What is reviewed?

All investigators are to submit financial interest disclosures in the eCOI system. When first submitted, the disclosures are reviewed to see if they meet certain criteria to be considered "significant" financial interests. Records that meet this criterion are flagged in the system and then compared to specific research projects as they are submitted in UIRIS (for sponsored research) or HawkIRB (for human subjects research).

Who does the reviewing?

The Institutional Official, or Conflict of Interest Officer, is responsible for reviewing disclosure reports and determining all instances of significant financial interest. This activity is carried out by the staff of the Conflict of Interest in Research Office.

Not only is the Conflict of Interest Officer responsible for determining significant financial interests, but also when a signficant financial interest intersects directly with a research project. When these two circumstances converge, then a financial conflict of interest in research is created.

Why

How do financial interests and research projects become associated?

After a financial interest disclosure has been flagged as "significant," each time that investigator is named on an IRB application or a routing form,