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Signup Now!Lecture 5 / Conflict of Interest in Community and Health Disparities Research: Physical Activity or Gangs?

Thompson, Engelberta 'Beti', PhD, MA


Conflict of interest comes in many forms. In this presentation, Dr. Thompson will discuss the conflict of interest when researchers want to study one thing and community partners want to study another. How is such conflict resolved? What are the key principles to be followed? In addition, she will discuss research with minority populations. Who participates and why? When is coercion a factor to be considered? Discussion of case scenarios will be included.

Questions to Think About in Preparation for the Lecture:

• Do financial conflicts of interest lead to more significant scientific biases than non-financial conflicts of interest? What makes you answer as you do?

• Is conflict of interest and/or commitment inevitable in community-based participatory research or can it be avoided?

• What competing interests affect the conduct of your research? What could you do to minimize the impact of those interests on your observations and/or experiments?

Required Reading (prior to lecture):
Editors (2008). Making sense of non-financial competing interests. PLoS Medicine, 5(9): e199.

REFRESHMENTS 11:30am - 11:55am

**Lecture will also be repeated September 21st, 2-3pm in Pelton Auditorium at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center**

Lecture TopicsLecture LocationDate
Conflict of InterestHogness Auditorium
Room: A420 Health Sciences Bldg		2009-09-21
12:00pm-1:00pm

No discussion groups scheduled for this lecture.