| Title |
Too Few, Too Weak: Conflict of Interest Policies at Canadian Medical Schools
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, July 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0068633 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Adrienne Shnier, Joel Lexchin, Barbara Mintzes, Annemarie Jutel, Kelly Holloway |
| Abstract |
The education of medical students should be based on the best clinical information available, rather than on commercial interests. Previous research looking at university-wide conflict of interest (COI) policies used in Canadian medical schools has shown very poor regulation. An analysis of COI policies was undertaken to document the current policy environment in all 17 Canadian medical schools. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 32 | 39% |
| United States | 7 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 5% |
| Chile | 2 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2% |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1% |
| Ireland | 1 | 1% |
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 31 | 37% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 51 | 61% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 16 | 19% |
| Scientists | 12 | 14% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 47 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 23% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 13% |
| Researcher | 6 | 13% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 10% |
| Other | 10 | 21% |
| Unknown | 2 | 4% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 44% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 13% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 13% |
| Psychology | 3 | 6% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 6 | 13% |
| Unknown | 4 | 8% |