An analysis of the strategic plan development processes of major public organisations funding health research in nine high-income countries worldwide.

Background: There have been claims that health research is not satisfactorily addressing healthcare challenges. A specific area of concern is the adequacy of the mechanisms used to plan investments in health research. However, the way organisations within countries devise research agendas has not been systematically reviewed.

Policies on Conflicts of Interest in Health Care Guideline Development: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.

Objective: To assess whether organisations that develop health care guidelines have conflict of interest (COI) policies and to review the content of the available COI policies.

Methods: Survey and content analysis of COI policies available in English, French, Spanish, and Italian conducted between September 2014 and June 2015. A 24-item data abstraction instrument was created on the basis of guideline development standards.