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The COVID-19 pandemic will not allow us to hold our Council Session as planned in Seoul as an in-person meeting. Your Executive Committee has been discussing with the Korean Medical Association (KMA) on how to proceed and decided on 8 January 2021 to convert the Council and Committee Sessions into virtual meetings.

In order to accommodate all items planned two and a half day originally, the meeting will be held with extended dates from Tuesday, 20 April 2021 to Friday, 23 April 2021. Like we did for the General Assembly in October last year, the meetings will start at 11 am UTC time and is planned for three hours until 2 pm UTC. More details are available through members’ area.

More details and registration are available in the members’ area. Please click here!

Please note:  Pre-meetings of workgroups, Finance Group and Executive Committee, Junior Doctors Network (JDN) meeting will be held on Monday, 21 October and/or Tuesday, 22 October 2019.

A physician pre-conference to the G20 Summit 2019 in Japan.

Making sustainable Universal Health Coverage a priority for global politics. What can physicians and their medical associations do to support affordable quality health care for all?

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Where does our medicine and profession go? Where do we want to go?
A preview of medicine and health care in times of artificial intelligence, big data and commercialization.

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Here is the invitation below from the German Medical Association. More details and the registration are available through the members’ area.

The WMA Council Session is open to all Constituent Members of the World Medical Association, to Associate Members, to observers and to other individuals by special invitation.

Although there are continued uncertainties and restrictions in place in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and its variants, the Council decided to hold the meeting as scheduled from 7 to 9 April 2022 but in hybrid format.

JUST IN CASE…

The Secretariat will be closely monitoring the situation and in case that the situation becomes impossible to hold even a hybrid in-person meeting, the ExCo might decide to convert into virtual. In that case, the meeting dates will be from Tuesday 5 April to Friday 8 April and the time will be 11h00 to 14h00 UTC. Please note this alternative schedule in your calendar!

Registration and more details are available through the members’ area.

Here is the invitation by the British Medical Association. However, following the recommendation of the British Medical Association (BMA), the WMA Executive Committee (ExCo) decided to convert the General Assembly, London 2021 into online, due to the continued uncertainties and restrictions in place in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The results of the General Assembly can be found here.

This year’s scientific session was held on 7-8 October 2021, prior to the business sessions and the theme was “Global response to antimicrobial resistance, in the context of COVID-19“.

Increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to global health and the efforts to prevent its spread has reached a critical point. The added disaster of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the global response to it, has important implications for tackling antimicrobial resistance. 

Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health challenge that impacts all countries and all people. AMR infections are estimated to cause 700,000 deaths globally each year and are predicted to rise to 10 million by 2050 if no action is taken. The rise of AMR will also lead to people suffering for longer as infections become more difficult to treat. Challenges in addressing AMR, such as lack of access to clean water and sanitation, poor infection and disease prevention, poor control in health care facilities, farms and communities, and poor access to medicines and vaccines, have been exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity to reinforce key actions which address the rise of AMR. As the world sees the consequences of not having treatments for infectious disease, a renewed focus on optimising the use of antibiotics is vital. The pandemic response has shown the importance of infection control and prevention, and the need to develop accurate diagnostics. COVID-19 has also confirmed that the environment in which humans and animals interact has an impact on health outcomes, illustrating the need to take global action through a One-Health approach. The handling of future pandemics will need all actions that are aimed at slowing down the development of AMR to be firmly in place.

Program

Welcome address:  Dr David Barbe, President, WMA

Opening remarks:  Dr Chaand Nagpaul CBE, Chair of Council, BMA

Chair: Prof. Dame Parveen Kumar, Chair of Board of Science, BMA

Session ONE: Harnessing international cooperation to tackle antimicrobial resistance globally (Recording is available here)

Keynote addresses:

Q&A session

Panel discussion

Q&A session

Session TWO: Lessons learned from Covid19 (Recording is available here)

Chair: Prof. Dame Parveen Kumar

Keynote addresses:

Q&A session

Panel discussion

Q&A session

Conclusion and close

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The WMA Medical Ethics Conference will be held from 2 to 4 October 2018, prior to the WMA General Assembly, co-hosted by the Icelandic Medical Association (IcMA). The participants to the WMA General Assembly will join this conference on its scientific session on 4 October. More details are available here and the registration is open now.

Visit the IcMA’s Facebook page as well!

More articles are available on:
– Academic Journals

Please note:  Pre-meetings of workgroups, Finance Group and Executive Committee, Junior Doctors Network (JDN) meeting will be held on Tuesday, 23 April and/or Wednesday, 24 April 2019.

More details and registration are available in the members’ area.

The WMA Medical Ethics Conference will be held from 2 to 4 October 2018, prior to the WMA General Assembly, co-hosted by the Icelandic Medical Association. The participants to the WMA General Assembly will join this conference on its scientific session on 4 October. More details are available here.

