Dollars for Profs
Dig Into University Researchers' Outside Income and Conflicts of Interest
Published Dec. 6, 2019
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Conflict of Interest
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Angelo Volandes
Massachusetts General Hospital, Department: Na
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Nous Foundation, Inc.
Payment for services (e.g., consulting fees, honoraria, paid authorship)
The Nous Foundation’s mission is to improve communication and empower patients and families through the use of video decision support tools. The foundation licenses the video decision aids to health care systems. This R01 grant will evaluate the effectiveness of Advance Care Planning educational videos for improving patient outcomes. The results of this research could promote interest in the services provided by the foundation. Dr. Volandes’ spouse is temporarily working for the foundation for 1 year and she will receive (b)(4)/month in compensation (starting July 2013). The Co-Chairs of Partners HealthCare Conflicts of Interest Committee evaluated the financial interest in connection with this research and determined that, based on close connection between the foundation’s interests and the research, the financial interest could directly and significantly affect the design, conduct, or reporting of the research.
Using Videos to Facilitate Advance Care Planning for Patients with Heart Failure
Whether or not to have medical interventions attempted in the future for patients with advanced heart failure includes some of the most difficult decision-making confronting patients. Both physicians and the public have shown a heightened interest in advance care planning to help clinical decision-making. Our study explores the use of video decision aids in assisting discussions between patients with advanced heart failure and their physicians. The present work of using video decision aids in advance care planning discussions in the context of heart failure will serve as a prototype for other common diseases that involve difficult decisions.
Filed on August 21, 2013.
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Angelo Volandes filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
| Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo Volandes | Dana Farber Cancer Inst | Conflict of Interest | ACP Decisions Nous | $150,000 - $199,999 |
| Angelo Volandes | Massachusetts General Hospital | Conflict of Interest | ACP Decisions Nous | $150,000 - $199,999 |
| Angelo Volandes | Brown University | Conflict of Interest | Nous Foundation | $150,000 - $199,999 |
| Angelo Volandes | Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged | Conflict of Interest | Nous Foundation, Inc. | $150,000 - $199,999 |
| Angelo Volandes | Massachusetts General Hospital | Conflict of Interest | ACP Decisions Nous | $40,000 - $59,999 |
| Angelo Volandes | Dana Farber Cancer Inst | Conflict of Interest | ACP Decisions Nous | $40,000 - $59,999 |
Notes: When a more specific filing date is not available for an individual financial disclosure or conflict of interest form, we use the year the form was filed. If the year was not disclosed, we report the range of years covered by our public records requests. In a few cases, a start date was provided instead of a filing date. In those cases, we use the start date instead.
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