Conflict of interest declaration: Vivian Welch
Updated on: 28 September 2021
Roles in: Equity Methods Group1. 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
- World Health Organization contracted us to complete two evidence and gap maps on ageing. Future Skills Centre (non-governmental organization in Canada) funded our team to do an evidence and gap map on skills development.
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?
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?
Yes
- I am editor in chief of the Campbell Collaboration which is an organization dedicated to producing and sharing rigorous evidence synthesis to inform social policy