More details and registration is available in the members’ area.

Please note:  Pre-meetings of workgroups, Finance Group and Executive Committee, Junior Doctors Network (JDN) meeting will be held on Monday, 1 October and/or Tuesday, 2 October 2018.

Recent World Medical Association sessions have featured dynamic discussions on euthanasia and physician-assisted dying. To explore ethical dilemmas relating to end-of-life issues on a broader scale, plans were announced to initiate regional workshops focused on these questions.

Following to the region meetings in Latin America, Asia and Europe, the Nigerian Medical Association is collaborating with the World Medical Association to host this meeting.

Theme lecture is “An excursion into the End-of-Life Spectrum: Defining the boundaries between Palliative care, Euthanasia and Physician-assisted suicide”.

This two-day event will gather leading medical professionals, legal authorities, and experts in palliative care and medical ethics, to explore patient rights and treatment limitations, and to better understand public opinion regarding end-of-life questions in this region. Guest of honours from Nigeria will be:

  • Special Guest of Honour: President Mohammed Buhari GCFR, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
  • Guests of Honour: Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, GCON, SAN, Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
  • Chairman of the Occasion:  Sen. Dr. Bukola Saraki Senate President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
  • Royal Father of the Day: Alh. Abubakar Saad II, Sultan of Sokoto
  • Host: Prof. Issac F. Adewole, Hon. Minister of Health / Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Hon. Minister of State for Health
  • Chief Host: Alh. Mohammad Bello- Hon. Minister of FCT

International and regional participations can join by registering and please contact the Nigerian Medical Association. The registration fee is US$100 which will allow you to join the Welcome Cocktail, Scientific Sessions, Interactive Sessions, discussions and next steps.

RSVP:
Prof. Mike Ozovehe Ogirima President NMA   (+234 (0)8033115542)
Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu Secretary General NMA  (+234 (0)8032611059)
For further information: NMA National Secretariat, 8 Benghazi Street, Off Addis Ababa Crescent, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja

Provisional program will be available soon.

Please note:  Pre-meetings of workgroups, Finance Group and Executive Committee, Junior Doctors Network (JDN) meeting will be held on Tuesday, 24 April and/or Wednesday, 25 April 2018.

More details and registration are available in the members’ area.

Recent World Medical Association sessions have featured dynamic discussions on euthanasia and physician-assisted dying. To explore ethical dilemmas relating to end-of-life issues on a broader scale, plans were announced to initiate regional workshops focused on these questions.

Given the range of policy and perspectives on this often controversial subject in Europe, the German Medical Association is collaborating with the World Medical Association and the Pontifical Academy for Life in the Vatican to host this meeting.

This two-day event gathered leading European medical professionals, legal authorities, experts in palliative care and medical ethics, theological scholars and philosophers to debate the different policies on these issues, to explore patient rights and treatment limitations, and to better understand public opinion regarding end-of-life questions.

The full program is as below and you may download the presentation file in pdf liked from the speaker’s name:

Thursday, 16 November 2017
Chair, morning sessions: Dr Ramin Parsa-Parsi, Head of Dept., German Medical Association (Germany)
Chair, morning sessions: Dr Matilde Leonardi, Scientific Director, Coma Research Centre, Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan (Italy)
9:00 – 9:45

Welcome

WMA: Dr Yoshitake Yokokura, President, World Medical Association (Japan)

GMA: Prof. Dr Frank Ulrich Montgomery, President, German Medical Association (Germany)

Message Pope Francis delivered by Cardinal Turkson, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

PAV: Archbishop Msgr. Vincenzo Paglia, President, Pontifical Academy for Life (Vatican)
9:45 – 11:00

I. Setting the stage: Three perspectives on end-of-life questions

Speaker 1: Prof. Dr Frank Ulrich Montgomery, President, German Medical Association (Germany)

Speaker 2: Dr René Héman, Chairman, Royal Dutch Medical Association (Netherlands)

Speaker 3: Dr Yvonne Gilli, Board Member, Swiss Medical Association (Switzerland)

Immediate questions (to be continued in plenary panel discussion on Friday in session VIII)
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00

II. Theological approaches

Speaker 1: Prof. Marie-Jo Thiel, Director, European Centre for Teaching and Research in Ethics, and Professor of Ethics and Moral Theology, University of Strasbourg (France)

Speaker 2: Dr Riccardo Di Segni, Rabbino Capo, Comunità Ebraica di Roma (Italy)

Speaker 3: Prof. Dr Ilhan Ilkilic, professor and chair of the Department of History of Medicine and Ethics, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine (Turkey)

Speaker 4: Dr Daniela Mosoiu, Director for Education and National Development, Hospice “Casa Sperantei” (Romania)

