{"id":3927,"date":"2017-01-20T13:45:14","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T13:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Finland-President-DoH-Helsinki-20141111.pdf"},"modified":"2017-01-20T13:45:14","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T13:45:14","slug":"finland-president-doh-helsinki-20141111-2","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/es\/finland-president-doh-helsinki-20141111-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Finland-President-DoH-Helsinki-20141111"},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"description":{"rendered":"

Finland-President-DoH-Helsinki-20141111<\/a><\/p>\n

Greeting for the 50th
\nanniversary celebration of the World Medical
\nAssociation’s Declaration of Helsinki at restaurant P\u00f6rssi on 11
\nNovember 2014
\nCheck against delivery.
\nEsteemed President of the World Medical Association, Dr. Xavier Deau,
\nChair of the Council of the World Medical Association, Dr. Mukesh Haikerwal,
\nambassadors, archiatre Risto Pelkonen,
\n(minister Laura R\u00e4ty), Ladies and Gentlemen,
\nFifty years ago, in the summer of 1964, representatives of the medical
\nprofession gathered here in Helsinki.
\nTheir mission was to give a response to some of the darkest events in world
\nhistory and the role which physicians had played in it.
\nTheir task was to draft a statement of ethical principles for medical research
\ninvolving human subjects.
\nOut of these discussions arose the Declaration of Helsinki.
\nIt has since been described as the most widely accepted guidance worldwide
\non medical research involving human subjects.
\nDuring the past 50 years theory has turned into practice. Guidelines and
\nprinciples contained in the Declaration have been enshrined in national and
\ninternational law and conventions regulating medical research today. For
\ninstance, in Finland ethical committees have been statutory since the late
\n1990s.
\nLadies and gentlemen,
\nRegardless of their field of study, researchers have a great thirst for new
\nknowledge. However, the pursuit of knowledge is never without risk. But we
\nwill have no new knowledge without active research. Clinical medicine has
\nmade immense progress in the last 50 years. This would not have been
\npossible without countless studies.
\nIn general, ethical principles do not adapt in step with the opportunities
\noffered by medicine to examine and treat patients. Modern methods for the
\nmanagement and analysis of information are at a completely different level
\nthan in the 1960s. These days, we place a particular emphasis on the right of
\nindividuals to control personal information. Despite the speed of development
\nin medical science, the World Medical Association has managed to keep the
\nDeclaration up-to-date. And the Association has found a well-functioning
\ncompromise both in terms of manner and pace of updating. The Declaration
\nprovides a valuable guide for all parties involved in research.
\nLadies and gentlemen,
\nFinland is known for its high-standard and equal health care, that serves all
\nresidents. Our country also provides a hospitable environment for medical
\nresearch. Finns have a highly positive attitude towards such research. We
\nhave a comprehensive legal framework for the protection of human subjects.
\nEfforts have also been made to enhance the development of research and
\ninnovation activities in the field.
\nLadies and gentlemen,
\nContinuous, open discussion on the ethics of medicine and its basis in
\nresearch is necessary to ensure the sustainable well-being of societies and
\npeople. The Declaration has proven to be a well-functioning cure, but we
\nmust continue with this treatment. The Helsinki Declaration became topical
\nagain a month ago, when the World Medical Association discussed issues
\nrelated to the treatment of patients suffering from Ebola.
\nI hope that the Helsinki Declaration will continue to play a key role in enabling
\nmedical advances of a high standard in the years to come. I am delighted that
\nyou are celebrating the Declaration here, in its birthplace.
\nI wish the World Medical Association good health and longevity. I hope that
\nyou enjoy a memorable day here at restaurant P\u00f6rssi.<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"

Finland-President-DoH-Helsinki-20141111 Greeting for the 50th anniversary celebration of the World Medical Association’s Declaration of Helsinki at restaurant P\u00f6rssi on 11 November 2014 Check against delivery. Esteemed President of the World Medical Association, Dr. Xavier Deau, Chair of the Council of the World Medical Association, Dr. Mukesh Haikerwal, ambassadors, archiatre Risto Pelkonen, (minister Laura R\u00e4ty), Ladies […]<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"","media_type":"file","mime_type":"application\/pdf","media_details":{},"post":null,"source_url":"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Finland-President-DoH-Helsinki-20141111.pdf","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3927"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/attachment"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3927"}]}}