Interpreting competing interests

“If I was aware that a lecture on impotence was being given by a urologist whose department was funded by Rhino Horn International my own interpretation of his recommendations would take that into account.” So writes Pawan Randev (p 855) in advocating that people giving lectures or running workshops should declare competing interests in the way that is becoming routine in journals.

Competing interests are there for all to see in this issue of the BMJ In August last year we took steps to try to …