World Medical Association 150th Council Meeting Montevideo, Uruguay
The World Medical Association, which represents 77 national medical
associations and more than eight million doctors, is holding its
150th Council meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay, from April 16 to 19.
The meeting, to be held at the Victoria Plaza Hotel, will be attended
by physicians from all over the world.
Among the major issues to be debated are:
- a proposal by the American Medical Association to revise the
Declaration of Helsinki on human experimentation;
- proposed Statements from the French, American and Finnish
medical associations setting out new ethical guidance for doctors
on the use of telemedicine;
- a joint Satement with the International Pharmaceutical Federation
on the public promotion and marketing of pharmaceutical preparations;
- debates on cloning, human rights, the international traffic
in organs and the rights of the unborn.
Although the meeting will not be open to the press, background
papers on the debates are available on request and interviews
can be arranged before the meeting, and with representatives,
during the meeting.
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