20241910.WMA.CPME.activities.achievements

Connecting European Doctors to European
Health Policy
Dr Christiaan Keijzer, President
Standing Committee of European Doctors
WMA General Assembly, 19 October 2024, Helsinki
We are committed to contributing the
medical profession’s point of view to EU
institutions and European policy-making
through pro-active cooperation on a
wide range of health and healthcare
related issues.
1.7 million European Doctors from 37 countries
We represent national medical associations across Europe, covering roughly:
We promote the highest level of
medical training and practice but
also the provision of evidence-
based, ethical and equitable
healthcare services.
Members
General Assembly, Ljubljana, March 2024
Dr Christiaan
Keijzer
CPME President
Netherlands
Dr Marjo
Parkkila-Harju
Treasurer
Finland
Dr Martin
Balzan
Vice-President
Malta
Assoc Clin. Prof.
Dr Ray Walley
Vice-President
Ireland
Dr Ole Johan
Bakke
Vice-President
Norway
Prof. Dr Frank Ulrich
Montgomery
Immediate Past President
Germany
Dr Jacqueline
Rossant-Lumbroso
Vice-President
France
Board of Directors 2022-2024
Sarada Das (SD)
Secretary General
Dr Calum MacKichan (CMK)
Communication Officer
Markus Kujawa (MK)
Policy Adviserr
Alessandra Foresti (AF)
Office Manager
Secretariat staff
Sara Roda (SR)
Senior Policy
Adviserr
Marie-Paule Bockstal
(MPB)
Administration and Finance
Consultant
Dimitri Eerens (DE)
Junior Policy Adviser
Diogo Teixeira
Pereira (DTP)
Policy Adviserr
Lorette Boutin (LB)
Policy Intern
Policy clusters Priorities include
Key priorities
Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Products
Digital Health
Professional Practice & Health Systems
Public Health & Disease Prevention
Principles, Patients & Ethics
Shortages, Antibiotics, Legislation
AI, EU Health Data Space, Skills, eHealth
Workforce, Qualifications, Inequalities
Vaccination, Environment, Labelling
European Health Union, Ukraine
Action at European level
Bringing voice of European doctors to
European health policy:
• Defence of high quality of medical
education & practice and independence
of the profession, e.g. support to
WHO/Europe on survey of doctors’
mental health and wellbeing
• Successful lobbying on EU legislation, e.g.
air quality legislation, approximating EU
thresholds with WHO guidelines
• Representation of doctors in institutions
e.g. EU bodies, e.g European Medical
Agency, EU eHealth Stakeholder Group,
Council of Europe conference of INGOs,
WHO/Europe non-state actors
• Continuous contribution to European
policy debates, e.g. on deployment of AI
Action at national level
Following members’ requests for
support in national activities:
• Statements of support, e.g. on
physician substitution for BMA, on fair
remuneration for PhMA, on access to
healthcare for migrants in Finland in
coordination with FMA
• Direct engagement with media, e.g.
press conference on doctors’ right to
strike with Medical Chamber of
Slovenia
• Letters to officials, e.g. to Albanian
parliament on situation of Order of
Physicians of Albania
Cooperation with WMA
Cooperation across range of policy
areas:
• Application of WMA framework
policies at European level, e.g.
ensuring new EU-level European
Health Data Space respects
Declaration of Helsinki
• Joint efforts in support of members,
e.g. campaign for Turkish Medical
Association, Ukraine Medical Help
Fund
• Endorsement of WMA policies, e.g.
WMA Council Resolution on the
protection of healthcare in Israel and
Gaza
Thank you for your attention!
For more information, please contact CPME Secretariat:
+32 2 732 72 02 | secretariat@cpme.eu | www.cpme.eu | @ CPME_Europa