Managing Conflicts of Interest: The Road Ahead

[摘要] Recent allegations have accused “respected experts” for purportedly promulgating information and opinions to physician-consumers while concealing their conflicts of interest (COIs) and commercial bias.1 The news blitz stemming from these transgressions has led to intense examination of the relationship between physicians and companies that sell medical products and devices. Universities, professional societies, and government agencies uniformly condemn such practice and endorse a variety of methods to reduce the likelihood of commercial influence on activities that are designed to be objective.2,3

[学科分类] 泌尿医学

[关键词] Bone marrow necrosis;Sickle cell disease;Hyperhemolysis syndrome