The Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group

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The Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group

Declarations of interest

The CCSG is the governing body of The Cochrane Collaboration, and theboard of directors of the registered charity. Its members are elected by the overall membership of The Cochrane Collaboration for three years, with annual rotation of a proportion of its members. A conflict of interest exists when a secondary interest (e.g. personal financial gain) can influence, or have the appearance of influencing, judgments regarding the primary interest (e.g. service on the Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group). Steering Group members are asked to disclose all relationships with commercial organisations that could pose a conflict of interest that would reasonably appear to be related to the primary interest. The term 'related organisation' in the questions below means any organisation related to health care or medical research. These declarations of interest are updated quarterly.

Lorne Becker, Co-Chair, Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group, Member, Executive Group; Convenor, Publishing Policy Group; Author and Peer Referee, Cochrane Acute Respiratory Infections Review Group; Author, Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Review Group; Member, Cochrane Drugs and Alcohol Review Group, and Cochrane Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care Review Group:
A. Financial interests
In the last five years, have you:
1. Received research funding: any grant, contract or gift, commissioned research, or fellowship from a related organisation to conduct research? No.
2. Had paid consultancies: any paid work, consulting fees (in cash or kind) for a related organisation? No.
3. Received honoraria: one-time payments (in cash or kind) from a related organisation?
Yes: I received an honorarium from Thompson Micromedex for serving on the editorial board of their DiseaseDex publication. This relationship ended on 1 July 2006.
4. Served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or held a position of management with a related organisation? No.
5. Possessed share-holdings, stock, stock options, equity with a related organisation (excludes mutual funds or similar arrangements where the individual has no control over the selection of the shares)? No.
6. Received personal gifts from a related organisation?
Yes: I have received small gifts from the Welch Allyn Corporation and the Dutch Dairy Council.
7. Had an outstanding loan with a related organisation? No.
8. Received royalty payments from a related organisation? No.
B. Non-financial interests
Do you have any other competing interests that could pose a conflict of interest that would reasonably appear to be related to the primary interest? No.

Lisa Bero, Centre Representative, Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group; Member, Publishing Policy Group; Steering Group representative, Feedback Management Advisory Group; Funding Arbiter; Member, Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Review Group:
A. Financial interests
In the last five years, have you:
1. Received research funding: any grant, contract or gift, commissioned research, or fellowship from a related organisation to conduct research?
Yes: in the past five years, I have received research funding from the National Institutes of Health, World Health Organization, California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (research money derived from the tax on cigarettes), and Flight Attendants Medical Research Institute, National Science Foundation.

2. Had paid consultancies: any paid work, consulting fees (in cash or kind) for a related organisation?
Yes: I have received consulting fees from the University of Colorado for conducting workshops in evidence-based medicine, and the Academy for Educational Development for peer reviewing documents. I receive an annual consulting fee from British Medical Journal Publishing for serving as a senior editor for Tobacco Control.
3. Received honoraria: one-time payments (in cash or kind) from a related organisation?
Yes: I have accepted honoraria from the Association of Medical Writers and Dartmouth University for talks on reporting of scientific research in the lay press, the World Health Organization and Pomona University (European Union Center) for talks on public commentary on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, Kaiser Permanente for talks on (a) evaluating the quality of research and (b) tobacco industry manipulation of research, the World Conference on Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics for a talk on managing financial conflicts of interest in clinical trials, and the Brooklyn Law School for a talk and paper on systematic reviews.
4. Served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or held a position of management with a related organisation? No. Since 1991, I have been a full-time faculty employee of the University of California, San Francisco.
5. Possessed share-holdings, stock, stock options, equity with a related organisation (excludes mutual funds or similar arrangements where the individual has no control over the selection of the shares)? No.
6. Received personal gifts from a related organisation? No.
7. Had an outstanding loan with a related organisation? No.
8. Received royalty payments from a related organisation?
Yes: I receive about $50 US per year in royalty fees from the University of California Press for publication of ?The Cigarette Papers?.
B. Non-financial interests
Do you have any other competing interests that could pose a conflict of interest that would reasonably appear to be related to the primary interest? No.

