Here we will provide links to articles concerning conflict of
interest, and how it can creates biases, erode trust, and sometimes
compromise our ability to make progress against the disease.
A conflict of interest occurs in a situation in
which professional judgment regarding a primary interest, such as
research, education or patient care, may be unduly influenced by a
secondary interest, such as financial gain or personal prestige.
Conflicts of interest exist in every walk of life, including
medicine and science. There is nothing inherently unethical in
finding oneself in a conflict of interest. Rather, the key questions
are whether one recognizes the conflict and how one deals with it.
Strategies include disclosing the conflict, establishing a system of
review and authorization, and prohibiting the activities that lead
to the conflict. - Bioethics for
clinicians: 17. Conflict of interest in research, education and patient care
- Trudo Lemmens, LicIur, LLM (Bioethics); Peter A. Singer, MD CMAJ 1998;159:960-5
