Comparison of Conflict of Interest Policies and Reported Practices in Academic Medical Centers in the United States

MICHAELA A. DINAN BS Center for Clinical and Genetic Economics, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA

KEVIN P. WEINFURT PhD Center for Clinical and Genetic Economics, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]

JOËLLE Y. FRIEDMAN MPA Center for Clinical and Genetic Economics, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA

JENNIFER S. ALLSBROOK BSPH Center for Clinical and Genetic Economics, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA

JULIE GOTTLIEB MA School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

KEVIN A. SCHULMAN MD Center for Clinical and Genetic Economics, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA

MARK A. HALL JD Wake Forest University Schools of Law and Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

JATINDER K. DHILLON BSPH Center for Clinical and Genetic Economics, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA

JEREMY SUGARMAN MDMPHMA The Phoebe R. Berman Bioethics Institute, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Abstract

The authors reviewed the conflict of interest policies of 9 academic medical centers in the United States and interviewed members of the Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and Conflict of Interest Committees (COICs) at those institutions. They found that many institutions used processes for reporting and managing conflicts of interest that were more decentralized than the processes described in their policies. Also, most institutions had no clear and comprehensive policy to guide investigators regarding disclosure of conflicts of interest to potential research participants. Considerable differences in understanding of conflict of interest policies were observed between IRB and COIC officials.

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by grant R01 HL075538 01 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to Dr. Sugarman.

The authors thank Damon Seils for editorial assistance and manuscript preparation.

Notes

∗ Institutions in order of agreement.

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