<< Previous Section | < Previous Page | Next Page > | Next Section >> Case: Expert consultant Going through your E-mails you find the following: Hansen and Question, a commercial analysis company, is conducting in depth 30 minute interviews with thought leaders in your field about dilational cardiomyopathy for which a new molecular mechanism was just uncovered. The E-mail indicates that they have been commissioned by a pharmaceutical company to get a further understanding of approaches to the management of this condition. They are willing to pay you $500 for a 30 minute, one on one interview. The E-mail indicates that all your opinions will be reported anonymously in the final report. As an expert on cardiomyopathy with definite views, you feel that might have a lot to offer the company; after all, you are the PI on a sophisticated study of cardiomyopathy at this very moment. Should you respond to the E-mail? What questions should you ask if you chose to respond? Are there any constraints in relation to giving your opinion? What is the university's involvement in this kind of activity and what should it be? << Previous Section | < Previous Page | Next Page > | Next Section >> Chapter 4 Quick Links Conflicts of Interest (COI) Definitions Consequences of a COI Government Intervention Industry Sponsorship Professional Societies Clinical Practice Guidelines Other Initiatives COI in Financial Consulting Cases Bibliography Chapter 4 Download (PDF)