Mintzes, Barbara http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8671-915X
Lexchin, Joel
Funding for this research was provided by:
Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (185418)
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (1407)
Article History
Received: 6 November 2019
Accepted: 25 November 2019
First Online: 10 February 2020
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: In 2016–2019, Joel Lexchin was a paid consultant on two projects: one looking at developing principles for conservative diagnosis (Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation) and a second deciding what drugs should be provided free of charge by general practitioners (Government of Canada, Ontario Supporting Patient Oriented Research Support Unit and the St Michael’s Hospital Foundation). He also received payment for being on a panel at the American Diabetes Association, for a talk at the Toronto Reference Library, for writing a brief in an action for side effects of a drug for Michael F. Smith, Lawyer, and from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for presenting at a workshop on conflict of interest in clinical practice guidelines. He is currently a member of research groups that are receiving money from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council. He is member of the Foundation Board of Health Action International and the Board of Canadian Doctors for Medicare. He receives royalties from University of Toronto Press and James Lorimer & Co. Ltd. for books he has written.Barbara Mintzes is a member of Health Action International (HAI-Europe Association), a non-profit organization that supports public interests in pharmaceutical policy.
: The funders had no involvement in the design or conduct of the study; in the collection, management, analysis, or interpretation of the data; or in preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript or decision to submit for publication.
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