Conflicts of interest (CoI) and undue corporate influence in public health: from the international context to local interventions
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Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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George Mason University, United States
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The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Publication date: 2023-04-27
Popul. Med. 2023;5(Supplement):A1824
ABSTRACT
Participants will first learn about conflicts of interest (CoI) and undue corporate influence in public health. They will then participate in an interactive session, where they will reflect on their personal experiences. They will collectively identify solutions to these issues, and discuss challenges they may face in trying to adopt those solutions, individually and collectively. Finally, participants will discuss the next steps, which will build on the new knowledge they will get from the workshop, the reflection they will have made, and the collective Discussion on solutions. Specific Aims/Objectives: 1. To introduce the issues of conflicts of interest and undue corporate influence in public health, in the international and local contexts, 2.To reflect on the personal experiences of participants in relation to this topic, 3. To discuss solutions to address these issues, with a focus on local interventions. Component parts: 1. Introduction to the workshop and topic, 2. Presentations CoI and undue corporate influence: examples and risks to population health, 3. Q&A, 4. Interactive session , 5. Next steps, as identified by participants and closing remark. Key questions that the workshop will address: 1. What examples of conflicts of interest and undue corporate influence participants have they observed in the professional practice/during their training? 2. How to address these issues in our professions? What examples of good practices do we know exist? 3. What are our challenges?