Discussion
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
Chair, afternoon sessions: Dr Andrew Dearden, Treasurer, Council Member, British Medical Association (UK)
Chair, afternoon sessions: Prof. Dr Carlos Centeno, Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Clínica Universidad de Navarra
14:00 – 14:45

III. Delineating euthanasia and PAS in the systems of Common and Roman Law

Speaker 1: Prof. John Keown, Professor of Christian Ethics, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University (US)

Speaker 2: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Volker Lipp, Professor of Civil Law, Civil Procedure, Medical Law and Comparative Law, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen; Member of GMA’s Central Ethics Committee (Germany)

Discussion
14:45 – 15:00

IV. Guide on the decision-making process regarding medical treatment in end-of-life situations

Speaker 1: Dr Laurence Lwoff, Head of Bioethics Unit, Human Rights Directorate, Council of Europe (France)
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 17:00

V. Compassionate use and conscientious objection

Speaker 1: Prof. Dr Leonid Eidelman, President, Israeli Medical Association (Israel)

Speaker 2: Prof. Chris Gastmans, Professor of Medical Ethics, University of Leuven (Belgium)

Speaker 3: Prof. Pablo Requena, MD, STD, Professor of Moral Theology, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Delegate of the Vatican Medical Association to the WMA (Vatican)

Discussion
17:00 Closing
18:30 Tour of Vatican Museum
20:00 Gala dinner in Vatican Museum

 

Friday, 17 November 2017
Chair, morning sessions: Dr Heidi Stensmyren, President, Swedish Medical Association (Sweden)
Chair, morning sessions: Prof. Stefano Semplici, Past Chair, UNESCO International Bioethics Committee
9:00 – 9:15

Welcome and recap of first day

Speaker: Dr Otmar Kloiber, Secretary General, World Medical Association
9:15 – 10:15

VI. Is there a right to determine one’s own death?

Speaker 1: Prof. Dr Urban Wiesing, Institute for Ethics and History of Medicine, University of Tuebingen (Germany)

Speaker 2: Prof. Dr Christiane Druml, Chairperson of the Austrian Bioethics Commission and UNESCO Chair of Bioethics at the Medical University of Vienna (Austria)

Speaker 3: Prof. Dr Stephan Sahm, Director Medical Clinic I, Ketteler Hospital, Offenbach, Professor, Institute for History and Ethics in Medicine, Frankfurt University (Germany)

Immediate questions (to be continued in plenary panel discussion in the afternoon in session VIII)
10:15 – 11:00

VII. Treatment limitations vs. euthanasia. End stage decisions about medication, feeding and terminal sedation

Speaker 1: Dr Anne de la Tour, President of the French Society of Palliative Care, Argenteuil (France)

Speaker 2: Dr Gunnar Eckerdal, Dept. of Oncology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital (Sweden)

Discussion
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00

VIII. Dealing with public and published opinions

Speaker 1: Dr Marco Greco, President, European Patients’ Forum (Belgium)

Speaker 2: Dr Heikki Pälve, Past CEO, Finnish Medical Association (Finland)

Speaker 3: Prof. Ralf J. Jox, Institute for Ethics, History and Theory of Medicine, University of Munich (Germany); Geriatric Palliative Care, University Hospital Lausanne (Switzerland)

Speaker 4: Baroness Ilora Finlay, Professor of Palliative Medicine, Cardiff University; Crossbench Peer, House of Lords (UK)

Discussion
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
Chair, afternoon sessions: Dr Ardis Hoven, Chair of Council, World Medical Association (US)
Chair, afternoon sessions: Prof. John Keown, Professor of Christian Ethics, Kennedy Institute of Ethics (US)
14:00 – 15:30

IX. Is there a need to change policy? Plenary panel discussion

Panelist 1: Dr Yvonne Gilli, Board Member, Swiss Medical Association (Switzerland)

Panelist 2: Dr Matilde Leonardi, Scientific Director, Coma Research Centre, Istituto Neurologico Carlo Best, Milan (Italy)

Panelist 3: Prof. Dr Urban Wiesing, Institute for Ethics and History of Medicine, University of Tuebingen (Germany)

Panelist 4: Prof. Dr Stephan Sahm, Director Medical Clinic I, Ketteler Hospital, Offenbach, Professor, Institute for History and Ethics in Medicine, Frankfurt University (Germany)

Panelist 5: Dr René Héman, Chairman, Royal Dutch Medical Association (Netherlands) Panelist 6: Prof. Dr Frank Ulrich Montgomery, President, German Medical Association (Germany)
15:30

Closing remarks

Speaker: Archbishop Msgr. Vincenzo Paglia, President, Pontifical Academy for Life (Vatican)
15:35 Coffee and farewell

 

Detail information and registration is now available in the members’ area. Please click here!

