We've each posted frequently on conflicts of interest, financial and otherwise. Here, Dan Ariely talks briefly about scientific conflicts of interest - they aren't all financial - and what hope we might have to protect ourselves from other people's and our own conflicts. Dr. Ariely is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University and a founding member of the Center for Advanced Hindsight. I wonder if his Center is really good at determining if a CLABSI is secondary or not. Enjoy.
Pondering vexing issues in infection prevention and control
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