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01-10-2018 | Editorial

Conflicts of interest in intensive care medicine

Authors: Dustin C. Krutsinger, Scott D. Halpern, Erin S. DeMartino

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 10/2018

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Conflicts of interest in medicine are pervasive and are not isolated to certain practice settings or specialties. The Institute of Medicine defines a conflict of interest as “a set of circumstances that creates a risk that professional judgement or actions regarding a primary interest will be unduly influenced by a secondary interest” [1]. Medical professionals have a duty to minimize and disclose conflicts of interest in order to preserve the trust of patients and the public. In this editorial we focus on financial personal conflicts, non-financial personal conflicts, and conflicts that arise naturally in the role of ICU clinician, highlighting facets shared across medicine and challenges unique to the practice of intensive care medicine. …

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Title: Conflicts of interest in intensive care medicine
Authors: Dustin C. Krutsinger
Scott D. Halpern
Erin S. DeMartino
Publication date: 01-10-2018
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 10/2018
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5335-1

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