Conflict of Interest

Introduction

An effective and principled partnership between faculty members, the school, and industry is critical to realize fully the benefits of biomedical research and ensure continued advances in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Policy

In order to be compliant with the accreditation requirements for LCME/CACMS (undergraduate) and CACME (continuing medical education), and to meet expectations from the Tri-Council and the National Institutes of Health, each faculty of medicine in Canada must have a formalized institutional policy and procedure related to Conflict of Interest disclosure. As a public agency, the University is also required to have a Code of Conduct that:

• requires impartial conduct;
• prohibits acting in self-interest or furthering interests by virtue of one's position with the University;
• requires disclosure of real and perceived conflicts of interest;
• places limitations on individuals holding concurrent employment or other offices; and
• includes a process for dealing with violations of the Code.

In accordance with these requirements, all faculty members have an annual duty to:

• Disclose real, potential and perceived conflicts of interest
• Mitigate and/or manage any circumstances that could give rise to real, potential and perceived conflicts of interest.

Conflicts may be real or perceived, and can occur in conjunction with your clinical, educational, research, administrative or other activities in the CSM. Conflicts of interest may occur when either a faculty member or one of his/her family members has a relationship with industry.

Contact

If you have any questions about the collection or use of conflict of interest information, contact Dr. Todd Anderson, Dean, Cumming School of Medicine.