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Ethics</h1></div><div class="breadcrumbs"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="header_element"></div> <div id="main" role="main">  <div class="container">  <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12 "> <div class="rich_editor_text"><h2>WAME eLearning Program Sections, Authors, and References: IV. Ethics</h2> The following information is excerpted from the <a href="https://wame.org/wame-elearning-program.php" target="_blank">WAME eLearning Program</a>. <a href="https://wame.org/wamelmsv1/index.php" target="_blank">Sign up</a> to access the full content.  1. Conflicts of Interest Christine Laine, MD, MPH; Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine; Past President, WAME <ul> <li>What are conflicts of interest/competing interests for editors, authors, and reviewers and how they should be handled</li> </ul> References  1. Disclosure of Financial and Non-Financial Relationships and Activities, and Conflicts of Interest. ICMJE. <a href="http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/author-responsibilities--conflicts-of-interest.html" target="_blank">http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/author-responsibilities--conflicts-of-interest.html</a> Accessed January 23, 2024. 2. Davidoff F, DeAngelis CD, Drazen JM, Hoey J, Højgaard L, Horton R, et al. Sponsorship, authorship, and accountability. Ann Intern Med 2001;135:463–6.  3. Disclosure of Interest. ICMJE. Updated February 2021. <a href="http://www.icmje.org/disclosure-of-interest/" target="_blank">http://www.icmje.org/disclosure-of-interest/</a> Accessed January 23, 2024. 4. 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Scientific Integrity and Misconduct Lorraine E Ferris, PhD., LL.M, Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Trustee and Past President, WAME Margaret A. Winker, MD, Trustee and Past President, WAME <ul> <li>What constitutes scientific misconduct and what is scientific integrity; policies and procedures for identifying misconduct and lack of integrity; how an editor should handle suspected misconduct or allegations of misconduct</li> </ul> References 1. Case. COPE. <a href="https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Case" style="box-sizing:border-box" target="_blank">https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Case</a> Accessed January 18, 2024. 2. Scientific Misconduct, Expressions of Concern, and Retraction. 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