The European organisations representing dentists, doctors, nurses, patients and pharmacists are pleased to share with you their Consensus Framework outlining joint key recommendations for the digital transformation of healthcare in support of high-quality patient care. CED, CPME, EFN, EPF and PGEU acknowledge the value of digital innovation in bringing benefits for citizens, patients and health […]

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

European Medical Organisations strongly urge governments to reconsider how healthcare systems value the wellbeing of healthcare professionals in their daily practice together along with the wellbeing of the patients they serve every day and the community of employees who work with them. Medicine should be, and must remain, a safe place to work. Full press […]

On 17 June 2021, the CPME Executive Committee adopted the ’CPME response to the public consultation on the taxation of tobacco products and new products’. Please find 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 […]

eHealth Summit – 1 June 2021, 11:45-12:30 The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) will be hosting a conference entitled ‘Is the Future Bright to Telemedicine – European Doctor’s Talk Digital’ on 1 June from 11:45-12:30 (Stage 4). It will be held under the patronage of the Portuguese Presidency during the eHealth Summit. Please find the session agenda […]

On 20 May 2021, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) published a statement on the European Commission’s proposal to create a Digital Green Certificate to prove that a person has been vaccinated against COVID-19, received a negative test result, or recovered from COVID-19.

A new European project to improve equitable vaccine uptake by strengthening collaboration between healthcare professionals, public health authorities, the media and local communities has launched. IMMUNION will contribute to and complement wider EU vaccination efforts through delivering better education to health professionals and better information to the general public. Full press release here.

On 8 April 2021, the CPME Executive Committee adopted a response to the Public Consultation on the Green Paper on Ageing

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. […]