Updated on: 14 March 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 am a co-investigator on a grant from the Ministry of Health NZ for Cochrane activities. I have received grants from the University of Auckland for travel and research, from the Sir John Logan Campbell foundation and the Maurice Paykel Trust for Travel

b) Had paid consultancies: any paid work, consulting fees (in cash or kind) from a related organisation?
Yes - I have been a paid consultant for Otago University, FSANZ (Food and safety Australia and New Zealand)and Ministry of Health NZ and University of Auckland

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 - I am a Director of MSDocs Ltd a company that owns a primary care medical practice

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