Quantity and quality of conflict of interest policies at German medical schools: a cross-sectional study and survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the quantity and evaluate the quality of policies and curricula focusing on conflicts of interests (COI) at medical schools across Germany.

Design

Cross-sectional study, survey of medical schools, standardised web search.

Setting

Medical schools, Germany.

Participants

38 German medical schools.

Interventions

We collected relevant COI policies, including teaching activities, by conducting a search of the websites of all 38 German medical schools using standardised keywords for COI policies and teaching. Further, we surveyed all medical schools' dean's offices. Finally, we adapted a scoring system for results we obtained with 13 categories based on prior similar studies.

Main outcomes and measures

Presence or absence of COI-rela

SUBMITTER: Grabitz P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7528426 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature