Program committee participants disclosed their conflict of interest as well. Additional disclosures included:
• 75 percent of presentations
• 80 percent of scientific exhibits
• 76 percent of podium presentations
• 75 percent of posters
Approximately 53 percent of disclosures were for paid consultancy while 51 percent were for research support for the principle investigator. Forty-one percent of the disclosures were for paid presentations, 39 percent were for royalties and 39 percent were for stock.
The researchers also found that the number of disclosures per author correlated with the number of presentations per author, and 7 percent of the 379 companies associated with the disclosures were listed in 67 percent of the presentations.
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