Jonathan Craig, Cochrane Review Group representative (of Co-ordinating Editors), Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group; Member, Executive Group; Steering Group representative, Colloquium Policy Advisory Group; Co-ordinating Editor Liaison with Monitoring and Registration Group; Co-ordinating Editor and Author, Cochrane Renal Group; Author, Cochrane Anaesthesia, Incontinence, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Ear Nose and Throat, and Gynaecological Cancer Review Groups; Member, Screening and Diagnostic Tests Methods Group and Child Health Field:

5. Possessed share-holdings, stock, stock options, equity with a related organisation (excludes mutual funds or similar arrangements where the individual has no control over the selection of the shares)? No.
6. Received personal gifts from a related organisation? No.
7. Had an outstanding loan with a related organisation? No.
8. Received royalty payments from a related organisation? No.
B. Non-financial interests
Do you have any other competing interests that could pose a conflict of interest that would reasonably appear to be related to the primary interest? No.

Jon Deeks, Methods Group Representative, Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group; Member, Executive Group; Co-Convenor, Statistical Methods Group, Cochrane Diagnostic Test Accuracy Reviews Working Group; Steering Group representative, Handbook Advisory Group; Member, Quality Advisory Group, RevMan Advisory Group, Screening and Diagnostic Tests Methods Group, Non-Randomised Studies Methods Group, Reporting Bias Methods Group:
A. Financial interests

In the last five years, have you:

1. Received research funding: any grant, contract or gift, commissioned research, or fellowship from a related organisation to conduct research?
Yes: I received funding from 2001 to 2003 to employ a research fellow from Pfizer Limited. My salary is part funded by a UK DoH NCC RCD Senior Research Fellowship in Evidence Synthesis, the rest being paid by the University of Birmingham. I have received funding from Cochrane Collaboration core funds to co-ordinate the initiative to develop Cochrane Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy. From 2007 to 2012 I will be in receipt of a grant from the UK NHS Health Technology Assessment Programme to support the implementation of systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy within The Cochrane Collaboration. I have received grants for both methodological and clinical projects from the UK NHS Research Methodology Programme, the UK NHS Health Technology Assessment Programme, and the UK Medical Research Council.
2. Had paid consultancies: any paid work, consulting fees (in cash or kind) for a related organisation?
Yes: I have received payment from the British Medical Journal for reviewing and attending committees since 2000.
3. Received honoraria: one-time payments (in cash or kind) from a related organisation?
Yes: I received an honorarium from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) for lecturing in 2004, from the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (University of Oxford) in 2006 and 2007, and from the Programma Regione-Università Regione Emilia-Romagna in 2007.

4. Served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or held a position of management with a related organisation? No.

6. Received personal gifts from a related organisation? No.

7. Had an outstanding loan with a related organisation? No.

8. Received royalty payments from a related organisation?
Yes: my team has received royalty payments from the British Medical Journal for reprint sales.

B. Non-financial interests

Do you have any other competing interests that could pose a conflict of interest that would reasonably appear to be related to the primary interest? No.

Zbigniew Fedorowicz, Representative of members of Cochrane Review Groups, Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group; Director, Bahrain Branch of the UK Cochrane Centre; Member, Monitoring and Registration Group; Steering Group representative, Information Management System Group; Member, Health-Related Quality of Life Methods Group; Member and Peer Referee, Cochrane Oral Health Review Group; Member, Cochrane Eyes and Vision Review Group; and Member, Health Promotion and Public Health Field:

A. Financial interests
In the last five years, have you:
1. Received research funding: any grant, contract or gift, commissioned research, or fellowship from a related organisation to conduct research? No.
2. Had paid consultancies: any paid work, consulting fees (in cash or kind) for a related organisation? No.
3. Received honoraria: one-time payments (in cash or kind) from a related organisation? No.
4. Served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or held a position of management with a related organisation? No.
5. Possessed share-holdings, stock, stock options, equity with a related organisation (excludes mutual funds or similar arrangements where the individual has no control over the selection of the shares)? No.
6. Received personal gifts from a related organisation? No.
7. Had an outstanding loan with a related organisation? No.
8. Received royalty payments from a related organisation? No.
B. Non-financial interests
Do you have any other competing interests that could pose a conflict of interest that would reasonably appear to be related to the primary interest? No.

