The American Academy of Pediatrics is questioned on lack of transparency in conflicts of interest when issuing official recommendations that shape the way American children are cared for at home and at the doctor’s office.
The AAP’s process is considerably less transparent, according to Lisa Bero, a researcher at the University of Colorado who studies the impact of conflicts of interest on health. She noted the issue around conflicts of interest is not unique to the AAP: “I can’t think of an example of a medical society with a good policy,” she wrote in an email to Undark, “but there may be one.”