Scientific Judgment and the Limits of Conflict-of-Interest Policies Export

@article{citeulike:2203908, abstract = {This article argues that the three major elements of typical university conflict-of-interest (COI) policies (i.e., disclosure, management, and elimination of conflicts via divestiture or recusal) are likely to be insufficient for screening out many worrisome influences of financial COIs. Current psychological research challenges the effectiveness of disclosure, management plans are unlikely to address the wide range of ways that financial COIs can influence scientific judgment, and it is often impractical to eliminate conflicts. Identifying the limits of these policies highlights the importance of considering alternative strategies, such as encouraging more independently funded research, in order to maintain the integrity of science.}, author = {Elliott, Kevin C.}, citeulike-article-id = {2203908}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08989620701783725}, doi = {10.1080/08989620701783725}, journal = {Accountability in Research}, keywords = {bias, conflict\_of\_interest, judgement, judgment}, number = {1}, pages = {1--29}, posted-at = {2008-01-07 14:29:02}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, title = {Scientific Judgment and the Limits of Conflict-of-Interest Policies}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08989620701783725}, volume = {15}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2203908 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2203908 N2 - This article argues that the three major elements of typical university conflict-of-interest (COI) policies (i.e., disclosure, management, and elimination of conflicts via divestiture or recusal) are likely to be insufficient for screening out many worrisome influences of financial COIs. Current psychological research challenges the effectiveness of disclosure, management plans are unlikely to address the wide range of ways that financial COIs can influence scientific judgment, and it is often impractical to eliminate conflicts. Identifying the limits of these policies highlights the importance of considering alternative strategies, such as encouraging more independently funded research, in order to maintain the integrity of science. IS - 1 JF - Accountability in Research EP - 29 TI - Scientific Judgment and the Limits of Conflict-of-Interest Policies PB - Taylor & Francis VL - 15 SP - 1 KW - bias KW - conflict_of_interest KW - judgement KW - judgment AU - Elliott, Kevin PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08989620701783725 ER -