University Times

Pitt has revised its conflict of interest policy. All investigators currently receiving or applying for funding must complete training on the new COI policy.

The revised policy reflects new Public Health Service regulations related to financial conflicts of interest of investigators receiving PHS funding. The policy establishes a lower reporting limit for all investigators currently receiving or applying for funding from any PHS agency. Those agencies include:  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Food and Drug Administration; Health Resources and Services Administration; Indian Health Service; National Institutes of Health, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

All PHS-funded researchers, or researchers who are seeking PHS funding, also must fill out a new COI disclosure, which can be accessed at https://coi.hs.pitt.edu.

The new COI policy also adjusts other provisions that apply to all funded researchers, including non-PHS funded investigators.

The new COI policy, and a summary of the changes, can be found at www.cfo.pitt.edu/policies/index.htm.

Information on how to access the new COI training modules can be found at www.coi.pitt.edu/COItraining.htm.