Celebrating Ten Years of Promoting Healthy Lives and Well-being for All

World Health Professions Regulation Conference 2016

Health professional regulation faces many challenges in a world characterized by political, social, economic and technological change. Widespread reform of health professional regulation reflects policy initiatives by many governments to ensure sustainable, efficient and effective health service delivery. But what are the implications, and how do we ensure the public’s best interests are met?

Scheduled to run over 1.5 days, immediately before the World Health Organization’s World Health Assembly in Geneva, the fifth World Health Professions Regulation Conference will provide participants with insights, perspectives and discussion on current challenges in health professional regulation.

Key speakers will explore health professions and trade agreements in terms of protecting the public versus facilitating commerce; balancing regulation of individual health professions and health services; and the Sustainable Development Goals 2016-2030 and WHO Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030 – implications for Health Regulation. 

Be part of the global community of health professionals who are interested in regulation, and discover effective ways of moving forward in Geneva in May 2016.

More details and registration are available here.

Symposium on War, Migration and Health, Istanbul, Turkey on 26-27 February 2016

More than 150 persons attended the symposium the WMA organised together with the Turkish Medical Association and the Istanbul Chamber of Medicine. With speakers from Medical Associations from Europe, Asia, and Africa, Physicians for Human Rights, Médecins Sans Frontières and the UN Special Rapporteur for the Right to Health, Danius Puras the conference ended with a communique on refugees and migrants.

Please visit the website under warmigrationhealth.com for more details.

Agenda (final)

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Day 1 Saturday, 30 January 2016
13:00-14:00

Welcome remarks Dr. Chin-youb CHUNG, Minister of Health and Welfare Dr. Moo-Jin CHOO, President of Korean Medical Association

Addresses from the World Medical Association Dr. Ardis D. HOVEN, Chair of Council of the WMA Dr. Otmar KLOIBER, Secretary General of the WMA

Current draft of a WMA Declaration Dr. Jón SNÆDAL, Chair of the workgroup, WMA
14:00-15:30

Prof. Ames DHAI, Steve Biko Center for Bioethics, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Dr. Min-Huei HSU, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei, Taiwan
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:00 Dr. Chee Piau WONG, Telemedicine Research Cluster Academic Convenor, Community Base Practice Programme Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences Monash University, Malaysia
19:00-21:00 Dinner for all participants invited by the Korean Medical Association
Day 2 Sunday, 31 February 2016
9:00-10:45

Dr. Ryuichi YAMAMOTO, Ass. Professor, Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Tokyo, Japan and President, Medical Information System Development Center

Dr. Young Joo CHA, Professor, Chung-Ang Univ. College of Medicine and Member, National Bioethics Committee, Korea

Prof. Ju Han KIM, Professor and Chair, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea
10:45-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:00 Discussions and Adjournment of the expert meeting
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:30-17:00 Closed Workgroup meeting

 

Agenda (final)

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Day 1 Tuesday, 15 September 2015
10:00-12:00 Introduction to the meeting
Jon Snaedal, Chair of the workgroupWelcome
Andreas Rudköping, President of the Danish Medical Association

Address from the World Medical Association
Otmar Kloiber, Secretary General of the WMA

Centralized Health Databases, experience from Danish dialogue
Thomas Ploug, Professor of Ethics, Aalborg University, Denmark

Current draft of a WMA Declaration and main issues
Jon Snaedal, Chair of the workgroup
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:30

Health databases, ethical issues 

Consent issues
Prof. Urban Wiesing, University of Tübingen

The role of Research Ethics Committees
Johannes Gaub, chair of the Danish National Research Ethics Committee

Panel discussions, first panel
Francis Crawley
Joerg Hasford
Rieke van der Graaf
14:30-15:00 Coffee break
15:00-16:30

Health databases, legal issues, and scientific use

EU regulation
Annabel Seebohm, Legal adviser to the WMA

The scientific use of health data
Sarion Bowers, research policy adviser, Welcome Trust Sanger Institute

Panel discussions, second panel
Brian Clark
Hans Storm
Day 2 Wednesday, 16 September 2015
9:00-12:00

Biobank issues and genomics

Experiences from Africa
Prof. Clement Adebamowo, University of Maryland

Specific issues with genomic information
Prof B. Knoppers, Global Alliance for Genomics and Health

Panel discussions, third panel
Leticia Cunetti
Kenji Matsui
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-17:00 Closed Workgroup meeting

WVA/WMA GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON ONE HEALTH

Drivers towards One Health
“Strengthening collaboration between Physicians and Veterinarians”

Report of the Conference

The World Veterinary Association (WVA) and the World Medical Association (WMA) in collaboration with the Spanish Medical and Veterinary associations are inviting you to participate at the Global Conference on ‘One Health’ Concept to be held on 21st and 22nd of May in Madrid, Spain (Vía de los Poblados, 3, A.M.A Parque Empresarial Cristalia – Edificio 4).

