Healthy Skepticism Library item: 4051
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Publication type: Journal Article
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Conflicts of interest in medical center/industry research relationships.
Council on Scientific Affairs and Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs.
JAMA 1990 May 23-30; 263:(20):2790-3
Abstract:
This statement outlines benefits and risks of medical centre/industry research relationships for clinical investigators, medical centres and corporations. It discusses the different types of relationships between medical centres and industry and points out that these may raise different kinds of issues. Ethical guidelines are proposed.
KIE: Increasingly research carried out in university medical centers is funded by biotechnology firms. This collaboration raises the issue of conflict between a researcher’s dedication to advancing medical knowledge and a researcher’s desire to increase his or her income. This report by the AMA’s Council on Scientific Affairs and the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs discusses the risks and benefits of a collaborative relationship to each party. It describes the different types of arrangements that exist between researchers and industry, and identifies the problems that may arise when a researcher or a medical center has a direct financial interest in a research program. The report concludes with ethical guidelines and recommendations for avoiding potential or actual conflicts of interest.
Keywords:
*policy statement & guideline/United States/American Medical Association/AMA/conflict of interest/academic freedom/relationship between researchers, academic institutions and industry/drug company sponsored research
Academic Medical Centers*
American Medical Association
Biomedical Research*
Disclosure
Ethics Committees, Clinical
Ethics Committees, Research
Ethics, Professional
Federal Government
Humans
Industry*
Interprofessional Relations*
Research Personnel
Risk Assessment*
Risk Factors
United States
