1 / 6

Implications of Sponsorship of Public Health Research by Alcohol Industry: The Case of Brazil

This article examines the case of CISA, a research NGO in Brazil funded by AmBev, and its implications for the independence and credibility of public health research on alcohol. It explores the activities of CISA and Arthur Guerra, the Executive President of CISA, and raises questions about conflicts of interest and transparency in alcohol research.

mbrubaker
Download Presentation

Implications of Sponsorship of Public Health Research by Alcohol Industry: The Case of Brazil

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Implications of Sponsorship of Public Health Research by Alcohol Industry: The Case of Brazil Alan Vendrame

  2. “NO ONE CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS “ • The case of CISA/Arthur Guerra • CISA (Center for Information on Health and Alcohol): research/academic NGO created by Arthur Guerra, with the purpose (…) of creating a specific, reliable and accessible database on alcohol and its health effects (…). CISA obtained the financial support from AmBev – Americas' Beverage Company (http://www.cisa.org.br). • Arthur Guerra: psychiatrist at the University of Sao Paulo, Executive President of CISA, vice-president of International Council on Alcohol and Addictions (ICAA) • Board structure: 3 committees > scientific, deliberative and financial. • Deliberative: 8 members > president and vice-president are VP of AmBev • Financial: 3 member > all from AmBev • Public discussion about CISA: Addiction 102 and 103 (following Peter Adams’s paper - 2007). Arthur Guerra declares that CISA is totally independent, despites AmBev financing (90%): • (…) CISA is an example of how funding by the alcohol industry is used to invest in a serious project in which the independence of the research team is ensured (…)

  3. EXAMPLES OF CISA/ARTHUR ACTIVITIES • Educational guides: CISA launched booklets related alcohol consumption and education: drink and driving, how to talk with children about alcohol, smart choice: sports with no alcohol:(10,000 copies + online version)

  4. EXAMPLES OF CISA/ARTHUR ACTIVITIES “what is CISA: NGO created by psychiatrist and addiction expert Arthur Guerra. Currently in Brazil, CISA is the main source of information about alcohol and its relation with health, and is intended for students, researchers, professionals and general public. The NGO also works in prevention of problems related with abuse and misuse of alcohol, through supporting research, campaigns and elaboration of lectures and booklets for parents, youth and educators.” Arthur Guerra and/or CISA do not declare AmBev financial support http://programaescolhacerta.com.br/wp-content/themes/portal_escolha_certa/Default.html

  5. EXAMPLES OF CISA/ARTHUR ACTIVITIES Seminar “Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health WHO 2014: a critical view" - 09/24/2014 - http://www.grea.org.br/grea-midia-014.php • Arthur Guerra did not declare his relation with CISA • The speakers were invited by CISA staff. The release and information about event was not in CISA website. • Speakers were paid ($8,000). Normally events organized by Brazilian universities do not pay the speakers. When this happens, the amounts ​​are usually less than $8,000.

  6. Thank you Alan Vendrame aven2@uol.com.br

More Related