The Global Conference aims to bring together Veterinarians, Physicians, Students, Public Health Officials, NGOs and others from the different world regions to learn, discuss and to address critical aspects of the ‘One Health’ Concept.

The main objectives of the conference are to strengthen the links and communications and to achieve closer collaboration between Physicians, Veterinarians and all appropriate stakeholders to improve the different aspects of health and welfare of humans, animals and the environment.

Venue

Registration

The links below will lead you to the registration page. Please click the link according to your status. Students, young and retired Physicians and Veterinarians will benefit from reduced registration fees only through the designated link.

Full registration for

By 15 April 2015

From 16 April 2015

On-site

Participant

Accompany person

Participant

Accompany person

Participant

Accompany person
Physicians/
Veterinarians/
Observers

200€

100€

250€

125€

300€

150€
Young/Retired
Physicians/
Veterinarians

100€

50€

125€

60€

150€

75€
Students

50€

N/A

60€

N/A

70€

N/A

* The fee includes documentation, all events in the official social programme and lunches (for accompanying persons as well).
* Please note that the number of seats is limited.

Program

The conference sessions will focus on the issues of (click here for the final program):  

  • Zoonotic diseases
  • Antimicrobial resistance
  • Natural disaster management – Preparedness and vet-med collaboration
  • Environmental hazards exposure to humans and animals

During the conference breaks, poster sessions will take place. Please send your poster abstract to secretariat@worldvet.org by 1th April 2015 (click here for the abstract instructions).

Hotel and Transportation

The accommodation and the transportation from/to the venue will NOT be arranged by the organizers. Hotels nearby are as below, for information:

In 2 minutes walking distance:

In 5-15 minutes distance by taxi:

Languages

There will be simultaneous interpretation in English and Spanish during the meeting.

Madrid in brief and practical information

Climate

The average temperature in May in Madrid max 22 and min 8 degrees Centigrade.

Drinking water

The tap water from many of the major cities in Spain is potable. Bottled water can be bought in supermarkets, kiosks, gas stations and delis.

Currency

The national currency is the euro. Major credit cards are widely accepted. Currency may be exchanged in the tourist information offices or in an exchange bureau.

Electricity

Spain uses the 220V voltage level and a frequency of 50 Hz. Electric appliances use plus with two round pins. Plug adapters are available at stores selling electrical goods and at most international airports.

Passport and Visas

Spain takes part in the Schengen co-operation and hence nationals from countries within the Schengen area do not have to show their passport when entering Spain, but it is recommended to bring your passport.

For all nationalities, it would be prudent to check the latest regulations with the nearest Spanish consulate or embassy. There is a list of embassies and consulates for all countries here. The official Spanish Tourist Board information about entry requirements is here.

If it is necessary to get an invitation letter issued by the WMA/WVA, please contact the WMA/WVA Secretariat at secretariat@wma.net/secretariat@worldvet.org.

Tipping

At almost all restaurants, service is included, but it is common practice to leave a tip or around 10%.

Emergency

Participants are advised to purchase medical insurance prior to this trip.

Useful Links

H20 International Health Summit – Healthy People, Successful Economy

The World Medical Association (WMA) will join with the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and AMA Victoria (AMAV) to host the H20 International Health Summit on Thursday 13 to Friday 14 November 2014 in Melbourne, Australia.

This summit will be an opportunity for international medical professions to come together and put the spotlight on health issues prior to the G20 Leaders’ Summit.

The WMA is made up of 106 Member Associations and their 9 million members all of which care for billions of people across the globe whilst advocating for health and healthcare access for people around the world.

Health of Nations is a core component of the Wealth of Nations and it has been said that “Health is the greatest social capital a nation can have”. A productive society depends on a healthy engaged and confident workforce.

The summit will address:

  1. Health as a wise investment: Physicians and Health Professionals provide to improve Health.
  2. The burden of Non-Communicable Diseases
  3. Highlight Social Determinants of Health
  4. Health effects of Climate Change and how to tackle these.

National Medical Associations (NMA) from the G20 Nations and all member associations of the World Medical Association, as well as Australian medical and health organisations will be invited to participate.

International and local speakers will lead the discussions with the aim to achieve a consensus of participants and congruity of effort to drive and enhance a global movement across sectors.

Guests will be able to connect, communicate, and socialise at the Summit Gala hosted by the Australian Medical Association on the evening of Thursday 13 November. This is an opportunity to establish important contacts in the local and international medical and health communities.

The World Medical Association, the Australian Medical Association and AMA Victoria are looking forward to welcoming you to this summit which will provide a rare and valuable opportunity to formulate directions to support health and healthcare across nations. These directions would then be promoted with these nations at the G20 summit and beyond!

