Updated on: 25 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?
No

b) Had paid consultancies: any paid work, consulting fees (in cash or kind) from a related organisation?
Yes - I am an employee of the Belgian Red Cross. One of the core activities of the Red Cross is first aid (training) (which is the area of interest of Cochrane First Aid).

c) Received honoraria: one-time payments (in cash or kind) from a related organisation?
Yes - Aug 2017-March 2018: one-time consulting fee by ILCOR (to the Belgian Red Cross), for the development of a Cochrane SR, of which I was the first author Sep 2019-May 2020: one-time consulting fee by WHO (to the Belgian Red Cross) for the development of two SRs, of which I was the first or last author

d) Served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or held a position of management with a related organisation?
Yes - I am the manager of the Centre for Evidence-Based Practice at the Belgian Red Cross, which is the host centre for Cochrane First Aid

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