Ethics Forum: Conflicts of Interest in Medical Publishing

Physicians and patients rely on medical journals as trusted sources of medical information. Unfortunately, in multiple instances conflicts of interest have undermined the credibility of the medical literature. Many physicians and other readers are unfamiliar with these conflicts from the authors, reviewers, editors (including editorial staff, editorial boards, and other advisory groups), and journals (i.e. owners and publishers).

This forum will educate participants about such conflicts and will aid physicians in their critical understanding of published studies and practice recommendations.