Full Disclosure
Full, appropriate disclosure of relationships to interested parties is a part of every Conflict Management Plan.
- It is incumbent upon you to make full, appropriate disclosure with regard to financial or business interests with an external entity, to all interested parties, including:
- Students and advisees
- Others working on the professional activity in question
- Journal editors
- Program committees and review panels
- All sponsors, including sponsors of related research and particularly federal sponsors to comply with federal policy.
- Suitable letters should explicitly disclose the nature of the relationships regarding any financial and/or business interests, pertinent licensing agreement(s), the relationship between intellectual property and the licensing agreement, etc.
- Sample disclosure statement(s) are useful to include in the management plan.
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