CONFLICT OF INTEREST:
ITS PERVASIVE IMPACT ON ETHICAL DECISION MAKING

8 CE hours

TAKE COURSE

OBJECTIVES

1. Describe Conflict of Interest from several different perspectives.
2. Differentiate between Direct Conflict of Interest AND Potential Conflict of Interest.
3. Differentiate between Individual bias AND Intellectual bias.
4. Describe strategies for managing Conflicts of Interest (COI) within the National Academies of Science (NAS), selected Federal Agencies and Academic Research and Clinical Trials.

ARTICLE #2: A Social Science Perspective on Gifts to Physicians from Industry

ARTICLE #3: Ensuring Independence and Objectivity

ARTICLE #4: Doctors Without Borders -- Why you can't trust medical journals anymore.

ARTICLE #5: An Industry Perspective on Conflict of Interest

ARTICLE #6: Responsible Conduct of Research

Appendix -- Code of Ethics for Rehab Counselors, Disability Management Specialists AND Case Managers

• New Code of Professional Ethics for Re habilitation Counselors
  Effective January 1, 2010
• CDMS Code of Professional Conduct
• CCMC Case Management Standards of Practice