Result papers from the H20 International Health Summit:

H20 International Health Summit Conference report and Communique

The Celebration Ceremony for the 50th Anniversary of Declaration of Helsinki was held on November 11th, 2014, 9:30 hrs to 15:30 hrs at Pörssi Talo, Fabianinkatu 14, Helsinki, Finland.

Final program

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09:30 Welcome coffee
10:00

Part 1: Scientific Seminar The Declaration of Helsinki in the Real World – The Implementation of the Declaration

Chair: Dr. Tuula Rajaniemi, FMA PresidentDr. Ramin Parsa-Parsi Celebrating 50 Years of the Declaration of Helsinki Dr. Jeff Blackmer Implementation of the DoH in the Americas: Challenges and Successes Prof. Dr. Dominique Sprumont The Declaration of Helsinki: A Matter of Principles Prof. Dr. Lasse Lehtonen The Impact of the Declaration of Helsinki on European Human Rights Development Prof. Dr. Ames Dhai Implementation of the DoH: Perspectives from the Developing World
12:00 Lunch and coffee
14:00

Part 2: Ceremonial Session The Declaration of Helsinki – Ethics as the Foundation of Research

Dr. Xavier Deau, WMA President: Introduction Prof. Dr. Urban Wiesing, Head WMA Cooperating Center: The history and future of the Declaration of Helsinki Address by the President of the Republic of Finland His Excellency Mr. Sauli Niinistö Minister of Social Affairs and Health of Finland, Ms. Laura Räty: “Is there room for physician’s ethics in political decision-making?” Dr. Mukesh Haikerwal AO, Chairman of Council: Note of Gratitude
15:30 End

 

Expert Conference on the Revision of the Declaration of Helsinki – Tokyo, 28 February-1 March 2013

28 February – 1 March 2013
Imperial Hotel Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Agenda (final)

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Day 1 Thursday, 28 February 2013
2:00 Welcome address
Yoshitake Yokokura, President of the Japan Medical Association (JMA)
Fumimaro Takaku, President of the Japanese Association of Medical Sciences
Cecil Wilson, President of the World Medical Association (WMA)
2:15 Welcome remarks
Norihisa Tamura, Minister, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Japan
2:20 Opening remarks
Ramin Parsa-Parsi, Chair of the WMA DoH Workgroup
2:30-3:45 Keynote speeches
Chair: Ramin Parsa-Parsi, Chair of WMA DoH Workgroup

Keynote speech 1
Urban Wiesing, University of Tuebingen, Germany

Keynote speech 2
Heather Widdows, University of Birmingham, UK
4:15-5:30 Session 1: Biobanks
Chair: Masami Ishii, Vice-Chairman of Council of the WMA & WMA DoH Workgroup
Chair: Miguel R. Jorge, Brazilian Medical Association & WMA DoH Workgroup

Ryuichi Ida, Doshisha University, Japan
Alastair Campbell, Centre for Biomedical Ethics, National University of Singapore,Singapore
Day 2 Friday, 1 March 2013
9:00-10:15 Session 2: Insurance/compensation/protection
Chair: Wonchat Subhachaturas, Past President of the WMA
Chair: Torunn Janbu, Chairperson of WMA Medical Ethics Committee & WMA DoH Workgroup member

Tatsuo Kuroyanagi, Legal Advisor of the JMA, Japan
Daniel Fu-Chang Tsai, Department of Social Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taiwan
Elmar Doppelfeld, Council of Europe
10:35-11:50 Session 3: Resource poor settings / Post-study arrangements
Chair: Dong Chun Shin, Chairman of Council of the CMAAO
Chair: Poul Jaszczak, Danish Medical Association & WMA DoH Workgroup
Somkiat Wattanasirichaigoon, Scientific Session of the Medical Association of Thailand & Faculty of Medicine, Srinakarinthwirot University, Thailand
Prijo Sidipratomo, Indonesian Medical Association Medical Ethics Committee, Indonesia
Jose Asa Sabili, Philippine Medical Association, Philippines
1:20-2:20 Session 4: Vulnerable groups
Chair: Ming-Been Lee, President of the CMAAO, Taiwan
Chair: Mukesh Haikerwal, Chairman of Council of the WMA
Bomoon Choi, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, & Korean Society for Medical Ethics, Republic of Korea
Ajay Kumar, Indian Medical Association, India
2:20-3:10 Session 5: Ethics Committees
Chair: Margaret Mungherera, Uganda Medical Association & President-Elect, World Medical Association
Chair: Peter Carmel, American Medical Association & WMA DoH Workgroup
Kaori Muto, Department of Public Policy, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Japan
3:30-4:15 Session 6: General Comments
James McCormick, U.S. Embassy Tokyo, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Yasuyuki Sahara, Research and Development Division, Ministry Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW)
Isao Teshirogi, Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA)
Salvatore Alesci, Scientific Affairs, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
4:15-5:15 Consensus building / summing up
Round table discussion
Facilitator: Jeff Blackmer, Canadian Medical Association & WMA DoH Workgroup
Facilitator: Peter Carmel, American Medical Association & WMA DoH WorkgroupClosing & next steps
Otmar Kloiber, Secretary General of the WMA
Tai Joon Moon, President Emeritus of the KMA, former President of the WMA
Takashi Hanyuda, Vice-president of the JMA

