Conflict of Interest

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-04-26 10:05

Authors: Martin, Joseph B.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article discusses a meeting of leaders in academic medicine convened by the leadership of the Harvard Medical School to formulate guidelines on individual conflicts of interest that often arise in industry sponsored clinical tr...
Year: 2002
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-002-0066-6

Authors: Lux, Christina
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The author looks at recent efforts to promote cooperation between universities and industry in Germany, and gives some recommendations on how to improve its current legal framework for regulating potential conflicts of interest resu...
Year: 2002
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-002-0052-z

Authors: National Academy of Engineering, Online Ethics Center
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This case addresses issues of peer review, the need for more explicit guidelines and the ethical dilemmas faced by reviewers when avoiding conflicts of interest and maintaining confidentiality. Commentaries Included Online...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/CMS/2963/rescases/gradres/gradresv2/review.aspx

Authors: Rothenberg, L. S. ; Krimsky, Sheldon
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This study looks at how scientific and biomedical journals have adopted conflict of interest policies for authors, and if these policies has lead to any financial disclosure statements being published by the journals. Of the journ...
Year: 2001
URL: http://www.tufts.edu/~skrimsky/PDF/conflict.PDF
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-008-9073-6

Authors: Stott, P. ; Rothenberg, L. S. ; Krimsky, Sheldon
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: In this study, 1105 university authors were surveyed to measure the frequency of financial interests being held by the authors of scientific articles, as well as the disclosure practices of these authors. ...
Year: 1996
URL: http://www.tufts.edu/~skrimsky/PDF/pilot14.PDF

Authors: Lawson, William D.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A medium-sized city has established a Community Service Corporation (CSC) for the purpose of revitalizing the City's downtown area. A principal in a local engineering firm was elected president of the city’s CSC, receiving no compe...
Year: 2004
URL: http://www.niee.org/Case_of_the_Month/1034%20-%20A%20Fair%20Deal%20in%20Fairview.doc
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2004)130:4(243)

Authors: Lawson, William D.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: You are a licensed engineer who retains the services of a joint venture engineering-construction management firm to work on a subdivision with a high public profile. Despite an accelerated/high pressure timetable, things are moving...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.niee.org/Case_of_the_Month/1038%20-%20This%20Land%20is%20Your%20Land.doc
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2006)132:2(99)

Authors: Lawson, William D. ; Ronald E. Bucknam
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: You are a P.E. enlisted as an engineering consultant for a company which is the defendant in a legal dispute. After completing your evaluation you attend the deposition of an engineer offering testimony on behalf of the plaintiff. ...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.niee.org/Case_of_the_Month/1037%20-%20An%20Interesting%20Confliction.doc
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2006)132:1(11)

Authors: Jansen, Brigitte
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: When confronting the issues related to developments in modern medicine and biotechnology, we must repeatedly ask ourselves anew what can and cannot be justified in an ethical sense. For radically new ethical questions seem to arise ...
Year: 2002
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-002-0051-0

Authors: Hirsch, Laurence J.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article describes Merck's approaches to potential conflicts of interest in drug development, particularly with regard to clinical trials....
Year: 2002
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-002-0065-7

Authors: Holemans, Dirk
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article reports of the activities of the working group, Ethics and Engineers, of the Royal Flemish Society of Engineers. More particularly, the ethical problems that engineers face in the preparation of an environmental report ...
Year: 1996
DOI: 10.1007/BF02639314

Authors: Ispas, Ioana
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This paper examines Romanian bioethics regulations for biomedical sciences, looking in particular at the genetics area as a source for conflict of interest. The analysis is focused on the organizational level, national regulations, ...
Year: 2002
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-002-0056-8

Authors: Hasselmo, Nils
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This paper is a discussion of efforts to manage real and potential conflicts of interest in university research in the United States. The focus is on the report by an Association of American Universities (AAU) task force that addres...
Year: 2002
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-002-0064-8

Authors: Górski, Andrzej
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The article discusses some of the problems that have arisen in recent years as the border separating the academic world, with its ideals of autonomy, disinterestedness and truth, from the commercial world has become blurred. The aut...
Year: 2001
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-001-0055-1

Authors: Bero, Lisa A. ; Glaser, Bonnie E.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article summarizes the data from seventeen surveys looking at the attitudes of researchers to financial ties in research. The literature review revealed that investigators are concerned about the impact of financial ties on cho...
Year: 2005
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-005-0026-z

Authors: Stern, Judy E. ; Elliott, Deni ; Institute for the Study of Applied Ethics ; Professional
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: This volume of essays covers most major areas of responsible conduct of research, including sections on authorship, experiments involving human and animal subjects, data management and ownership, and professional responsiblity. Each...
Year: 1997

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-13 15:12

Authors: Byron, Michael ; Barnbaum, Deborah R.
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: After introducing some of the main perspectives on ethics and ethical theories, this collection of readings covers various aspects of the use of human subjects in research - including readings on vulnerable populations, aspects of t...
Year: 2001

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-10 15:37

Authors: Friedman, Paul J.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The article discusses the erosive effect conflicts of interest have on the integrity of scientific research and how it damages the way in which the public views scientists and their work, and the relationships among scientists thems...
Year: 2002
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-002-0063-9

Authors: Friedman, Paul J.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Ethics & Behavior
Abstract: Article discusses some of the misunderstandings that exist about conflicts of interest due to improper use of terminology. The author describes what is meant by a conflict of interest, when an actual ethical issue is as stake, and ...
Year: 1992
DOI: 10.1207/s15327019eb0204_2

Authors: Evans, Imogen
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The UK Medical Research Council (MRC) takes the issue of conflict of interest very seriously. The overall aim is to preserve a climate in which personal and organizational innovation can flourish while ensuring that potential confli...
Year: 2002
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-002-0059-5

Authors: Lichterman, Boleslav
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The author relates conditions for conducting clinical trials in Russia, current experiences of ethics committees, areas where conflicts of interest can occur regarding publishing the results of clinical trials in medical journals an...
Year: 2002
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-002-0057-7

Authors: Cohen, Jordan J.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The author discusses efforts that are currently being developed in the United States to provide guidance to medical schools and universities to help them strengthen their oversight and management of inancial conflicts of interest in...
Year: 2002
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-002-0061-y

Authors: Byk, Christian
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The author looks at new revisions made to international documents such as the Helsinki Declaration that put new focus on the importance of resolving conflicts of interest and the handling of information resulting from biomedical res...
Year: 2002
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-002-0046-x

Authors: Baldwin, Wendy
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article summarizes the April 5-6, 2002 conference on Conflict of Interest and Its Significance in Science and Medicine. The author discusses several themes that came up in the conference, including the globalization of science,...
Year: 2002
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-002-0069-3