Updated on: 15 February 2021

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 - I am PI of several research and training grants funded by the US government

b) Had paid consultancies: any paid work, consulting fees (in cash or kind) from a related organisation?
Yes - I am a consultant to the Scientific Resource Center for the AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Centers program in building NxGen an interactive website making evidence reviews more accessible for clinicians and the public

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?
Yes - Director of scientific resource center for us evidence based practice centers program in 2019

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