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31. Dr. Jones has received 2 grants from a pharmaceutical company to conduct research. The company now offers him a consulting arrangement by which he will receive an additional $9000/year. At this time his precise duties are open-ended.
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1.Tue, 3/13/07 11:01 PMDepends on the duties.
2.Wed, 3/14/07 12:34 AMDepends on what his consultant role is.
3.Wed, 3/14/07 1:44 AMDepends on his ultimate duties
4.Wed, 3/14/07 12:59 PMsame
5.Wed, 3/14/07 1:59 PMI don't understand--consulting for what? Probably a serious COI
6.Wed, 3/14/07 2:02 PMon who else he works for
7.Wed, 3/14/07 2:24 PMhow he/she represents him/herself
8.Wed, 3/14/07 3:59 PMit depends on the duties of the consultancy
9.Fri, 3/16/07 6:15 PMIf duties/time-related activites are cleard through Chair, Dean and U research officer, based on Dr. Jones applying her expertise that might enhance product development for the good of patient care..might be mutually agreed to by appropriate parties.
10.Sat, 3/17/07 1:39 PMSee #29
11.Mon, 3/19/07 5:38 PMConsulting arrangements should be clear.
12.Mon, 3/19/07 8:56 PMThis is potentially a very serious COI, all depending on to what extent the consultancy and source of the grant moneys are fully disclosed. If there is full disclosure this is fine. ...buyer beware.
13.Wed, 3/21/07 8:36 PMneeds to do work.
14.Mon, 3/26/07 3:22 PMneed more info to determine.
15.Mon, 4/23/07 6:33 PMDoes Dr Jones see patients? Confusing question.
16.Wed, 4/25/07 1:35 PMDefinition of his duties must be clearly defined for issues of conflict of interest to be identified
17.Fri, 4/27/07 2:24 PMNed more info on the specifics
18.Fri, 4/27/07 5:54 PMIt appears he is an employee of the company at this point and as long as he is not using the information in a biased way to persuade treatments of patients against strong medical evidence, I see no COI
19.Tue, 5/8/07 3:31 PM.....
20.Tue, 5/15/07 4:37 PMDepends on what is ultimately required by the sponsoring company and how it relates to patient care.