Trust and integrity in biomedical research
Subtitle: the case of financial conflicts of interest
By: edited by Thomas H. Murray and Josephine Johnston.
Contributors: Murray, Thomas H., 1946-; Johnston, Josephine.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9780801896262
Subjects: Medicine -- Research -- Finance -- Moral and ethical aspects; Conflict of interests; Biomedical Research -- ethics; Bioethical Issues; Conflict of Interest -- economics; Financial Support -- ethics; Health Policy
Description: News of financial entanglements among biomedical companies and researchers has increasingly called into question the worth and integrity of medical studies, nearly three-fifths of which are funded by industry. This volume assesses the ethical, quantitative, and qualitative questions posed by the current financing of biomedical research. The ten essays collected here reflect the wide range of opinions about perceived financial conflicts of interest in medical studies. The opening section provides an overview of the issue, describing the origins of, and concerns raised by, dubious financial arrangements; explaining how certain common situations intensify problematic funding structures; weighing the risks and benefits of commercialized research funding; and detailing the nature, extent, and consequences of the present relationship among academe, government, and industry in the health sciences. The second section compares how the idea of conflicts of interest differs in biomedical research, legal work, and journalism. It includes a challenging look at the term itself and an argument for managed financial incentives. The final section describes and analyzes the existing regulatory regime, poses questions and directions for future self and external regulation, and provides perspectives from a third-party research company. This considered, balanced discussion will interest scholars of bioethics, public health, and health policy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Financial conflicts of interest in biomedical research / Josephine Johnston; title: Conflicts between commercial and scientific roles in academic health research / Neetika Prabhakar Cox, Christopher Heaney, and Robert M. Cook-Deegan; title: From conflict to confluence of interest : the co-evolution of academic entrepreneurship and intellectual property rights / Henry Etzkowitz; title: Ties that bind : relationships among academia, industry, and government in life sciences research / Eric G. Campbell ... [et al.]; title: Conflict of interest in financial services : a contractual risk-management analysis / John R. Boatright; title: The law and ethics of lawyers : conflict of interest / Robert Lawry; title: Sustaining credibility in a context of conflicts : the challenge for journalism / Deni Elliott; title: Some principles require principals : why banning 'conflicts of interest' won't solve incentive problems in biomedical research / William M. Sage; title: Current regulations, comparison of recent guidance, and considerations for policy development / David Perlman; title: Financial conflicts of interest in research with human subjects : a clinical research organization's perspective / Douglas Peddicor.