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Policies and Supporting Documents

The Medical Center Conflict of Interest Office bases its policies on PHS regulation 42 CFR, Part 50, Subpart F and 45 CFR, Part 94 and state regulations to protect the credibility and integrity of the medical center's faculty, staff and students so that public trust and confidence in its activities are ensured.

Institutional Policy and Guidelines 

• Conflict of Commitment and Conflict of Interest Policy
• Guidelines on Conflict of Interest and Commitment Brochure (2012)

Federal Policies and Guidelines

• NIH: Federal Register Final Rule (August 25, 2011)
• NIH: Conflict of Interest (COI) Website
• PHS regulation 42 CFR, Part 50, Subpart F
• PHS regulation 45 CFR, Part 94
• NIH: Summary of Major Changes between the 1995 regulation and the 2011 regulation
• NSF: Grants Policy Manual : Conflict of Interest (National Science Foundation)
• HHS: Draft Guidance Document: Financial Relationships and Interests in Research Involving Human Subjects
• FDA Guidance: Financial Disclosure by Clinical Investigators - Guidance for Human Subject Protection (2011)

Conflict of Interest Resources

• NIH: 2011 FCOI Web-based Tutorial (05/2012)
• AMSA PharmFree Scorecard  (American Medical Student Association compares academic medical centers COI policies)
• IMAP: Conflict of Interest Policy Database  (Institute on Medicine as a Profession's policy database contains COI policies from US-based Academic Medical Centers.  It is regularly updated.)
• IMAP: Exemplary Conflict of Interest Policies

Other Resources

• AAMC: Press Release on Final Rule
• AAMC: Protecting Subjects, Preserving Trust, Promoting Progress - (pdf)
• AAMC: Protecting Patients, Preserving Integrity, Advancing Health: Accelerating the Implementation of COI Policies in Human Subjects Research (PDF)(2008)
• AAMC: Industry Funding of Medical Education: Report of an AAMC Task Force (PDF)(2008)
• ACCME Standards
• CMS: Medicare, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Programs; Transparency Reports and Reporting of Physician Ownership or Investment Interests aka "Sunshine Law" (2011)
• PhRMA: Code on Interactions With Healthcare Professionals (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America)
• In the Interest of Patients: Recommendations for Physician Financial Relationships and Clinical Decision Making (PDF)(2010)