On 20 October 2021, CPME together with other 13 civil organisations co-authored a compendium of scenarios to contribute to the current debate at European level on the “e-Evidence” Regulation. We urge the European Parliament and the Council to uphold a high level of legal safeguards to protect fundamental rights during their negotiations. This compendium showcases […]

CPME event report on “Is the Future Bright for Telemedicine – European Doctor’s Talk Digital” The link to the full video recording of the panel discussion is available here

On 7 June, the CPME contributed with feedback to the Commission’s roadmap on a Declaration of Digital Principles. European Doctors advise caution on the intensive use of digital technologies in children and young people, calling for a broader and proactive principle that encompasses ‘prevention’ against the negative effects of the online space, reading as “Protecting […]

On 15 April, CPME replied to the Commission’s public consultation on shaping the European public sector interoperability policy. Since the questions of the public consultation did not allow contextualising interoperability in the healthcare sector, CPME opted for commenting via an annexed statement . Please see CPME response to the public consultation shaping EU interoperability policy. […]

On 8 April, the CPME Executive Committee adopted a statement addressing certain particularities of interoperability in the healthcare sector, offering few recommendations. European doctors stress that an interoperability policy in the healthcare sector needs to be driven by specific fundamental principles, such as security by design, privacy by design, medical confidentiality and ethical principles. Moreover, […]

Joint conference of the Standing Committee of European Doctors and the German Medical Association (BÄK) – 20 November 2020. The event was part of the associated programme of Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the EU. Summary video here. The conference opened with a statement by Jens Spahn, Germany’s Federal Minister of Health, on digital […]

On 2 February, CPME Executive Committee adopted a statement on the European Health Data Space providing feedback to the Commission’s initial consultation. CPME stresses that the proposal should define what is to be considered ‘innovation for the public good’ to avoid abuse and misuse. It also highlights that in medical research, the GDPR is not […]

On 6 January 2021, CPME endorsed the Digital Doc Thematic Network Joint Statement. The Joint Statement focuses on actions needed to prepare future and current doctors to cope with and contribute to the digital transformation of healthcare through the integration of digital competencies in the education and training curricula of medical doctors. CPME contributed extensively […]

On 21 January, CPME Executive Committee endorsed the EUHPP Thematic Network Joint Statement. The Joint Statement identifies health workforce skills and competences necessary to address digital transformation in support of effective, accessible and resilient health systems. The Statement highlights European innovations in digital and data areas that represent best practices in developing the skills of […]

On 2 October 2020, the CPME Executive Committee adopted the CPME Response to the Public Consultation on the Revision of the NIS Directive’ (CPME 2020/076 FINAL). Please see the response here.