Press Releases and Articles
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| CPME Press Release CPME Board Meeting 26 November 2011 | 30-11-2011 | Healthcare professionals | view document |
| Declaration of CPME regarding the situation of Slovak Doctors | 26-11-2011 | Information | view document |
| The Strategic Implementation Plan for Active and Healthy Ageing: CPME Welcomes Adoption and Urges to Immediate Action | 07-11-2011 | Healthy Ageing | view document |
| 'European Doctors call for policies which look at the bigger picture of public health' | 06-05-2011 | Information | view document |
| Joint Press Release by Médecins du Monde and CPME: Handover of European Declaration of Health Professionals Towards Non-Discriminatory Access to Healthcare, 22.30.2011 | 06-04-2011 | Equal opportunities | view document |
| European Doctors Warmly Welcome the EP Report on Health Inequalities and call on Member States to coordinate actions | 09-03-2011 | Equal opportunities | view document |
| CPME Welcomes the European Parliament’s Adoption of the Falsified Medicinal Products Directive | 17-02-2011 | Counterfeit Medicines | view document |
| CPME welcomes adoption of Cross-Border Healthcare Directive | 20-01-2011 | Patient Mobility | view document |
| European Doctors warn about second-hand smoke and call on policy makers to take preventive measures | 20-12-2010 | Tobacco | view document |
| The medical profession urges to focus on sustainable prophylactic policies to secure Global Health | 20-12-2010 | Climate Change | view document |
| CPME Board meeting and General Assembly 27 November 2010 | 17-12-2010 | Information | view document |
| CPME calls for non-discriminatory access to health care | 22-10-2010 | Rights | view document |
| CPME Board meeting 22 June 2010 Outcomes | 13-07-2010 | Information | view document |
| Vitamin D: Nutritional Policy in Europe : Call for Action | 23-03-2010 | Prevention | view document |
| Appeal to the European Commission on the occasion of the incoming European Commission, February 2010 | 12-02-2010 | European Union | view document |
| CPME Press Release: Board meeting 24 October 2009, Winchester | 29-10-2009 | Information | view document |
| CPME Press Release: Board meeting 13 juin 2009, Brussels | 18-06-2009 | Information | view document |
| EMOs common letter to the EU commission and EU Parliament after their joint meeting on 11 June 2009 in Brussels | 17-06-2009 | Information | view document |
| Creating Opportunites for Healthcare | 24-04-2009 | Healthcare | view document |
| CPME congratulates the European Parliament on the positive outcome of the vote on “patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare" | 23-04-2009 | Healthcare | view document |
| CPME welcomes the vote on “patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare” | 02-04-2009 | Healthcare | view document |
| The Conciliation Process of the European Working Time Directive goes into the next round | 31-03-2009 | Working Time | view document |
| EMEA Management Board re-elects Vice-chair and starts budget discussions for 2010 | 18-03-2009 | EMA | view document |
| CPME Press Release: Board meeting 14 March 2009, Prague, Czech Republic | 18-03-2009 | Information | view document |
| European physicians congratulate the Parliament for adopting the Cercas Report | 18-12-2008 | Working Time | view document |
| CPME Press Release: CPME Board meeting 25 October 2008 outcomes | 30-10-2008 | Information | view document |
| High Level Pharmaceutical Forum, Oct 2nd 2008 Brussels, CPME Closing remarks | 15-10-2008 | Pharmaceutical Forum | view document |
| ECD and CPME common Press Release on Patients’ Rights in Cross-Border Healthcare | 11-09-2008 | Healthcare | view document |
| CPME welcomes the adoption of a proposal for a directive on patients’ rights in cross-border care | 03-07-2008 | Patient Mobility | view document |
| Position of the doctors in Europe on the political agreement of the EPSCO Council regarding the Working Time Directive | 01-07-2008 | Working Time | view document |
| CPME Press Release: CPME Board meeting 14 June 2008 outcomes | 01-07-2008 | Information | view document |
| CPME Press Release: The patient-doctor relationship: a cornerstone in the healthcare delivery | 24-04-2008 | Healthcare | view document |
