PLoS ONE: Conflict of Interest Policies for Organizations Producing a Large Number of Clinical Practice Guidelines

PLoS ONE: Conflict of Interest Policies for Organizations Producing a Large Number of Clinical Practice Guidelines

"COI policies among organizations producing a large number of CPGs (clinical practice guidelines) currently do not measure up to IOM standards. Policy-makers, guideline funders, sponsors, and developers, as well as users need to address and demand improvements. Patients and populations need trustworthy CPGs, and the accurate disclosure and subsequent management of COI is essential to achieve that goal."

What’s All the Fuss about Conflict of Interest in Medical Care? Conflicts of Interest in Medical Care | The Medical Professionalism Blog (re: NY Times article "I Disclose....Nothing"

What’s All the Fuss about Conflict of Interest in Medical Care?

Written by Daniel Wolfson on February 10, 2012
 

"A couple of weeks ago, the New York Times published a story entitled I Disclose…Nothing by Elisabeth Rosenthal. The premise of the article dealt with conflicts of interests in several professions, including those in medicine. It got me thinking about whether or not the concept of disclosure can successfully manage conflicts of interest in medicine as much as people expect it to.
The conclusion I came up with, in short, was no....."