COI Committee Review of Management Strategies
Please note: Each disclosure is reviewed based upon the individual situation. The techniques mentioned above for the noted
situations have been used in the past but are not a guarantee that the COI Committee will choose the particular management
strategy in all cases.
Type of outside relationship
Family member employed at company
related to individual’s university research
Family member employed at company
unrelated to individual’s university
research
Family member employed at company
related to individual’s university research
Equity ownership in company related to
individual’s university research
Equity ownership in company unrelated to
individual’s university research
Equity ownership in company related to
individual’s university research
Employer compensation
Employer compensation
Compensation from a non-profit
organization
Compensation from a non-profit
organization
Compensation from outpatient surgery
center
Speaking engagement – content controlled
by sponsor
Speaking engagement – content controlled
by sponsor
Speaking engagement – speaker controlled
content
Speaking engagement – speaker controlled
content
Speaking engagement – CME event,
speaker controlled content
Speaking engagement – CME event,
speaker controlled content
Consulting
Consulting
Patent royalties
Patent royalties
Licensing Fees
Licensing Fees
Start-up Company
Start-up Company
Company also sponsors
research in individual’s
lab
No
Management Strategy typically put in
place
No
No action required
Yes
No
Best Practices Memo/Management
Plan
Best Practices Memo
No
No action required
Yes
Best practices Memo
Yes
No
No
No Action
No Action
No Action/Best Practices Memo
Yes
No Action/Best Practices Memo
No
No Action
No
Management Plan
Yes
Prohibition
Yes
No
Best Practices Memo/ Management
Plan
No Action/Best Practices Memo
No
No Action
Yes
No Action
No
Yes
Do not use item patented
in individual’s lab
Use patented item in
individual’s lab
Yes
No
No
Yes
Best Practice Memo/Management Plan
Management Plan
Case-by-case assessment
Best Practices Memo
Management Plan
Management Plan
Best Practices Memo
Management Plan
Management Plan
Management Techniques: Last Update 08-05-2015