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|Title=The Threat to Scientific Integrity in Environmental and Occupational Medicine
|Is About=Over the last century, environmental and occupational medicine has played a significant role in the protection and improvement of public health. However, scientific integrity in this field has been increasingly threatened by pressure from some industries and governments. For example, it has been reported that the tobacco industry manipulated eminent scientists to legitimise their industrial positions, irresponsibly distorted risk and deliberately subverted scientific processes, and influenced many organisations in receipt of tobacco funding. Many environmental whistleblowers were sued and encountered numerous personal attacks. In some countries, scientific findings have been suppressed and distorted, and scientific advisory committees manipulated for political purposes by government agencies<ref>https://oem.bmj.com/content/oemed/62/12/843.full.pdf</ref>.
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|Is About=This is a factual case describing threats to the integrity of research in environmental and occupational medicine. These threats can stem from conflicts of interest between the parties funding and performing research. Pressures from some industries and governments can lead to the distortion and suppression of scientific findings, attacks on whistleblowers, and manipulation of eminent scientists<ref>Tong, Shilu, and Jørn Olsen. "The threat to scientific integrity in environmental and occupational medicine." ''Occupational and environmental medicine'' 62.12 (2005): 843-846.</ref>.
 
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|Important Because=How to respond to these threats is an important challenge for environmental and occupational medicine professionals and their societies<ref>https://oem.bmj.com/content/oemed/62/12/843.full.pdf</ref>.
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|Important Because=It is important for environmental and occupational medicine professionals and their societies to consider how to adequately respond to these threats. Examples include the adoption of a code of ethics by professional organisations that requires openness from public health professionals, and the establishment of an  independent, intermediate funding scheme to ensure research funding for public health does not come directly from the industry to the researcher<ref>Tong, Shilu, and Jørn Olsen. "The threat to scientific integrity in environmental and occupational medicine." ''Occupational and environmental medicine'' 62.12 (2005): 843-846.</ref>.<references />
 
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|Involves=International Commission on Occupational Health; Union of Concerned Scientists
 
|Has Timepoint=1955-1995
 
|Has Timepoint=1955-1995
 
|Has Location=USA; United States
 
|Has Location=USA; United States
|Has Virtue And Value=Reliability; Honesty
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|Has Virtue And Value=Reliability; Honesty; Autonomy
|Has Good Practice And Misconduct=Falsification; Conflict of interest
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|Has Good Practice And Misconduct=Falsification; Independence; Conflict of Interest; Duty to Disclose Commercial Interest; Funders’ responsibilities
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|Related To Research Area=LS 07.10 - Environment and health risks, occupational medicine
 
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Cases

The Threat to Scientific Integrity in Environmental and Occupational Medicine

What is this about?

This is a factual case describing threats to the integrity of research in environmental and occupational medicine. These threats can stem from conflicts of interest between the parties funding and performing research. Pressures from some industries and governments can lead to the distortion and suppression of scientific findings, attacks on whistleblowers, and manipulation of eminent scientists[1].

  1. Tong, Shilu, and Jørn Olsen. "The threat to scientific integrity in environmental and occupational medicine." Occupational and environmental medicine 62.12 (2005): 843-846.

Why is this important?

It is important for environmental and occupational medicine professionals and their societies to consider how to adequately respond to these threats. Examples include the adoption of a code of ethics by professional organisations that requires openness from public health professionals, and the establishment of an independent, intermediate funding scheme to ensure research funding for public health does not come directly from the industry to the researcher[1].
  1. Tong, Shilu, and Jørn Olsen. "The threat to scientific integrity in environmental and occupational medicine." Occupational and environmental medicine 62.12 (2005): 843-846.

For whom is this important?

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