“Awareness-raising and education are keys to change behaviours and encourage the responsible use of antibiotics in both human and animal health. The AMR threat requires a shared responsibility of all actors, including of course healthcare professionals. Prescribers should be encouraged and provided with appropriate tools to make evidence-based prescription and to avoid blind prescriptions. Surveillance […]

Today, the Commission renewed its political commitment to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by publishing a new European One Health action plan against AMR. This action plan reiterates the importance of working in collaboration across human and animal health and the environment under the One Health approach. Sharing best practices, fostering research and innovation as well […]

CPME co-signed an open letter to the European Commission on the EU Cycling Strategy. The letter calls to unlock the potential for creating jobs and decarbonising the transport system by developing a strategy as part of the Work Programme 2018 or subsequent initiatives. The EU Cycling Strategy was published at the Velo-city 2017 conference in […]

On the 6th of June 2017, the European medical organisations sent a letter to Mr Michel Barnier, Chief negotiator – Commission task force for the preparation and conduct of the negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 of the TEU. The letter on behalf of: European Council of Medical Orders (CEOM) Standing Committee of European […]

The professional and student organisations representing the Medical Doctors, the Dentists, the Veterinarians and their students sent a letter to the Deans of medical, dental and veterinary schools across Europe inviting them to work collaboratively under the ‘One Health’ concept to tackle current and future challenges for the three professions and our society. The letter is here available.   Council of […]

On 15 May 2017, CPME and 16 other health organisations sent an open letter to the Ministers regarding the ongoing revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD). In May 2016, the European Commission adopted its proposal to revise this directive which includes provisions governing commercial communications for foods high in fat, sugar and salt, as […]

On 17 May 2017, the CPME Executive Committee adopted the ’CPME response to the EMA public consultation on the revision of its policy on access to documents’ (CPME 2017/049 FINAL).

On the occasion of the annual European Immunization Week, CPME released a press release in support of the theme Vaccines Work – vaccination protects health at every stage of life. “Vaccination is a safe and effective way to prevent communicable diseases. We, as health professionals, should be devoted to increase vaccination rates through communication, outreach, governance […]

On 10 April 2017, CPME President Dr Jacques de Haller and CPME Secretary General Ms Annabel Seebohm sent an open letter to the Croatian Ministry of Health Dr Milanu Kujundžiću regarding a new national law which binds some doctors in specialist training to the healthcare institution they start their training at. Moving to a different healthcare institution […]

On 8 April 2017, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) endorsed the WMA Declaration of Taipei on ethical considerations regarding health databases and biobanks, which was adopted by the General Assembly of the World Medical Association (WMA) in October 2016. Dr Jacques de Haller, President of the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) said: ‘The […]