A Study of Recognizing Conflicts of Interest in Pending Financial Planning Engagements

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank C. Bearden
Keyword(s):  
Role Conflict ◽  
Financial Planning ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Influence Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Professional Judgment ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Recognition Time ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Financial Planners

Conflicts of interest (COI) are an ethical issue for financial planners because they impair professional judgment if not addressed. This article describes a quantitative, cross-sectional study of COI recognition in pending engagements and measuring the influence of time in practice and financial planning credentials upon recognition. Participants were 51 graduates of the M.S. degree from the College for Financial Planning. Participants were asked three questions regarding each of the six hypothetical situations of pending financial planning engagements. Each question provided an indicator of COI recognition. Time in practice and financial planning credentials were used as influence factors upon COI recognition. Results indicated high COI recognition involving role conflict and low recognition with family members as clients. Time in practice was related to increased COI recognition involving role conflict. Financial planning credentials were related to increased COI recognition with a business associate as client.

scholarly journals A cross-sectional study of all clinicians’ conflict of interest disclosures to NHS hospital employers in England 2015-2016

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. e019952 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harriet Ruth Feldman ◽  
Nicholas J DeVito ◽  
Jonathan Mendel ◽  
David E Carroll ◽  
Ben Goldacre
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Of Interest ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Current System ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Gift ◽  
The Uk

ObjectiveWe set out to document how NHS trusts in the UK record and share disclosures of conflict of interest by their employees.DesignCross-sectional study of responses to a Freedom of Information Act request for Gifts and Hospitality Registers.SettingNHS Trusts (secondary/tertiary care organisations) in England.Participants236 Trusts were contacted, of which 217 responded.Main outcome measuresWe assessed all disclosures for completeness and openness, scoring them for achieving each of five measures of transparency.Results185 Trusts (78%) provided a register. 71 Trusts did not respond within the 28 day time limit required by the FoIA. Most COI registers were incomplete by design, and did not contain the information necessary to assess conflicts of interest. 126/185 (68%) did not record the names of recipients. 47/185 (25%) did not record the cash value of the gift or hospitality. Only 31/185 registers (16%) contained the names of recipients, the names of donors, and the cash amounts received. 18/185 (10%) contained none of: recipient name, donor name, and cash amount. Only 15 Trusts had their disclosure register publicly available online (6%). We generated a transparency index assessing whether each Trust met the following criteria: responded on time; provided a register; had a register with fields identifying donor, recipient, and cash amount; provided a register in a format that allowed further analysis; and had their register publicly available online. Mean attainment was 1.9/5; no NHS trust met all five criteria.ConclusionOverall, recording of employees’ conflicts of interest by NHS trusts is poor. None of the NHS Trusts in England met all transparency criteria. 19 did not respond to our FoIA requests, 51 did not provide a Gifts and Hospitality Register and only 31 of the registers provided contained enough information to assess employees’ conflicts of interest. Despite obligations on healthcare professionals to disclose conflicts of interest, and on organisations to record these, the current system for logging and tracking such disclosures is not functioning adequately. We propose a simple national template for reporting conflicts of interest, modelled on the US ‘Sunshine Act’.

scholarly journals Pattern of Chemotherapy-Related Adverse Effects Among Adult Patients With Cancer Treated at Gondar University Referral Hospital, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 15s-15s
Author(s):  
Sewunet Admasu Belachew ◽  
Daniel Asfaw Erku ◽  
Abebe Basazn Mekuria ◽  
Begashaw Melaku Gebresillassie
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Chemotherapeutic Agents ◽  
Referral Hospital ◽  
Categorical Variables ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Patients With Cancer

Abstract 32 Purpose Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a global problem and constitute a major clinical problem in terms of human suffering. The high toxicity and narrow therapeutic index of chemotherapeutic agents makes oncology pharmacovigilance essential. The objective of the current study was to assess the pattern of ADRs that occur in patients with cancer who were treated with chemotherapy in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Ethiopia. Methods A cross-sectional study over a 2-year period from September 2013 to August 2015 was conducted in patients with cancer who underwent chemotherapy at Gondar University Referral Hospital Oncology Center. Data were collected directly from patients and their medical case files. Reported ADRs were assessed for causality using the WHO causality assessment scale and Naranjo’s algorithm. Severities of the reported reactions were also assessed using National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (version 4.0). Pearson’s χ2 test was used to examine the association between two categorical variables. Results A total of 815 ADRs were identified from 203 patients who were included in the study. The most commonly occurring ADRs were nausea and vomiting (18.9%), infections (16.7%), neutropenia (14.7%), fever and/or chills (11.3%), and anemia (9.3%). Platinum compounds (31.4%) were the most common group of drugs that caused ADRs. Of reported ADRs, 65.8% were grades 3 to 4 (severe level), 29.9% were grades 1 to 2 (mild level), and 4.3% were grade 5 (toxic level). Significant association was found between age, number of chemotherapeutic agents, and dose of chemotherapy with the occurrence of grades 3 to 5 toxicity. Conclusion The high incidence of chemotherapy-related ADRs among patients with cancer is of concern. Establishing an effective ADR monitoring and reporting system—oncopharmacovigilance—and creating awareness among health care professionals of the importance of ADR reporting may help prevent the problem. AUTHORS' DISCLOSURES OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST No COIs from the authors.

