What role did AcademyHealth play in the development of the ethical guidelines?
At the request of its board, AcademyHealth convened a committee, Chaired by Ezekiel Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Dept. of Clinical Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health, to develop ethical guidelines to manage conflicts of interest. Comprising individuals from a variety of organizations and a wide range of disciplines, the committee developed the guidelines over a two-year consensus-building process. This process included a review of conflicts of interest case studies, as well as a review of other professional societies’ ethical guidelines.
At the request of its board, AcademyHealth convened a committee, Chaired by Ezekiel Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Dept. of Clinical Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health, to develop ethical guidelines to manage conflicts of interest. Comprising individuals from a variety of organizations and a wide range of disciplines, the committee developed the guidelines over a two-year consensus-building process. This process included a review of conflicts of interest case studies, as well as a review of other professional societies’ ethical guidelines.
