MITIGATION/MONITORING OF FINANCIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Once a potential conflict of interest is identified, the university is responsible for ensuring that such conflict is mitigated and/or properly monitored. Examples of how to mitigate Financial Conflicts of Interest include, but are not limited to the following:
- Public disclosure of Financial Conflicts of Interest (e.g., when presenting or publishing the research);
- Disclosure of Financial Conflicts of Interest directly to human subjects research participants;
- Change of personnel or personnel responsibilities, or disqualification of personnel from participation in all or a portion of the research;
- Reduction or elimination of Significant Financial Interests (e.g., sale of an equity interest);
- Severance of relationships that create financial conflicts;
- Modification of the research plan;
- Monitoring of research by independent reviewer(s)
- If monitoring of the identified conflict is required, the investigator shall abide by the conditions under which his/her outside activity is permitted.