In accordance with the policy of the Cochrane Collaboration, neither the Australasian Cochrane Centre nor its Branches in New Zealand, Singaporeand Thailandreceive funding from commercial sources, defined as any for-profit manufacturer or provider of health care, or any other for-profit source with a real or potential vested interest in the findings of a specific review. All directors of Centres and Branches are required to complete personal declaration of interest statements and to disclose all relationships with commercial organisations. The term 'related organisation' in the questions below means any organisation related to health care or medical research.
The following directors have completed these declarations of interest: Sally Green and Steve McDonald (ACC), Cindy Farquhar and Mark Jeffery (New Zealand Branch), Edwin Chan (Singapore Branch) and Pisake Lumbiganon (Thai Cochrane Network). Answers given correspond to the last five years.
Date declarations made: 1 August 2012
1. Received research funding: any grant, contract or gift, commissioned research, or fellowship from a related organisation to conduct research?
Pisake Lumbiganon: Yes, from Khon Kaen University
2. Had paid consultancies: any paid work, consulting fees (in cash or kind) for a related organisation?
Pisake Lumbiganon: No
3. Received honoraria: one-time payments (in cash or kind) from a related organisation?
Pisake Lumbiganon: Yes, from Faculty of Medicine,KhonKaenUniversityfor lecture, scientific meeting and workshops, and travel and accommodation for the meeting in abroad.
4. Served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or held a position of management with a related organisation?
Pisake Lumbiganon: Dean of Faculty of Medicine and member of Khon Kaen University Council and Director of WHO Collaborating Centre on Research Synthesis in Reproductive Health
5. 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)?
Pisake Lumbiganon: None
6. Received personal gifts from a related organisation?
Pisake Lumbiganon: None
7. Had an outstanding loan with a related organisation?
Pisake Lumbiganon: None
8. Received royalty payments from a related organisation?
Pisake Lumbiganon: None
9. 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?
Pisake Lumbiganon: None