 

Expert Conference on the Revision of the Declaration of Helsinki – Cape Town, 5-7 December 2012

5 – 7 December 2012
The Westin Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa

Agenda (final)

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Day 1 Wednesday, 5 December 2012
2:00 Welcome and opening
Zephne Van Der Spuy, President of the South African Medical Association Representative, Health Ministry of South Africa
Cecil Wilson, President of the WMA
Otmar Kloiber, Secretary General of the WMA
Ramin Parsa-Parsi, Chair of the WMA DoH Workgroup
Chairs:
Peter Carmel, American Medical Association
Ramin Parsa-Parsi, Chair of the WMA DoH Workgroup
2:30 Revising the Declaration of Helsinki: Challenges and limitations
Urban Wiesing, University of Tuebingen, Germany
3:00 Keynote speech 1
Ezekiel J. Emanuel, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Chairs:
Mzukisi Grootboom, Chairman, South African Medical Association
Konstanty Radziwill, President, Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), Polish Chamber of Physicians and Dentists
4:00 Keynote speech 2
Julian Kinderlerer, Cape Town University & European Group on Ethics
Day 2 Thursday, 6 December 2012
Chairs:
Miguel R. Jorge, Brazilian Medical Association
Masami Ishii, Vice-Chairman of Council, WMA
Session 1 Vulnerable groups
9:00 Ames Dhai, Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
9:15 Samia Hurst, Geneva University Medical School, Switzerland
9:30 Hans-Jörg Ehni & Elisabeth Ritter, University of Tuebingen, Germany
Session 2
 Biobanks
10:00 Vilhjálmur Árnason, University of Iceland, Iceland
10:15 Julius Ecuru, National Council for Science and Technology, Uganda
Chairs:
Mark Sonderup, South African Medical Association
Leonid Eidelman, Israel Medical Association
Session 3 Post-study arrangements
11:15 Alex John London, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
11:30 Fazel Randera, South African Medical Association, South Africa
11:45 Ruth Macklin, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA
12:00 Joseph Millum, Department of Bioethics, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, USA
Chairs:
Poul Jaszczak, Danish Medical Association
Alarico Rodriguez, Uruguay Medical Association
Session 4 Ethics committees
2:00 Mariela Mautone, Committee of Bioethics, Sindicato Médico del Uruguay
2:10 Joseph Mfutso-Bengo, University of Malawi, Malawi (presented by Ames Dhai)
Session 5
 Enhancement
2:35 Urban Wiesing, University of Tuebingen, Germany
Chairs:
Margaret Mungherera, President-Elect, WMA
Xavier Deau, Conseil National de l’Ordre des Médecins, France
Session 6
 Positions of international organizations
3:30 Hans Van Delden, CIOMS
3:40 Marie-Charlotte Bouësseau, World Health Organisation (WHO)
3:50 Jerry A. Menikoff, Department of Health and Human Services, USA
4:00 Fergus Sweeney, European Medicines Agency (EMA)
4:10 Dominique Sprumont, TRREE Initiative & FMH Switzerland
4:20 Dafna Feinholz, Sector for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO
4:30 Jörg Zinserling, Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM), Germany
4:40 Gavin Steel, Medicines Control Council South Africa
4:50 Salvatore Alesci, IFPMA
5:00 Christian Gluud, European Clinical Research Infrastructures Network (ECRIN)
Day 3 Friday, 7 December 2012
Chairs: Hans-Jörg Ehni, University of Tübingen, Germany
Torunn Janbu, Chair of the Medical Ethics Committee, WMA
Session 7
 General consultation
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30		 Topic 1: Insurance/compensation/protection
Topic 2: Use of unproven interventions / off-label use (para. 35)
Topic 3: Broad consent (para. 25)
Topic 4: Medical research involving children
11:30 Consensus building / summing up
Round table discussion
Facilitator 1: Jeff Blackmer, Canadian Medical Association, Canada
Facilitator 2: Urban Wiesing, University of Tübingen, Germany
12:00 Closing & next steps
Otmar Kloiber, Secretary General of the WMA
Cecil Wilson, President of the WMA
Zephne Van Der Spuy, President of the South African Medical Association

 

WMA Satellite Meeting during the 11th World Congress of Bioethics: Thinking ahead – The future of the Declaration of Helsinki

