Conflict of interest declaration: Robin Featherstone
Updated on: 23 February 2022
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 have been a member of research teams that operate under grants or contracts from the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (US), Canada Blood Services, and the Canadian Critical Care Society.
b) Had paid consultancies: any paid work, consulting fees (in cash or kind) from a related organisation?
Yes
- I have received payments for information specialist consultancy work from the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH); the Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta; the Centre for Healthy Communities, Public Health Department, University of Alberta; Canadian Blood Services; and the Canadian Critical Care Society.
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?
Yes
- I receive financial assistance with personal prescription costs from Biogen Idec.
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