April 21, 2004

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Table of Contents

• Introduction
• AcademyHealth Ethical Guidelines Committee and Its Objectives
• Conflicts of Interest
  • What is a Conflict of Interest?
  • Conducting Research versus Using Research
• Distinctive Characteristics of Health Services Research
• Guiding Values
• Ethical Guidelines
  • Initiation of Research
  • Conducting Research
  • Reporting Research
• Analyzing a Potential Conflict of Interest
• Implementation and Enactment of the Guidelines
• Conclusion
• Appendix A – AcademyHealth Ethical Guidelines Committee
• Appendix B – Committee Action
• Appendix C – Conflict of Interest Resources