The Public Health Service (which includes NIH, CDC, FDA, AHRQ, SAMHSA, HRSA, AoA, etc) published newly revised conflict of interest regulations, which go into effect in 2012 and specifically affect awards issued after August 24, 2012.
Some of the notable changes mandated by the new regulations:
- A lower dollar threshold ($5,000) for financial interests that are reviewed for potential conflicts of interest
- Public disclosure by Emory of investigators’ Financial Conflict of Interest Information including the name of the investigator, the conflicted company, and the amount of the financial interest provided either through a website or letters to individuals requesting the information
- Documented Investigator training about conflicts of interest in research at least every four years
- Retrospective review of grants and financial relationships when financial interests are not disclosed or reviewed in a timely manner, or management plans are not followed
NIH Frequently Asked Questions regarding the new regulations may be found here
What's New...
Please Note
The Conflict of Interest Review Office staff will be attending a national meeting March 29-30. We will be available by email during this period but office hours will be limited:
March 29 7:30-11:30 am
March 30 7:30-11:30 am
Emory has a new Institutional Conflict of Interest Policy for Human Subject Research. The policy applies to human subject research as defined by IRB policies. The policy covers both financial interest of Emory and personal financial interest of Institutional Leaders - those responsible for the review, approval, and oversight of human subject research. The investigator COI policy (Emory Policy 7.7) remains unchanged.
Read the announcement to investigators
NIH Training Program for Financial Conflict of Interest ...more