interests, it is an important step to support trust in scientific and public discourse, and transparency in decision-making. However, COIs are often unreported, underreported or difficult to identify. This study aimed to assess the extent to which COIs are voluntarily declared by those who make submissions to government inquiries relating to health, focusing on the 2024 Australian Senate inquiry into perimenopause and menopause. There was no guidance or formal requirement to provide COI declarations in written submissions to the inquiry. However, a statement about COI declarations was given by the Chair of the in

SUBMITTER: Randle M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11579595 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature