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Managing conflicts of interest in the development of health guidelines

Gregory Traversy, Lianne Barnieh, Elie A. Akl, G. Michael Allan, Melissa Brouwers, Isabelle Ganache, Quinn Grundy, Gordon H. Guyatt, Diane Kelsall, Gillian Leng, Ainsley Moore, Navindra Persaud, Holger J. Schünemann, Sharon Straus, Brett D. Thombs, Rachel Rodin and Marcello Tonelli
CMAJ January 11, 2021 193 (2) E49-E54; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200651
Gregory Traversy
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Lianne Barnieh
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Elie A. Akl
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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G. Michael Allan
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Melissa Brouwers
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Isabelle Ganache
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Quinn Grundy
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Gordon H. Guyatt
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Diane Kelsall
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Gillian Leng
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Ainsley Moore
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Navindra Persaud
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Holger J. Schünemann
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Sharon Straus
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Brett D. Thombs
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Rachel Rodin
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Marcello Tonelli
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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vol. 193 no. 2 E49-E54
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https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200651
PubMed 
33431547
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  • Published online January 11, 2021.
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  1. Gregory Traversy, MSc,
  2. Lianne Barnieh, MSc PhD,
  3. Elie A. Akl, MD PhD,
  4. G. Michael Allan, MD,
  5. Melissa Brouwers, PhD,
  6. Isabelle Ganache, PhD,
  7. Quinn Grundy, RN PhD,
  8. Gordon H. Guyatt, MD MSc,
  9. Diane Kelsall, MD MEd,
  10. Gillian Leng, CBE,
  11. Ainsley Moore, MD MSc,
  12. Navindra Persaud, MD MSc,
  13. Holger J. Schünemann, MD PhD,
  14. Sharon Straus, MD MSc,
  15. Brett D. Thombs, PhD,
  16. Rachel Rodin, MD,
  17. Marcello Tonelli, MD SM
  1. Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; CMAJ (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
  1. Correspondence to: Gregory Traversy, gregory.traversy{at}canada.ca

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Managing conflicts of interest in the development of health guidelines
Gregory Traversy, Lianne Barnieh, Elie A. Akl, G. Michael Allan, Melissa Brouwers, Isabelle Ganache, Quinn Grundy, Gordon H. Guyatt, Diane Kelsall, Gillian Leng, Ainsley Moore, Navindra Persaud, Holger J. Schünemann, Sharon Straus, Brett D. Thombs, Rachel Rodin, Marcello Tonelli
CMAJ Jan 2021, 193 (2) E49-E54; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.200651

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Managing conflicts of interest in the development of health guidelines
Gregory Traversy, Lianne Barnieh, Elie A. Akl, G. Michael Allan, Melissa Brouwers, Isabelle Ganache, Quinn Grundy, Gordon H. Guyatt, Diane Kelsall, Gillian Leng, Ainsley Moore, Navindra Persaud, Holger J. Schünemann, Sharon Straus, Brett D. Thombs, Rachel Rodin, Marcello Tonelli
CMAJ Jan 2021, 193 (2) E49-E54; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.200651
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