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|Resource Type=Cases
|Title=Disclosing Conflicts of Interest in Scientific Advice
|Is About=Regarding a case in which a researcher at VU Amsterdam was alleged to have failed to disclose fully his conflicts of interest in publications, scientific advice and a research proposal, there was a disagreement between the institutional research integrity committee and The Netherlands Board on Research Integrity ('LOWI') concerning the application of the assessment framework that relates to conflicts of interests. According to the institutional research integrity committee, although failure to disclose relevant secondary interests is a case of negligence, it does not imply that  the primary obligation to ensure reliable academic practice has been violated. This meant that the institutional research integrity committee determined that the behaviour of the researcher could not be reviewed under the Netherlands Code of Conduct for Academic Practice. The LOWI disagreed with this interpretation. This is a factual anonymized case.
|Important Because=It demonstrates the tensions that can arise between institutional research integrity committees and national research integrity bodies in the application of the standards governing conflicts of interests. Different interpretations of these standards can lead to diverging opinions regarding whether research misconduct has been committed.
|Important For=Researchers; Ethics committee members; Research Ethics Committees; Research Integrity Officers; Research institutions; Universities
|Has Best Practice=Failures to disclose conflicts of interests should be investigated on the basis of institutional codes of conduct for research integrity.
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|Has Link=https://lowi.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Summary-2018_06.pdf
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|Related To Theme=Theme:6d71bd59-c3bc-4cd5-9c9f-1ab4e53fc320
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{{Tags
|Involves=VU Amsterdam; The Netherlands Board on Research Integrity; LOWI
|Has Timepoint=2018
|Has Location=The Netherlands
|Has Virtue And Value=Honesty; Respect
|Has Good Practice And Misconduct=Conflict of Interest; Science Policy; Allegation of Misconduct; Duty to Disclose Commercial Interest; Primary Interest of Academic Practice; Secondary Interest of the Scientist
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