scholarly journals Requirements of Clinical Journals for Authors’ Disclosure of Financial and Non-Financial Conflicts of Interest: A Cross Sectional Study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. e0152301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaled Shawwa ◽  
Romy Kallas ◽  
Serge Koujanian ◽  
Arnav Agarwal ◽  
Ignacio Neumann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Financial Conflicts Of Interest

Cross-Sectional Study of the Ethics of Pharmacy Students

DICP ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 23 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 590-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric G. Boyce ◽  
Michael Montagne ◽  
William A. Reinsmith ◽  
Sean Hennessy ◽  
Calvin H. Knowlton
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Pharmacy Education ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Professional Judgment ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Full Disclosure ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Value Priorities ◽  
Survey Results

The importance of ethics in pharmacy education and practice has recently received increased attention. Previous studies have addressed occupational orientation and personality traits as well as the nature of attitudes and values. Many unanswered questions remain. This cross-sectional study was designed to compare the attitudes and value priorities of pharmacy students in preprofessional and professional years of study and to evaluate a modified questionnaire. The 495 students who completed the questionnaire were representative of the 835 pharmacy students enrolled in this “0/5” undergraduate pharmacy program. The survey results indicated that honesty and full disclosure are preferences held by preprofessional students, whereas what may be described as professional judgment predominates in students during their final two professional years. Most students felt they had an idealistic or humanistic orientation. The differences among the classes may be due to any of a number of factors including curricula, normal maturation, or chance differences in the students within each class.

scholarly journals Reporting of conflicts of interest from drug trials in Cochrane reviews: cross sectional study

BMJ ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 345 (aug16 3) ◽  
pp. e5155-e5155 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Roseman ◽  
E. H. Turner ◽  
J. Lexchin ◽  
J. C. Coyne ◽  
L. A. Bero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Drug Trials ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cochrane Reviews

scholarly journals "Prevalence of role stressors and associated factors among health surveillance assistants in Malawi? A cross-sectional study"

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Ntopi ◽  
Ellen Chirwa ◽  
Alfred Maluwa
Keyword(s):  
Role Conflict ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Surveillance ◽  
Role Overload ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Role Stressors ◽  
Health Surveillance Assistants

Abstract Background: Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs) are community-based health workers in Malawi, responsible for health services delivery at the community level. The prevalence of high role stressors among health surveillance assistants (HSAs) is a very important issue to strengthen the delivery of the essential health package at the community level; however, data on the prevalence of these role stressors to help understand more about the role stressors among HSAs is unavailable. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of role stressors and its associated factors among HSAs. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used in this study to collect data from January 2017 to December 2017. Data were collected from 430 HSAs from the districts of Mangochi, Lilongwe and Mzimba using a self-administered structured questionnaire was hand delivered to a total of 455 HSAs (response rate of 94.5%). Role ambiguity and role conflict was measured using a 13-item Rizzo et al. role conflict and ambiguity (RCA) scale; role overload was measured using a 9-item Reilly role overload scale and the job tasks for HSAs were measured using Burgal et al. modified version of the task inventory scale. Factors for role stressors were analyzed using the principal component analysis (PCA) and multiple linear regression model. Results: Of the respondents 3% had high risk for RA, 51.20% RC and 49% RO. Role stressors are prevalent among HSAs in Malawi. HSAs who were resident in rural areas, female, and performing additional clinical roles experienced significant levels of role stressors. Interestingly, no statistically significant associations were found between role stressors and the years at service post, age and the district of work. Conclusion: This is the first study of occupational role stressors in Malawi. Role stressors are prevalent among HSAs. Interventions aimed at improving supervision, training and task regulation by an independent regulatory body may support to reduce role stressors among HSAs. Keywords : health surveillance assistants, role ambiguity, role conflict, role overload, role stressors

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