Current Policies
WMA's policies on ethical and social issues
Title | Tags | Year | Type | |
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WMA Resolution on Task Shifting from the Medical Profession | Attrition, Delegation, Human Resources, Quality of Care, Retention, Safety, Supervision, Task Shifting, Training, Work Force | 2009 | Resolution | |
WMA Resolution on Legislation against Abortion in Nicaragua | Abortion, Abortion, medical, Criminalisation, Law, Nicaragua | 2009 | Resolution | |
WMA Resolution on Medical Workforce | Attrition, Education, Human Resources for Health, Resilience, Resource Allocation, Retention, Scope of Practice, Task Shifting, Training, Workforce, Working Conditions | 2009 | Resolution | |
WMA Statement on Stem Cell Research | Adult Stem Cells, ASC, Embryonic Stem Cells, ES, Ethical Dilemma, Stem Cell | 2009 | Statement | |
WMA Statement on Digital Health | Confidentiality, Consent, Digital Health, Duties, E-health, Mobile health, Outcomes, Patient/Physician-Relationship, Rules, Safety, Security, Telehealth, Telematics, Telemedicine | 2009 | Statement | |
WMA Declaration of Reykjavik – Ethical Considerations Regarding the Use of Genetics in Health Care | Bio Patents, Confidentiality, Consent, Intellectual Property, Patenting, Pharmacokinetics, Predictive Medicine, Substance Patents | 2009 | Declaration | |
WMA Statement on Conflict of Interest | Conflict of Interest, Education, Independence, Kick-Backs, Loyalty, Publication, Research, Sponsoring | 2009 | Statement | |
WMA Statement concerning the Relationship between Physicians and Commercial Enterprises | Affiliation, CME, Commercial Companies, Conferences, Conflict of Interest, Cooperation, Corporate Relations, CPD, Disclosure, Education, Gifts, Grants, Independence, Influence, Integrity, Research, Sponsoring, Transparency | 2009 | Statement | |
WMA Resolution supporting the Rights of Patients and Physicians in the Islamic Republic of Iran | Access to Health Care, Detention, Health Care Professionals, Human Rights, Hunger Strike, Iran, Medical Ethics, Patient Rights, Prisoner, Sexual Abuse, Torture | 2009 | Resolution | |
WMA Statement on Patenting Medical Procedures | Affordability, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Medical Process Patent, Patent, Transparency | 2009 | Statement | |
WMA Declaration on Guidelines for Continuous Quality Improvement in Healthcare | Assessment, Audits, CME, CPD, Data, Patient Safety, Quality Management, Standards | 2009 | Declaration | |
WMA Declaration of Madrid on Professionally-led Regulation | Autonomy, Ethics, Independence, Madrid, Patient Rights, Self-Governance, Self-Regulation | 2009 | Declaration | |
WMA Resolution on Collaboration between Human and Veterinary Medicine | Antimicrobial Resistance, Avian Influenza, Cooperation, One Health, Veterinary Medicine | 2008 | Council Resolutions, Resolution | |
WMA Resolution on Migrant Workers’ Health and Safety in Qatar | Advocacy, Migrant Workers, Patient Rights, Qatar, Safety | 2008 | Resolution | |
WMA Statement on Antimicrobial Resistance | Antibiotics, Antimicrobial Agents, Public Health, Resistance, Standards | 2008 | Statement |