Conflict of Interest

All UW investigators participating in research involving UW facilities or resources or patients receiving care at the UW are subject to GIM 10, the UW's Significant Financial Interest Disclosure Policy. Under GIM 10, if any investigator has a "significant financial interest" related to the research, it must be indicated on the eGC1 and the interest must be disclosed using the Significant Financial Interest Disclosure Form (Exhibit 1 to UW's GIM 10). The definition of a "Significant Financial Interest" is different for clinical trials, which has a zero threshold. In addition, the UW Human Subjects Review Committee Application has specific questions regarding investigator financial interests.

Links of Interest:

UW Sites

• GIM 10, Significant Financial Interest Disclosure Policy
• Clinical Trials Website  
• Human Subjects Review Committee Application (see Questions 5 and 6, Section VII.H., pages 7-8)
  

Other Sites of Interest

• NSF Grants Policy Manual, Section 510 
  
• NIH Objectivity in Research Guide
  
• NIH Extramural Research Conflict of Interest (resource webpage) 
  
• NIH Ethics Program Website 
• DHHS Guidance on Financial Relationships and Interests in Research Involving Human Subjects 
  
• Principles and Recommendations for Oversight of an Institution's Financial Interests in Human Subjects Research (October 2002, AAMC Task Force on Financial Conflicts of Interest in Clinical Research) 
  
• Biomedical Research: HHS Direction Needed to Address Financial Conflicts of Interest (GAO Report GAO-02-89, November 26, 2001) 
  
• Policy and Guidelines for the Oversight of Individual Financial Interests in Human Subjects Research (December 14, 2001, AAMC Task Force on Financial Conflicts of Interest in Clinical Research) 
  
• Report on Individual and Institutional Financial Conflict of Interest (October 9, 2001, Association of American Universities) 
  
• Frequently Asked Questions - Responsiblity of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research for which PHS Funding is sought (42 CFR Part 50 Subpart F, Grants and 45 CFR Part 94 contracts (Posted: March 21, 2008; Revised: April 8, 2008)