Updated on: 14 September 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 serve as the Principal Investigator on the grant "Comparative Effectiveness Research & Cochrane Eyes and Vision" from the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, US.

b) Had paid consultancies: any paid work, consulting fees (in cash or kind) from a related organisation?
Yes - I have been paid by the Scientific Resource Center to peer review evidence synthesis reports prepared by the Evidence-based Practice Centers in the US.

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 currently serve as the President-elect of the Society for Research Synthesis and Methodology; previously, I served as the Secretary of the Society from August 2019- August 2021.

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