FOI 25-0026 LD – Hereco Conflicts Of Interest

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The disclosure documents contain conflict of interest declarations for Dr Sarah Norris made to an Expert Steering Committee (ESC) regarding medical device assessments. In June 2018, Dr Norris declared she worked part-time at The Evidence Base Pty Ltd and Closed Loop Design P/L (trading as Hereco) while serving on the committee, with a potential conflict involving Application 1493; the Committee Management Group noted no further action was required. In June 2020, Dr Norris declared a conflict regarding Application 1622, an ADAR (assessment of cardiac ablation devices for ventricular arrhythmia and supraventricular tachycardia treatment) submitted by Covance. The committee determined she could receive papers and participate in discussion but not lead it, due to her HTA group's authorship of commentary on the item despite her non-involvement in its preparation.