| CPME Press release - European Union Network for Patient Safety (EUNetPaS) officially launched in Utrecht, Netherlands 28-29 February | 20-03-2008 | EUNetPas | view document |
| CPME Press Release Board meeting 15 March 2008, Ljubljana, Slovenia | 20-03-2008 | Information | view document |
| Health services: Patients and Medical doctors call for EU action | 08-02-2008 | Health services | view document |
| CPME Press Release - Board meeting on 19 and 20 October, Brussels | 30-10-2007 | Information | view document |
| EPF and CPME leaders meet to agree a new Patient-Doctor Dialogue at EU level | 15-10-2007 | Sectoral Dialogue | view document |
| CPME - Eucomed Joint Declaration on the Cooperation between the Medical Profession and the Medical Technology Industry | 27-06-2007 | Information | view document |
| Pharmaceutical Forum, Brussels 26/06/2007 | 27-06-2007 | Pharmaceutical Forum | view document |
| CPME press release, Mondorf-les-Bains meetings, June 2007 | 21-06-2007 | Information | view document |
| CPME statement on Health Services | 22-05-2007 | Health services | view document |
| CPME Press Release - Warsaw Meetings March 2007 | 21-03-2007 | Information | view document |
| CPD - Improving healthcare | 15-12-2006 | CPD | view document |
| REACH letter from the CPME to the college of Commissioners | 22-11-2006 | REACH | view document |
| Statement on Reducing the Global Impact of Alcohol on Health and Society | 07-11-2006 | Alcohol | view document |
| CPME welcomes the World of Health IT Conference | 05-10-2006 | eHealth | view document |
| Statement delivered by CPME president Dr Daniel Mart to the Pharmaceutical Forum. Brussels, 29/09/2006 | 29-09-2006 | Pharmaceutical Forum | view document |
| At its meeting on 17 June 2006 in Brussels, the CPME Board adopted the following Resolutions: | 23-06-2006 | Information | view document |
| New Executive Committee members FNOMCeO | 03-04-2006 | Information | view document |
| New board Panhellenic Medical Association | 03-04-2006 | Information | view document |
| CPME Board meeting March 10th-11th: Statements adopted | 17-03-2006 | Information | view document |
| CPME wants more funds for Health in the EU financial perspectives 2007-2013 | 31-01-2006 | European Union | view document |
| CPME motion on Guantanamo | 22-11-2005 | Information | view document |
| "Living Longer and Healthier Lives " Speech delivered by Dr Grewin in Budapest, November 2005 | 11-11-2005 | Ageing | view document |
| Medical Doctors say yes to REACH | 09-11-2005 | Chemicals | view document |
| Open Health Policy Forum - Health Challenges and Future Strategy - Speech delivered by Dr Grewin, November 2005 | 08-11-2005 | Public Health | view document |
| Cross Border Health Care - Challenges and Perspectives - Patients'Rights and Liabilities - Access to Information, Quality and Continuity of Care | 05-10-2005 | Informed Patient | view document |
| 'eHealth - Building on Strength to Provide Better Healthcare Anytime Anywhere' | 03-10-2005 | eHealth | view document |
| The CPME Board met on 2 & 3 September in Brussels. The following statements were adopted: | 14-09-2005 | Information | view document |
| Towards a new Health strategy for Europe Opportunities for Medical Doctors | 07-07-2005 | EUNetPas | view document |
| Impact Analysis and Perspectives of the European Health Insurance Card : The view of the physicians | 28-06-2005 | EUNetPas | view document |
| Towards a new Health strategy for Europe - Opportunities for Health Professionals | 16-06-2005 | Professional Mobility | view document |
| CPME - EFPIA Joint Declaration on the Cooperation between the Medical Profession and the Pharmaceutical Industry | 08-06-2005 | Ethics | view document |
| The Best Physician Education and Patient Empowerment | 02-06-2005 | Education | view document |
| CPME's reaction on the Working Time Directive | 17-05-2005 | Working Time | view document |
| "CPD - The EU Perspective" Speech delivered by Dr Grewin at the AEMH Conference in Athens, May 2005 | 04-05-2005 | CPD | view document |
| The CPME Board and General Assembly met on 7 and 8 April in Brussels. The following statements were adopted: | 28-04-2005 | Healthcare | view document |
| "The role of CPME in realizing the European Doctor" Speech delivered by Dr Grewin, Sanremo, 15-16 April 2005 | 14-04-2005 | Ethics | view document |
