Do Researchers Disclose Conflicts of Interest in Publications When They Should? A Cross-Institutional Assessment of Financial Conflict of Interest Reports is a Course
Do Researchers Disclose Conflicts of Interest in Publications When They Should? A Cross-Institutional Assessment of Financial Conflict of Interest Reports
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Term: Spring 2023
Date: April 24th, 2023
Time: 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Location: Online Only
Instructors: Cristen Jandreau
Presented By: Scholarly integrity & Research Complaince (SIRC)
Description:
Journals require researchers to disclose related conflicts of interest when publishing their project’s results. Virginia Tech’s Research Conflict of Interest Program also requires researchers to disclose in publications as a mitigation strategy to promote transparency when managing a financial conflict of interest. The program monitors researchers’ compliance with disclosure in publications through the project’s term as required by sponsor regulations. However, because publication of study results often occurs months or years after the project’s term has ended, it is unclear if an accurate scientific record is being maintained. Failure to disclose can result in needing to correct the scientific record and seek remedies with the sponsor, which can put the researcher and the institution at reputational risk. In this Investigator Series, the speaker will walk through their recently published study that used publicly available databases to analyze disclosure completion, cross-institutionally, in the years before and after the ending date of the project’s term.