Paediatrics Publications

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2010

Journal

Accountability in Research

Volume

17

Issue

2

First Page

85

Last Page

95

URL with Digital Object Identifier

10.1080/08989621003708451

Abstract

Clinician researchers have a number of roles, each of which carries specific obligations. There are times when these obligations may be in competition (up to and including conflict) with each other. Using a narrative case study that describes a group of colleagues discussing their clinical department's participation in an industry-sponsored research protocol, we illustrate a number of the obligations faced by clinician researchers, and discuss how competing interests and obligations can lead to ethical problems. The case study is followed by a discussion of the effect of university-industry relations on competing interests and obligations in both clinical research and the role of the university, and a suggested framework that could be used to determine when university involvement in commercial research is ethically acceptable. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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