A new survey to evaluate conflict of interest policies at academic medical centers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A majority of academic medical centers (AMCs) have now adopted conflict of interest policies (COI) to address relationships with pharmaceutical and device industries that can increase the risk of bias in patient care, education and research. However, AMCs may have little information on the impact of their policies. This paper provides a new method, which is a free, publicly-available survey, to fill this information gap and improve COI programs at AMCs.

Methods & findings

The survey, piloted in three AMCs and designed in collaboration with national conflicts of interest policy experts, covers a range of universal compliance-related concerns, which allows institutions to tailor questions to align with their own policies and culture. The survey was low-burden, and p

SUBMITTER: Hams M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5351836 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature