Updated on: 7 August 2018

1. Financial interests

a) Received research funding: any grant, contract or gift, commissioned research, or fellowship from The Cochrane Collaboration or a related organisation (i.e. any organisation related to health care or medical research) to conduct research?
Yes - Was a co-applicant on Methods Innovation Funding projects: 2015 Jan- current Assessing the quality of evidence focusing GRADE and presenting results from non-randomised studies in Cochrane systematic reviews., Grant, Methods Innovation Fund, Cochrane Collaboration, Research - New Project, $65,000.00 2011 Jan - 2013 Jan Enhancing the acceptance and implementation of Summary of Findings Tables in Cochrane Reviews., Grant, Cochrane Collaboration, Research - New Project, $69,740.00 2009 Jan - 2010 Jan Training and Capacity Building for Summary of Findings Tables., Grant, Cochrane Collaboration, Research - New Project, $32,372.00 2006 Jul - 2009 Jul Developing a Plain Language Summary Template for Cochrane Reviews., Grant, Cochrane Collaboration, Research - New Project, $25,000.00 Contract under McMaster University to provide expertise for Cochrane systematic review training modules (GBP 15 000)

b) Had paid consultancies: any paid work, consulting fees (in cash or kind) from a related organisation?
No

c) Received honoraria: one-time payments (in cash or kind) from a related organisation?
No

d) Served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or held a position of management with a related organisation?
No

e) Possessed share-holdings, stock, stock options, equity with a related organisation (excludes mutual funds or similar arrangements where the individual has no control over the selection of the shares)?
No

f) Received personal gifts from a related organisation?
No

g) Had an outstanding loan with a related organisation?
No

h) Received royalty payments from a related organisation?
No

2. Do you have any other competing interests that could pose a conflict of interest that would reasonably appear to be related to the primary interest?
No