Guidelines and Conflicts of Interest
Authors: Giovanni A Fava
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2010)

Letters21 September 2010Guidelines and Conflicts of InterestGiovanni A. Fava, MDGiovanni A. Fava, MDFrom University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-153-6-201009210-00021 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:In the aftermath of the scandals over clinical guidelines written by experts with major conflicts of interest, Rothman and colleagues (1) suggested that authors of guidelines of professional medical associations be free of any financial conflicts of interest. Guyatt and colleagues (2) have devised a complex solution to put investigators with conflicts of interest back into action. Experts with important financial conflicts can collect and interpret evidence, but only panel members who are conflict-free can be involved in developing the recommendations for a specific question. Guyatt and colleagues say that investigators with conflicts of interest may offer ...References1. Rothman DJ, McDonald WJ, Berkowitz CD, Chimonas SC, DeAngelis CD, Hale RW, et al. Professional medical associations and their relationships with industry: a proposal for controlling conflict of interest. JAMA. 2009;301:1367-72. [PMID: 19336712] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Guyatt G, Akl EA, Hirsh J, Kearon C, Crowther M, Gutterman D, et al. The vexing problem of guidelines and conflict of interest: a potential solution. Ann Intern Med. 2010;152:738-41. [PMID: 20479011] LinkGoogle Scholar3. Fava GA. Unmasking special interest groups: the key to addressing conflicts of interest in medicine [Editorial]. Psychother Psychosom. 2010;79:203-7. [PMID: 20424497] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Krimsky S, Rothenberg LS, Stott P, Kyle G. Scientific journals and their authors' financial interests: a pilot study. Psychother Psychosom. 1998;67:194-201. [PMID: 9693346] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Wilkes MS. Conflict, what conflict? [Editorial]. West J Med. 2000;172:6-8. [PMID: 10695430] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Giovanni A. Fava, MDAffiliations: From University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy.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 Gordon Guyatt , Holger Schünemann , and Elie Akl Guidelines and Conflicts of Interest Zackary D. Berger Metrics Cited byDo clinicians want recommendations? A multicenter study comparing evidence summaries with and without GRADE recommendationsDer Einfluss von Interessenkonflikten auf Leitlinienempfehlungen 21 September 2010Volume 153, Issue 6Page: 421-422KeywordsConflicts of interestCreativity ePublished: 21 September 2010 Issue Published: 21 September 2010 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2010 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...