Status, respect and stigma: a qualitative study of non-financial interests in medicine
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Conflicts of interest (COI) in health and medicine have been the source of considerable public and professional debate. Much of this debate has focused on financial, rather than non-financial COI, which is a significant lacuna because non-financial COI can be just as influential ...
See moreConflicts of interest (COI) in health and medicine have been the source of considerable public and professional debate. Much of this debate has focused on financial, rather than non-financial COI, which is a significant lacuna because non-financial COI can be just as influential as financial COI. In an effort to explore the nature and effects of non-financial, as well as financial COI, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 11 Australian medical professionals regarding their experiences of, and attitudes towards, COI. We found that this group of medical professionals saw non-financial interests—most notably the pursuit of status and respect, and the avoidance of stigma—as potentially conflicting with other important interests (such as patient care).
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See moreConflicts of interest (COI) in health and medicine have been the source of considerable public and professional debate. Much of this debate has focused on financial, rather than non-financial COI, which is a significant lacuna because non-financial COI can be just as influential as financial COI. In an effort to explore the nature and effects of non-financial, as well as financial COI, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 11 Australian medical professionals regarding their experiences of, and attitudes towards, COI. We found that this group of medical professionals saw non-financial interests—most notably the pursuit of status and respect, and the avoidance of stigma—as potentially conflicting with other important interests (such as patient care).
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2020-03-11Publisher
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“This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-020-09970-1”Citation
Wiersma, M., Kerridge, I. & Lipworth, W. Status, Respect, and Stigma: A Qualitative Study of Non-financial Interests in Medicine. Bioethical Inquiry (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-020-09970-1Share