Ruth Foxlee, Trials Search Co-ordinator Representative, Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group; Member, Publishing Policy Group; Steering Group representative, Information Management System Group; Member, RevMan Advisory Group; Trials Search Co-ordinator, Cochrane Wounds Group; Author, Cochrane Acute Respiratory Infections Group:
A. Financial interests
In the last five years, have you:
1. Received research funding: any grant, contract or gift, commissioned research, or fellowship from a related organisation to conduct research: No.
2. Had paid consultancies: any paid work, consulting fees (in cash or kind) for a related organisation? No.
3. Received honoraria: one-time payments (in cash or kind) from a related organisation? No.
4. Served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or held a position of management with a related organisation? No.
5. Possessed share-holdings, stock, stock options, equity with a related organisation (excludes mutual funds or similar arrangements where the individual has no control over the selection of the shares)? No.
6. Received personal gifts from a related organisation? No.
7. Had an outstanding loan with a related organisation? No.
8. Received royalty payments from a related organisation? No.
B. Non-financial interests
Do you have any other competing interests that could pose a conflict of interest that would reasonably appear to be related to the primary interest? No.

Donna Gillies, Author Representative, Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group; Treasurer; Member, Executive Group; Steering Group representative, Handbook Advisory Group; Author, Acute Respiratory Infections, Anaesthesia, Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis, Heart, Musculoskeletal, Neonatal, Schizophrenia, and Wounds Review Groups; Peer Reviewer, Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis, Effective Practice and Organisation of Care, and Anaesthesia Review Groups:
A. Financial interests
In the last five years, have you:

1. Received research funding: any grant, contract or gift, commissioned research, or fellowship from a related organisation to conduct research? No.

2. Had paid consultancies: any paid work, consulting fees (in cash or kind) for a related organisation? No.
3. Received honoraria: one-time payments (in cash or kind) from a related organisation?
Yes: I have received honoraria as a reviewer for the Journal of Advanced Nursing.
4. Served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or held a position of management with a related organisation? No.
5. Possessed share-holdings, stock, stock options, equity with a related organisation (excludes mutual funds or similar arrangements where the individual has no control over the selection of the shares)? No.
6. Received personal gifts from a related organisation? No.
7. Had an outstanding loan with a related organisation? No.
8. Received royalty payments from a related organisation? No.
B. Non-financial interests
Do you have any other competing interests that could pose a conflict of interest that would reasonably appear to be related to the primary interest? No.

Adrian Grant, Co-Chair, Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group; Convenor, Executive Group; Author, Cochrane Incontinence, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Upper Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Diseases, and Renal Review Groups; Consumer Reviewer, Cochrane Neuromuscular Diseases Review Group:
A. Financial interests
In the last five years, have you:

1. Received research funding: any grant, contract or gift, commissioned research, or fellowship from a related organisation to conduct research?
Yes: UK NHS R&D Health Technology Assessment Programme; UK Medical Research Council; BUPA Foundation; UK NHS R&D Service Delivery and Organisation Programme; Scottish Higher Education Funding Council; UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. I have received no research funding from commercial organisations.
2. Had paid consultancies: any paid work, consulting fees (in cash or kind) for a related organisation? No.
3. Received honoraria: one-time payments (in cash or kind) from a related organisation? No.
4. Served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or held a position of management with a related organisation? No.
5. Possessed share-holdings, stock, stock options, equity with a related organisation (excludes mutual funds or similar arrangements where the individual has no control over the selection of the shares)? No.