Medical journals and industry ties

Chew, Mabel; Brizzell, Catherine; Abbasi, Kamran; Godlee, Fiona

doi:10.1136/bmj.g7197

Cited by 45 publications

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“…13 To its credit, The BMJ has taken the opposite approach and implemented a zero tolerance policy on educational articles by authors with industry ties. 14 The privilege to serve as an editor of a major medical journal is accompanied by the responsibility to provide leadership on the critical issues that define the profession. How medicine responds to conflicts of interest and earns the trust of the larger society in which we exist is one such issue.…”

Section: Editorial Responsibilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Justifying conflicts of interest in medical journals: a very bad idea

Steinbrook

Kassirer

Angell

2015

BMJ

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Section: Editorial Responsibilitymentioning

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Justifying conflicts of interest in medical journals: a very bad idea

Steinbrook

Kassirer

Angell

2015

BMJ

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“…55,56 As a result, most reputable academic journals have strict disclosure policies relating to declarations of industry funding, [57][58][59] and the British Medical Journal has recently announced a 'zero tolerance' policy for editorials and education articles from authors with financial links to industry. 60 Yet, editors of gambling academic journals still argue that relationships with the gambling industry are vital in achieving valid results in some gambling research, and they even argue that public health advocacy approaches reflect a prohibitionist stance. 61 Future research should systematically investigate the quality and conclusions of gambling industryfunded research to examine whether these studies lead to more favourable results for the industry as compared to research funded by other independent sources.…”

Section: The Influence Of Industry Over Research Agendasmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gambling advocacy: lessons from tobacco, alcohol and junk food

Thomas

David

Randle

et al. 2016

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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The authors have stated the following conflict of interest: ST provides leadership and culture consultancy services to a sporting organisation that owns poker machines and receives sponsorship from the wagering industry. Some of these services relate to providing gambling harm prevention education to athletes.Aust NZ J Public Health. 2016; 40:211-7; doi: 10.1111/1753 Abstract:Objective: To explore the attitudes and opinions of public health experts in gambling and related unhealthy commodity industries towards the tactics used by the gambling industry to prevent reform and the advocacy responses to these tactics. Methods:In-depth interviews (30-60 minutes) with a convenience sample of 15 public health experts and stakeholders with a public health approach to gambling (n=10), or other unhealthy commodity industries (food, alcohol, tobacco, n=5). Results:Participants described the influences of political lobbying and donations on public policy, and industry framing of problem gambling as an issue of personal responsibility. Industry funding of, and influence over, academic research was considered to be one of the most effective industry tactics to resist reform. Participants felt there was a need to build stronger coalitions and collaborations between independent academics, and to improve the utilisation of media to more effectively shift perceptions of gambling harm away from the individual and towards the product. Conclusions and implications:Gambling industry tactics are similar to the tactics of other unhealthy commodity industries. However, advocacy initiatives to counter these tactics in gambling are less developed than in other areas. The formation of national public health coalitions, as well as a strong evidence base regarding industry tactics, will help to strengthen advocacy initiatives.

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“…Some are already enforced by the New England Journal of Medicine , and some other journals have stricter rules. 31 We do not think that our proposals will deprive us of the most-qualified experts. Experts who have significant financial conflicts can always shed their conflicts if they chose to; or provide input to those authors/experts who are not conflicted.…”

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confidence: 94%