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Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest and Commitment. Why do we collect COI disclosures, and from whom do we collect? A note about our system of collection, and how it came to be that way
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Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest and Commitment • Why do we collect COI disclosures, and from whom do we collect? • A note about our system of collection, and how it came to be that way • Authority to collect disclosures is established by the Conflicts Policy, which charges University Conflicts Committee with implementation. • Resource: Conflicts Policy http://www.policy.cornell.edu/Conflicts_Policy.cfm
COI Statistics • In 2003, our compliance rate was 98.2 percent. There about 3,500 filings, and only 39 non-respondents; none with current grants or contracts. • Fourteen percent of the filers also submitted a part II form, resulting in 17 managed conflicts. • The 2004 season has just closed, and the current compliance and part II filing trends look about the same.
COI Process • Roles and Responsibilities -Dean of Faculty & Vice Provost for Research -Deans and Designated Representatives -Department Chairs • Resource: Administrative Procedures, COIhttp://web.cornell.edu/UniversityFaculty/docs/2004ConflictsProcess/AdminProcedures/2004.pdf
Collection of COI Data • Part I form, available electronically and in paper • Part II form, available only in paper • Resource: University Faculty website has electronic copies of Part I and Part II forms, http://web.cornell.edu/UniversityFaculty/
Review of Part II Forms • Review of Part II forms is different in each college, and ranges in complexity from one person reading form to full committee review • Management of Part II forms is similarly specific to the colleges • Resources: -Guidance for Department Chairs -Attachment A of the Cornell Conflicts Policy
Reporting of COI Data • Designated Representatives in the Colleges report to Vice Provost Richardson by mid-June. • Two status reports are posted to Sponsored Program Services on July 1. • Report 1: Status with regard to the policy: list of personnel and whether they are in compliance or not. • Report 2: Status of Part II filers: includes list of personnel with managed conflicts and the name of the manager of the conflict.
What happens when someone is not in compliance with COI policy? • SPS will neither submit sponsored project proposals nor accept funding awards for individuals who have not filed an annual disclosure statement. • Just-in-time filing of COI disclosures is discouraged, but is a solution when a proposal needs to go out the door. Remember, however, that the filing must be reviewed and recorded before SPS can move forward.
Impact of New Compliance Office on COI Process • Office of Research Integrity and Assurance (ORIA), will be staffed with a director, associate director, and several staff members. It will manage several compliance functions, including conflicts of interest. • It is likely that the system of collection of annual disclosures of conflicts of interest and conflicts of commitment will change. • Questions?
Contact Information Lesley Yorke Office of the Vice Provost for Research 222 Day Hall; 4-4906 LAB14@cornell.edu