Principles for Disclosure of Interests and Management of Conflicts in Guidelines: Desirable and Undesirable Action and Consequences
Authors: Hilary Humphreys, Kathleen MacLellan
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2016)

Letters17 May 2016Principles for Disclosure of Interests and Management of Conflicts in Guidelines: Desirable and Undesirable Action and ConsequencesHilary Humphreys, MD and Kathleen MacLellan, PhD, MSc, MBAHilary Humphreys, MDFrom Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Beaumont Hospital, and Department of Health, Dublin, Ireland.Search for more papers by this author and Kathleen MacLellan, PhD, MSc, MBAFrom Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Beaumont Hospital, and Department of Health, Dublin, Ireland.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L15-0621 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:We read with interest the study by Schünemann and colleagues (1), given our role with the National Clinical Effectiveness Committee (NCEC) in Ireland in the prioritization and quality assurance of guidelines for national endorsement. Direct financial conflicts of interest (COIs) are easy to understand, given that they involve financial benefit and may conflict with a national or professional recommendation. Funding for research should be included as an indirect financial COI, whether from commercial, national, or charitable sources, because this can enhance professional careers and may predispose a guideline developer to the products or perspectives of the funder.... Reference1. Schünemann HJ, Al-Ansary LA, Forland F, Kersten S, Komulainen J, Kopp IB, et al; Board of Trustees of the Guidelines International Network. Guidelines International Network: principles for disclosure of interests and management of conflicts in guidelines. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163:548-53. [PMID: 26436619]. doi:10.7326/M14-1885 LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Beaumont Hospital, and Department of Health, Dublin, Ireland.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L15-0621. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoGuidelines International Network: Principles for Disclosure of Interests and Management of Conflicts in Guidelines Holger J. Schünemann , Lubna A. Al-Ansary , Frode Forland , Sonja Kersten , Jorma Komulainen , Ina B. Kopp , Fergus Macbeth , Susan M. Phillips , Craig Robbins , Philip van der Wees , Amir Qaseem , and Principles for Disclosure of Interests and Management of Conflicts in Guidelines: Desirable and Undesirable Action and Consequences Brian F. Leas and Craig A. Umscheid Principles for Disclosure of Interests and Management of Conflicts in Guidelines: Desirable and Undesirable Action and Consequences Holger Schünemann Metrics Cited byConflicts of Interest for Medical Practitioners 17 May 2016Volume 164, Issue 10Page: 701KeywordsConflicts of interestDisclosureHealth care quality assessmentPeer reviewResearch fundingSafety ePublished: 17 May 2016 Issue Published: 17 May 2016 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2016 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...