Updated on: 4 October 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 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