Second Meeting of NIH Blue Ribbon Panel on Conflict
of Interest Policies March 12 and 13
The NIH Blue Ribbon Panel on Conflict of Interest Policies will
hold its second meeting on March 12 and 13 on the NIH campus in
Bethesda, Maryland. A working group of the Advisory Committee to
the Director, NIH, the Panel's charge is to:
1. Review the existing laws, regulations, policies, and procedures
under which NIH currently operates regarding:
a. Real and apparent financial conflict of interest of NIH
staff where compensation or financial benefit from outside sources
is received, including consulting arrangements and outside awards;
b. Requirements and policies for the reporting of NIH staff's
financial interests, including which interests are subject to
public disclosure, and what portion of NIH staff file public
disclosures;
2. Make recommendations for improving existing laws, regulations,
policies, and procedures as appropriate;
3. Complete the review and development of recommendations within
90 days, and;
4. Provide recommendations to the Advisory Committee to the Director,
NIH, for deliberation and final recommendations to the Director,
NIH
The Panel co-chairs are Bruce Alberts, Ph.D., President of the
National Academy of Sciences, and Norman R. Augustine, Chairman
of the Executive Committee of the Lockheed Martin Corporation.
The agenda for the meeting is available on the NIH web site at
http://www.nih.gov/about/director/031204blueribbonagenda.htm.
A Conflict of Interest Information and Resources web site is available
at http://www.nih.gov/about/ethics_COI.htm.
Members of the public can submit their comments to the Panel or
request an opportunity to give public testimony by sending an e-mail
to: blueribbonpanel@mail.nih.gov.
Individuals with disabilities who need Sign Language Interpreters
and/or reasonable accommodation to participate in this meeting should
contact
Charlene French, Office of Science Policy, National Institutes of
Health, Building 1, Room 103, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, phone number
301-496-2122, email: blueribbonpanel@mail.nih.gov
or the Federal Relay (1-800-877-8339).
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