Abstract
Background/Aims New regulations regarding researcher Conflicts of Interest (COI) for federally funded research have just been promulgated by the Federal Government. All investigators and institutions conducting such research are required to comply with these new COI rules by August 24, 2012. The aims of this presentation are to 1) familiarize investigators and research administrators with these new regulations, and 2) discuss what steps institutions need to take in order to be in compliance. In addition, specific rules dealing with institutional COI that exist nowhere else also are in place for the FDA Mini-Sentinel Project. These rules will be discussed in detail.
Methods This presentation will provide investigators and institutions with a detailed overview of the brave new world of COI and related federal requirements through a combination of didactic learning and interactive Q&A.
Discussion New COI rules potentially represent significant reporting changes on the researcher level, and certainly represent significant change at the institutional/infrastructural level. It is imperative that both researchers and institutions understand the nature of and accommodate these changes.
