Updated on: 1 December 2023

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 full-time faculty with the Cochrane Eyes and Vision US Project, which is funded by the US National Eye Institute

b) Had paid consultancies: any paid work, consulting fees (in cash or kind) from a related organisation?
Yes - I do minor consulting (1 hr per week, $30/hr) with PICO Portal, an AI-assisted systematic review tool, to provide input into the development and features from a systematic reviewer's perspective.

c) Received honoraria: one-time payments (in cash or kind) from a related organisation?
Yes - I gave a talk and workshop to the US Medical Librarian's Association on how to conduct peer review of systematic reviews and evaluate the reliability of published systematic review methods ($500).

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?
No