GDG members who have declared an interest on the DOI form or where a potentially relevant interest has been noted from the CV
Dr Curtis received grants for research activities (three current grants amounting to a total of USD310,400 and three previous grants amounting to a total of USD16,600) from UNSW, New South Wales (NSW) government, commonwealth Bank of Australia and Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney Foundation Patient Care Grant. She has been an expert advisor to the Orygen Youth Health (OYH) Research Centre, Melbourne for which she received USD440 remuneration in 2014. The OYH is part of the public mental health system in Melbourne, Australia, and sees young people aged 15 to 24, with a focus on early intervention and youth specific approaches. She also received honoraria for speaking at various scientific fora amounting to a total of USD5900 between 2014 and 2016 from the Adelaide Clinic, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute if Medical Science, Lundbeck, Townsville and Cairns Mental Health Services and OYH.
Action:
It was felt that this interest is insignificant or minimal and unlikely to affect, or be reasonably perceived to affect Dr Curtis’s judgement in the development of the present guidelines. No further action was necessary.
Dr Gail Lois Daumit is a Professor at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Maryland, USA. In her DOI, she noted that the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine received four Federal grants for research projects in which she is the principal investigator, with total annual direct costs of USD 1.7 million.
Action:
It was felt that this interest is insignificant or minimal and unlikely to affect, or be reasonably perceived to affect, Dr Daumit’s judgement in the development of the present guidelines. No further action was necessary.
Dr Dowrick declared in his DOI form that as Chair of the Working Party for Mental Health of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) he has overseen the production and publication of a set of guidance documents and training materials for family doctors on the topic related to these guidelines.
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It was felt that this interest is insignificant or minimal and unlikely to affect, or be reasonably perceived to affect, Dr Dowrick’s judgement in the development of the present guidelines. He is deemed to be participating in the guideline development process in an individual capacity and not representing any organization. No further action was necessary.
Professor Oye Gureje is Professor of Psychiatry and Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health, Neuroscience, Drug and Alcohol Abuse, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. In his DOI, he noted that he received research support amounting to $2.5million from the National Institute of Mental Health for a current project to study collaborative shared care for people with SMD.
Action:
It was felt that this interest is insignificant or minimal and unlikely to affect, or be reasonably perceived to affect, Professor Gureje’s judgement in the development of the present guidelines. No further action was necessary.
Professor Prince declared in his DOI form that he currently receives research support through a grant from the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR, UK) amounting to GBP 7 million over four years. Prof Prince is the PI and 20% of his salary costs are charged to the grant. The work focuses on health systems strengthening in sub Saharan Africa and one theme relates to the topic of these guidelines i.e. integrated primary healthcare for multimorbid conditions.
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It was felt that this interest is insignificant or minimal and unlikely to affect, or be reasonably perceived to affect, Professor Prince’s judgement in the development of the present guidelines. No further action was necessary.
Dr David Shiers has honorary appointment with the Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and University of Manchester. In his DOI, he noted that he received remuneration as consultant the National Health Service, Royal College of Psychiatrists, NICE and Health Services Executive, Ireland for activities related to the subject of the meeting or the work. He also noted that he has received, along with other partners, a total of GBP 3.2 million funding for 6 research projects from the National Institute of Health Research, UK.
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It was felt that this interest is insignificant or minimal and unlikely to affect, or be reasonably perceived to affect, Dr Shiers’s judgement in the development of the present guidelines. No further action was necessary.