| CPME Resolution regarding Health and Consumer Protection Budget 2007-2013 | 12-04-2005 | Public Health | view document |
| Patient Safety Conference - Making it happen! | 06-04-2005 | Patient Safety | view document |
| Speech delivered by Dr Grewin at the Patient Safety Conference in Luxemburg, 4-5 April 2005 | 05-04-2005 | Patient Safety | view document |
| The patient insurance system in Sweden | 12-03-2005 | Healthcare | view document |
| CPME reaction to the official launch of the “Diet, Physical activity and health” European platform | 10-03-2005 | Obesity | view document |
| The view of the Provider/professional | 03-03-2005 | Patient Mobility | view document |
| CPME reaction to the common position of the Council of Ministers on the proposal for a Directive on the recognition of professional qualifications: | 24-01-2005 | Professional Recognition | view document |
| CPME letter sent to the European Parliament regarding the REACH initiative | 17-01-2005 | Environmental Health | view document |
| The CPME Board and General Assembly met on 12 and 13 November in Gothenburg. The following statements were adopted: | 09-12-2004 | Services | view document |
| Health Care Professionals on European Health Policy - EU Health Care Congress | 22-11-2004 | Healthcare | view document |
| CPME on CME/CPD: Consensus Conference on Continuing Professional Education | 12-11-2004 | CPD | view document |
| CPME comments on Working Time Directive | 29-09-2004 | Working Time | view document |
| CPME comments on the obesity problem in Europe | 22-09-2004 | Obesity | view document |
| CPME statement on Turkey | 21-09-2004 | EUNetPas | view document |
| Cross-border care - movement of professionals | 09-09-2004 | Professional Mobility | view document |
| Prevention - Prediction - Disease Management | 02-09-2004 | Prevention | view document |
| CPME President's speech delivered at the Open Forum meeting on 17th May 2004 | 19-05-2004 | EUNetPas | view document |
| CPME Statement : Call in favour of WHO observer status for Taiwan | 14-05-2004 | EUNetPas | view document |
| CPME Statement on the Lybian Death Sentence | 11-05-2004 | EUNetPas | view document |
| CPME urges countries to ratify the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) | 29-04-2004 | EUNetPas | view document |
| Professional recognition: Quality of medicine and safety of European patients first says CPME | 05-04-2004 | EUNetPas | view document |
| CPME reaction to the official Draft Constitution as presented by the Convention | 19-09-2003 | EUNetPas | view document |
| CPME supports EMEA’s RAPID ALERT SYSTEM and its transparency initiatives. | 19-09-2003 | EUNetPas | view document |
| "Making International policies - the way to help national activities", speech by CPME President, Dr Brettenthaler, at the "World Conference on Tobacco orHealth" in Helsinki on 4 August | 25-08-2003 | EUNetPas | view document |
| The contract of free movement of persons Switzerland – EC and physicians in Europe* | 04-06-2003 | EUNetPas | view document |
| Open letter to health ministers at Framework Convention on Tobacco Control | 04-06-2003 | EUNetPas | view document |
| European Enlargement, Health and Health Care | 04-06-2003 | EUNetPas | view document |
| eHealth ministerial conference in Brussels – Dr Äärimaa’s presentation | 04-06-2003 | EUNetPas | view document |
| IRISH MEDICAL ORGANISATION | 04-06-2003 | EUNetPas | view document |
| Press release and Manifesto calling for EU regulation of all reprocessing of single use medical devices: final adoption by Eucomed and five stakeholders in healthcare | 30-01-2003 | Medical Devices | view document |
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Media contacts
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Birgit BEGER
Secretariat
Rue Guimard, 15
B-1040 Bruxelles
| Phone | + 32 2 732 72 02 |
| Fax | + 32 2 732 73 44 |
Email birgit.beger@cpme.eu
CPME background and objectives
The objectives of CPME are to further develop the mobility of professions as well as that of patients, to strengthen focus on high quality health and health care services in the EU including patient safety, to continue and close co-operate with other medical organisations and stakeholders.
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