giving it more thought, you can ask for :  members names interest declared type of interest  decisions taken the last can be "declare, and to withdraw from all discussions linked to the topic/intervention' etc....maybe one should state the actions taken.  also, the larger question is what strategy can one consider to help mitigate COI...? how can it be designed into the development PHASE of guideline???            Best, Paul E. Alexander   --- On Wed, 8/22/12, Trish Groves <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: Trish Groves <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Conflict of Interest Declarations To: [log in to unmask] Received: Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 2:26 PM You could start here: http://www.icmje.org/coi_disclosure.pdf It's probably more than you'll need, but will point you in the right direction. Best wishes Trish Dr Trish Groves Deputy editor, BMJ and Editor-in-chief, BMJ Open +44 207 383 6018 bmj.com - the open access journal bmjopen.bmj.com BMJ Group: http://group.bmj.com twitter @trished From:        "Benson, Teresa" <[log in to unmask]> To:        [log in to unmask] Date:        22/08/2012 14:24 Subject:        Conflict of Interest Declarations Sent by:        "Evidence based health (EBH)" <[log in to unmask]> I’m looking for some good language for asking potential panelists about potential conflicts of interest—something more than “Please declare any potential conflicts of interest” followed by a blank line.  Does anyone have any good suggestions, or know of examples on the web they can point me to?  I’d especially love to see some verbiage for ferreting out intellectual COI.  Thanks!   Teresa Benson, MA, LP Clinical Lead, Evidence-Based Medicine McKesson Health Solutions 18211 Yorkshire Ave Prior Lake, MN  55372 [log in to unmask]" target="_blank">[log in to unmask] Phone: 1-952-226-4033     ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ The BMJ Group is one of the world's most trusted providers of medical information for doctors, researchers, health care workers and patients group.bmj.com. This email and any attachments are confidential. If you have received this email in error, please delete it and kindly notify us. If the email contains personal views then the BMJ Group accepts no responsibility for these statements. The recipient should check this email and attachments for viruses because the BMJ Group accepts no liability for any damage caused by viruses. Emails sent or received by the BMJ Group may be monitored for size, traffic, distribution and content. BMJ Publishing Group Limited trading as BMJ Group. A private limited company, registered in England and Wales under registration number 03102371. Registered office: BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JR, UK. _______________________________________________________________________