The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) became a member of the Framework Convention Alliance (FCA) in the end of 2019. FCA is a civil society alliance with a mission to help strengthen the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and support its full and accelerated implementation worldwide. It is made up of nearly […]

The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) is recruiting a:  EU Policy Intern (from 2 March 2020 – 31 July 2020) Your responsibilities will include: Research and analysis on a range of policy dossiers Monitoring international, EU and national policies Organising and participating in meetings and events Assisting with drafting reports, presentations and other internal […]

“Novel products contain tobacco and/or nicotine, and are therefore addictive and harmful to health. We don’t recommend them as a means for helping smokers quit’’, says Prof. Dr Frank Ulrich Montgomery, CPME President. Full press release available here.

“We call on policymakers to include CPME in the relevant advisory bodies at EU level and national medical associations at national level” says Prof. Dr Frank Ulrich Montgomery, President of the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME). “To implement AI with proven benefits for health care can only work if the doctors’ perspective is integrated […]

Helsinki (Finland) – The European Doctors coming from 36 National Medical Associations met in Helsinki at the biannual General Assembly and Board meetings of the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME). During the meetings held on 16 November 2019 the CPME delegates had fruitful exchanges on recent health policy developments at national and European levels. […]

On 16 November 2019, the CPME Board adopted the ’CPME Policy on Novel Tobacco and Nicotine Products’ (CPME 2019/074 FINAL).

On 16 November 2019, the CPME Board adopted the ‘CPME Policy on AI in Health Care’ (CPME 2019/062 FINAL).

On 16 November 2019, the CPME Board adopted the ’CPME Policy on Air Quality and Health’ (CPME 2019/073 FINAL).

On 16 November 2019, the CPME Board adopted the ’CPME Statement on the Medical Treatment of Refugees’ (CPME 2019/071 FINAL).

The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), in collaboration with the Lancet Countdown, has published a Policy brief for the EU focusing on the link between health and climate change. It focuses on data from four themes featured in the 2019 Lancet Countdown report: the economic costs of air pollution, electricity generation, transport, and climate […]