At a minimum, how often are investigators funded by the U.S. National
Institutes of Health required to receive conflict of interest training?
Every two years.
Annually.
Every four years.
Once per career stage. correct answer -Every four years.
According to the U.S Public Health Service, a "significant financial interest"
includes royalty income paid to an investigator and its disclosure is required:
Only if it relates to income from publicly traded companies.
Only if it relates to income from governmental agencies.
Except if that income is from the institution that currently employs the
investigator.
Regardless of the source of the income. correct answer -Except if that
income is from the institution that currently employs the investigator.
According to the U.S. Public Health Service, which of the following would be
considered a significant financial interest?
An equity interest valued at $10,000 or more that is not related to the
investigator's institutional responsibilities.
Income from the university where the investigator is currently employed.
Travel expenses reimbursed by a U.S. institution of higher education.
An equity interest valued at $5,000 owned by the investigator's spouse in a
company that produces products related to the investigator's institutional
,responsibilities. correct answer -An equity interest valued at $5,000
owned by the investigator's spouse in a company that produces products
related to the investigator's institutional responsibilities.
An investigator received $4,000 of consulting income from a publicly traded
drug company over the past 12 months. The investigator also owns stock in
that company valued at $2,000. The investigator is submitting a grant to the
National Institutes of Health that involves evaluating the effectiveness of a
drug produced by the same drug company. Which of the following is true?
The investigator does not have a significant financial interest related to the
grant because the stock's value is less than $5,000.
The investigator does not have a significant financial interest related to the
grant because the consulting income is less than $5,000.
The value of stock is not calculated when determining significant financial
interests.
The aggregate of the consulting income and the stock exceeds $5,000 and
therefore is a significant financial interest. correct answer -The aggregate
of the consulting income and the stock exceeds $5,000 and therefore is a
significant financial interest.
Which of following most accurately describes when investigators pursuing
U.S. Public Health Service funding are required to disclose their significant
financial interests to their institution?
No later than the time of applying for funding.
Within 90 days of discovering or acquiring a new significant financial interest.
Twice per year.
After they receive funding but before they start their research. correct
answer -No later than the time of applying for funding.
Institutions are required by the U.S. Public Health Service to do which of the
following:
, Update their financial conflict of interest policy every four years.
Apply the same financial conflict of interest policy to all researchers
regardless of their funding source.
Eliminate any and all conflicts of interest.
Evaluate whether a significant financial interest is related to an investigator's
research and constitutes a financial conflict of interest. correct answer -
Evaluate whether a significant financial interest is related to an investigator's
research and constitutes a financial conflict of interest.
The U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) requires institutions to:
Block faculty from owning any equity interest in a company that sponsors
research.
Collect information about the significant financial interests of all faculty and
staff.
Disclose their investigators' new financial conflicts of interest to the PHS
awarding component within 60 days of discovering them.
Post the significant financial interests of all researchers to a publicly available
website. correct answer -Disclose their investigators' new financial
conflicts of interest to the PHS awarding component within 60 days of
discovering them
Which of the following financial conflict of interest information must be made
available by institutions on a public website or within five business days upon
request?
The financial interests of all faculty at an academic center.
The conflicts of commitment of researchers funded by the U.S. Public Health
Service.