Penn Medicine · Imaging AUC

How does the AUC program deal with potential conflicts of interest?

All participants in the Penn Medicine Imaging AUC program must disclose all potential conflict of interest (COI) as specified in paragraph (c)(iii) and in compliance with applicable Penn Medicine policies. All Penn Medicine physicians, healthcare professionals, scientists, and staff are bound by the institutional COI policy. The Steering Committee chair is responsible to maintain a publicly transparent process, to assure that all potential COI are documented, to determine the appropriate resolution of any potential conflicts of interest (such as by recusal or exclusion of individuals from particular AUC), and to document how potential COI are managed. All such information is recorded in the Imaging AUC web site for public review.

We record the following information and make it available in a timely fashion to a public request, for a period of not less than 5 years after the most recent published update of the relevant AUC:

1. Direct or indirect financial relationships that exist between individuals or the spouse or minor child of individuals who have substantively participated in the development of AUC and companies or organizations including Penn Medicine and any other party participating in AUC development or modification that may financially benefit from the AUC. These financial relationships may include compensation arrangements such as salary, grant, speaking or consulting fees, contract, or collaboration agreements.
2. Ownership or investment interests between individuals or the spouse or minor child of individuals who have substantively participated in the development of AUC and companies or organizations including Penn Medicine or any other party participating in AUC development or modification that may financially benefit from the AUC.