The SIGN guide to the AGREE guideline appraisal instrument

[SIGN Guide to AGREE]

23. Conflicts of interest of guideline development members should be recorded

There are circumstances in which members of the development group may have conflicts of interests. For example, this would apply to a member of the development group who was undertaking current research on the topic covered by the guideline funded by a pharmaceutical company. All SIGN guideline group members therefore complete a declaration of interests, and potential members with significant personal interests (e.g. large shareholdings in a pharmaceutical company manufacturing a drug relevant to the guideline topic, or acting as a consult to such a company) would not be eligible to take part in that guideline.

Development annex (declaration of interests)
Declaration of interests form

The SIGN Guide to the AGREE guideline appraisal instrument
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