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Table 1 Dealing with conflicts of interest

From: A methodological protocol for the development of a national guideline on perioperative management of gastrointestinal tumors in Germany

Level of conflict of interest

Example

Consequence

Low

Receiving third-party funding from industry for lectures or authorship

Limited coordinating function

Moderate

Advisory board or consulting activities as well as receipt of third-party funding from industry in a responsible position

Abstain from voting

High

Ownership interest

Abstain from discussing the topic and voting on it

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Perioperative Medicine

ISSN: 2047-0525