Content and strength of conflict of interest policies at Scandinavian medical schools: a cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Concerns around staffs' and students' interactions with commercial entities, for example drug companies, have led several North American medical schools to implement conflict of interest (COI) policies. However, little is known about COI policies at European medical schools. We analysed the content and strength of COI policies at Scandinavian medical schools.

Methods

We searched the websites of medical schools in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden and emailed the Deans for additional information. Using comparable methodology to previous studies, the strength of the COI policies was rated on a scale from 0 to 2 across 11 items (higher score more restrictive); we also assessed the presence of oversight mechanisms and sanctions.

Results

We identified 77 unique polici

SUBMITTER: Fabbri A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9701355 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature