115 Quality of conflicts of interest declarations in a conference setting – are audiences given a chance to adequately assess bias?

IntroductionPotential conflicts of interest (COIs) are common. Interaction with industry is often required to develop cardiology research. However, it has been suggested that COIs may affect professional opinion objectivity. As a result, appropriate COI declarations are required when presenting research.MethodsRecorded presentations from the British Cardiovascular Society annual conference 2018 were reviewed. Presentations were excluded if they were panel discussions, chairperson remarks or motivational talks, or slides were not available. A 3-point quality score was developed to assess declarations; 1) was a COI slide displayed for a minimum sufficient time (≥250ms/conflict), 2) the presence of a verbal COI explanation, and 3) use of a font size comparable (