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Introduction: Conflict of interests (COIs) adversely affect the integrity of science and public health. The role of medical schools in the teaching and management of COIs has been highlighted by the publication of an annual evaluation of American medical schools based on their COIs policies by the American Medical Student Association (AMSA). A deontological charter was adopted by French medical schools in 2018 but its impact on COI comprehension by students and its effects on COI prevention were not evaluated., Methods: A 10-item direct survey was conducted among about 1000 students in Paris-Cité University in order to investigate the respect of the charter regarding COIs both in the medical school and in affiliated teaching hospitals., Results: Cumulative results show a satisfying respect of prevention policies regarding COIs in the medical school and hospitals despite the fact that the existence of the charter and its major aspects were insufficiently known. Disclosure of COIs by teachers was insufficient., Conclusion: This first direct study among students shows better results than expected according to current non-academic surveys. Moreover, this study demonstrates the feasibility of this kind of survey whose repetition should be an appropriate tool to improve the implementation of the charter within medical schools and teaching hospitals, in particular mandatory disclosure of COIs by teachers., Competing Interests: the authors have declared that no competing interests exist., (Copyright: © 2023 Alexandra et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)

Even though the interventions were adapted from standard clinical practice, the way they were provided meant that the care given infants in the study was distinctly different from standard care, with different risk profiles. Parents should have been informed about those differences.

The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) continues as a contributor to the morbidity and mortality of patients in intensive care units throughout the world, imparting tremendous human and financial costs. During the last 10 years there has been a decline in ARDS mortality without a clear explanation. The American-European Consensus Committee on ARDS was formed to re-evaluate the standards for the ICU care of patients with acute lung injury (ALI), with regard to ventilatory strategies, the more promising pharmacologic agents, and the definition and quantification of pathologic features of ALI that require resolution. It was felt that the definition of strategies for the clinical design and coordination of studies between centers and continents was becoming increasingly important to facilitate the study of various new therapies for ARDS.