Healthy Skepticism Library item: 15551

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Publication type: report

Institute of Medicine
Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education, and Practice: A Focus on Medical Research
: Institute of Medicine 2009 Apr
http://www.iom.edu/~/media/Files/Report%20Files/2009/Conflict-of-Interest-in-Medical-Research-Education-and-Practice/COI%20research%20report%20brief%20for%20web.pdf

Abstract:

Society relies upon research to advance scientific discoveries and develop new medications and medical devices to
benefit both individual and public health. Research partnerships among industry, academia, and government are essential
to the discovery process. In recent decades, corporate funding for research has expanded substantially; industry now
funds more than half of all biomedical research in the United States.

Although research collaborations can benefit society, financial ties between medicine and industry can create
significant risks that these interests will inappropriately influence professional judgments. Such conflicts of interest
jeopardize the integrity of scientific investigations and also threaten the objectivity of professional education, the
quality of patient care, and the public’s trust in medicine…