CEA Conflict of Interest Management 2

Question 1

An employee on a vendor selection committee discovers the leading bidder is owned by her brother-in-law. What is her FIRST obligation?

Accepted Answer

Recuse herself and disclose the relationship to her supervisor

Answer

Immediate disclosure and recusal are required before any participation in the decision continues.

Question 2

Which of the following BEST describes a 'potential' conflict of interest?

Accepted Answer

A circumstance that could develop into an actual conflict if certain events occur

Answer

A potential conflict exists when foreseeable future circumstances could create an actual conflict.

Question 3

A hospital board member also serves on the board of a pharmaceutical company that sells drugs to the hospital. This is BEST classified as:

Accepted Answer

A structural or positional conflict of interest

Answer

Holding dual roles that place competing loyalties in tension constitutes a structural/positional conflict of interest.

Question 4

After disclosing a conflict of interest, an employee continues to participate in the related decision with management's tacit approval. This approach is MOST problematic because:

Accepted Answer

Tacit approval does not constitute proper authorization or a managed resolution

Answer

Informal or silent approval fails to create a documented, enforceable conflict management plan.

Question 5

A researcher receives a grant from a pharmaceutical company and later publishes a study on that company's drug. Ethics standards require her to:

Accepted Answer

Disclose the funding relationship in the published study

Answer

Disclosure of funding sources in publications is the standard requirement to allow readers to assess potential bias.

(CEA) Certified Ethics Associate Practice Test

(CEA) Certified Ethics Associate Practice Test

CEA Conflict of Interest Management 2