Guidelines and Conflicts of Interest
Authors: Gordon Guyatt
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2010)

Letters21 September 2010Guidelines and Conflicts of InterestGordon Guyatt, MD, MSc, Holger Schünemann, MD, PhD, and Elie Akl, MD, PhDGordon Guyatt, MD, MScFrom McMaster University Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada, and State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14215.Search for more papers by this author, Holger Schünemann, MD, PhDFrom McMaster University Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada, and State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14215.Search for more papers by this author, and Elie Akl, MD, PhDFrom McMaster University Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada, and State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14215.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-153-6-201009210-00022 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:Dr. Berger wants to hear the opinions of authors with intellectual conflicts of interest. We agree, which is why we ensure the active engagement of these experts in the process of gathering, summarizing, and interpreting the evidence used in our guidelines.Dr. Fava implies that we should be recruiting experts without financial conflicts of interest to our guideline panels. In areas of investigation in which most world leaders are free of financial conflicts, this may be a good idea. However, in several areas, including thrombosis, many of the international authorities have financial conflicts. Excluding them from gathering and ...References1. Schünemann HJ, Hill SR, Kakad M, Vist GE, Bellamy R, Stockman L, et al. Transparent development of the WHO rapid advice guidelines. PLoS Med. 2007;4:119. [PMID: 17535099] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Brozek JL, Bousquet J, Baena-Cagnani CE, Bonini S, Canonica GW, Casale TB, et al. Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guidelines; 2010 Revision. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010. [Forthcoming] Google Scholar3. Fiocchi A, Brozek J, Schünemann H, Bahna SL, von Berg A, Beyer K, et al; World Allergy Organization (WAO) Special Committee on Food Allergy. World Allergy Organization (WAO) Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow's Milk Allergy (DRACMA) Guidelines. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2010;21 Suppl 21 1-125. [PMID: 20618740] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From McMaster University Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada, and State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14215.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoThe Vexing Problem of Guidelines and Conflict of Interest: A Potential Solution Gordon Guyatt , Elie A. Akl , Jack Hirsh , Clive Kearon , Mark Crowther , David Gutterman , Sandra Zelman Lewis , Ian Nathanson , Roman Jaeschke , and Holger Schünemann Guidelines and Conflicts of Interest Zackary D. Berger Guidelines and Conflicts of Interest Giovanni A. Fava Metrics 21 September 2010Volume 153, Issue 6Page: 422KeywordsAllergic rhinitisAllergy and immunologyAsthmaConflicts of interestDecision makingGlobal healthScientistsSurgeonsThrombosis ePublished: 21 September 2010 Issue Published: 21 September 2010 CopyrightCopyright © 2010 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...