Press Releases
Leading Medical Groups Ask for Dismissal of Charges against Turkish Medical AssociationComments Off on Leading Medical Groups Ask for Dismissal of Charges against Turkish Medical Association
Brussels, 30 September 2014. CPME together with other medical organisations worldwide issued a press release on the pre-trial hearing against the Turkish Medical Association (TMA), that in May 2013 on the occasion of the Gezi Park recruited and organised physicians to provide urgently needed emergency medical care to demonstrators. The press release is available here.
Physicians appeal to Turkish authorities to respect the international principle of medical neutralityComments Off on Physicians appeal to Turkish authorities to respect the international principle of medical neutrality
Brussels, 7 May 2014 CPME together with the World Medical Association (WMA) and the Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) issued a press release on the current judicial proceedings against two doctors, for the medical attention they provided to injured parties in the context of the Gezi park protests. The press release is available here.
Physicians are worried over the newly agreed clinical trials regulationComments Off on Physicians are worried over the newly agreed clinical trials regulation
Brussels, 3 April 2014 CPME together with the World Medical Association (WMA) issued a press release on the clinical trials regulation. The press release is available here.
European Parliament Plenary vote on Tobacco Products DirectiveComments Off on European Parliament Plenary vote on Tobacco Products Directive
On 26 February 2014, CPME issued a Press Release on the Tobacco Products Directive. Presse release available here.
Clinical trials: Not enough safeguards for EU CitizensComments Off on Clinical trials: Not enough safeguards for EU Citizens
Brussels, 19 December 2013. CPME issued together with the World Medical Association a Press Release on Clinical Trials. The Press Release is accessible here.
CPME welcomes the revised version of the Helsinki DeclarationComments Off on CPME welcomes the revised version of the Helsinki Declaration
On 19 October 2013, the 64th General Assembly of the World Medical Association (WMA), gathered in Fortaleza –Brazil, adopted at a vast majority a revised version of the Declaration of Helsinki. The Declaration of Helsinki, first adopted in 1964, sets out ethical guidelines for all medical researchers investigating on human beings. It is a reference […]
CPME opinion article “Better tobacco control laws for better health” on EuractivComments Off on CPME opinion article “Better tobacco control laws for better health” on Euractiv
On 4 October 2013, Euractiv published the CPME opinion article about the revision of the Tobacco Products Directive (tbc). With the adoption of a new Tobacco Products Directive there is the opportunity to introduce policy changes which are achievable and which are proven to benefit the protection of health against tobacco-related harm. From the medical point […]
CPME welcomes statement of Irish and Lithuanian Ministers of Health committing to protection of health in new Tobacco Products DirectiveComments Off on CPME welcomes statement of Irish and Lithuanian Ministers of Health committing to protection of health in new Tobacco Products Directive
On 21 June 2013, Minister Dr James Reilly and Minister Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis published a joint statement of the outgoing and incoming Presidencies of the Council of the European Union committing to “ensuring that a high level of public health protection remains central to the proposal’s aims.” Please find the joint statement here. Please find here […]
CPME in the Euractiv article “US doctors look with envy at Europe’s medical devices approval scheme”Comments Off on CPME in the Euractiv article “US doctors look with envy at Europe’s medical devices approval scheme”
On 3 July 2013, Euractiv reported a quote of Dr Katrín Fjeldsted, President of the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME): “Mandatory approval of the ethics committee for medical devices before the clinical investigation begins is crucial for patient safety. European doctors consider this essential to be taken on board in the Regulation and welcome the report of MEP […]
Joint WMA-CPME Press Release on Clinical trialsComments Off on Joint WMA-CPME Press Release on Clinical trials
31 May 2013 CPME issued together with the World Medical Association a Press Release on the outcome of the vote on Clinical trials in the European Parliament’s Public health Committee (ENVI) The Press Release is accessible here
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