9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., 26 June 2012
Rotterdam Room, The Manhattan Hotel, Rotterdam

Agenda (final)

To download the presentations please click on the titles

9:00 am Welcome address
Otmar Kloiber, Secretary General of the World Medical Association
Session 1 Chairs:
Ramin Parsa-Parsi, Chair of the WMA DoH Workgroup, German Medical Association
Torunn Janbu, Chair of the Ethics Committee of the WMA, Norwegian Medical Association
9:15 am Introduction
Urban Wiesing, WMA DoH Workgroup Scientific Board, University of Tuebingen, Germany
9:40 am The Future of the Declaration of Helsinki
Ruth Macklin, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA
10:05 am Helsinki in the Age of Human Rights
Aurora Plomer, Sheffield Institute of Biotechnology, Law and Ethics University of Sheffield, UK
10:30 am Break
Session 2 Chairs:
Masami Ishii, Vice-Chairman of the WMA Council, Japan Medical Association
Miguel R. Jorge, WMA DoH Workgroup, Brazilian Medical Association
11:00 am On the relevance of embedding clinical equipoise in the Declaration of Helsinki
Rieke van der Graaf, Julius Center, University Medical Center Utrecht Netherlands
11:25 am Should the Declaration of Helsinki become more “risk‐based”?
Annette Rid, Institute of Biomedical Ethics, University Hospital Zurich Switzerland
11:50 am ECRIN proposals for amendments to the Declaration of Helsinki: ethics committees, transparency,
and choice of comparator
Jacques Demotes-Mainard, European Clinical Research Infrastructures Network (ECRIN)
12:15 pm The new Declaration of Helsinki and the use of placebos in clinical trials: the controversy still remains
Maria-Sharmila Sousa, Federal University of São Paulo, Paulista Medical School, Brazil
12:40 pm Lunch
Session 3 Chairs:
Peter Carmel, WMA DoH Workgroup, American Medical Association
Poul Jaszczak, WMA DoH Workgroup, Danish Medical Association
2:00 pm Ancillary care, the Declaration of Helsinki and the obligations of global justice
John McMillan, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Australia
2:25 pm The impact of paragraph 25 on informed consent for biobank samples
Flora Colledge, Institute for Biomedical Ethics, University of Basel, Switzerland
2:50 pm Refining the Declaration of Helsinki’s additional protections for research in children
Anna Westra, Erasmus University Medical Center, The Netherlands
3:15 pm Break
Session 4 Chairs:
Jeff Blackmer, WMA DoH Workgroup Scientific Board, Canadian Medical Association
Otmar Kloiber, Secretary General of the World Medical Association
3:45 pm Considering research on neuro-enhancement in the next revision of the Declaration of Helsinki
Saskia Nagel, Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrueck Germany
4:10 pm Closing
4:30 pm End

The date and venue of the 2nd WVA-WMA Global Conference on One Health was:

  • Thursday, 10th – Friday, 11th of November 2016
  • Rihga Royal Hotel Kokura, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Moving forward from One Health Concept to One Health Approach

Following the successful Global Conference on One Health (GCOH) that was held in Madrid in May 2015, the WVA and WMA in close collaboration with the Japan Medical Association (JMA) and the Japan Veterinary Medical Association (JVMA) are preparing the 2nd GCOH to be held on November 10th-11th in Kitakyusyu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

The 2nd GCOH aims to bring together Veterinarians, Physicians, Students, Public Health Officers, Animal Health Officers, NGOs and other interested parties from the different world regions to learn, discuss and to address critical aspects of the ‘One Health’ Concept.

The main objectives of the conference are to strengthen the links and communications and to achieve closer collaboration between Physicians, Veterinarians and all appropriate stakeholders to improve the different aspects of health and wellbeing of humans, animals and the environment. The main conference sessions will focus on the issues of:

  • Zoonotic and Foodborne diseases
  • Antimicrobial resistance
  • Environmental hazards exposure to humans and animals
  • The Future of the One Health Concept

Please find the Summary report here

The date and venue of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics 12th World Conference BIOETHICS, MEDICAL ETHICS & HEALTH LAW is:

The Conference is designed to offer a platform for the exchange of information and knowledge and to hold discussions, lectures, workshops and exhibition of programs and databases.

For more information please check the following website: http://www.isas.co.il/bioethics2017-Limassol/index.php

If you wish to take part in the scientific program, submit your oral presentation or poster abstract together with a short CV to: confer@isas.co.il

Deadline for abstract submission: October 31, 2016

Please note:  Pre-meetings of workgroups, Finance Group and Executive Committee, Junior Doctors Network (JDN) meeting will be held on Tuesday, 18 April and/or Wednesday, 19 April 2017.

“More details and registration are available in the members’ area.