Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education, and Practice - Institute of Medicine

 A report release in 2009 by the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education, and Practice. The committee's goal was to examine conflicts of interest in medicine and to recommend steps to identify, limit, and manage conflicts of interest without negatively affecting constructive collaborations.

The committee's report stresses the importance of preventing bias and mistrust rather than trying to remedy damage after it is discovered. It focuses specifically on financial conflicts of interest involving pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology companies.