WMA DoT Taipei Program_final

The First Open Expert Meeting on the Revision of the
MADeclaration of Taipei (Don
Taipei Taiwan December 4-5, 2025
on Ethical Considerations regarding Health Databases and Biobanks
Welcome Message
Dr. Hsiang-Kuo Chen
President of Taiwan Medical Associatiora
1 am of considerable pleasure to represent Taiwan Medical Association and over 58,252 physicians
in Taiwan to give our genuine welcome and appreciation for your participation in The First
Open Expert Meeting on the Revision of the WMA Declaration of Taipei (DoT) in Taipei.
1 wish to express my deepest gratitude to all who have dedicated themselves to this field over
the years. Your sustained commitment has made it possible for us to further strengthen ethical
standards in clinical practice and research at a time when data intensity and rapid cross-border
information flows define the global landscape.
The WMA Taipei Declaration, first announced in 2016 in this very city, centers on the governance
of health databases and biobanks. In the face of emergingchallenges-such as generative artificial
intelligence,digital health innovation, and multicenter research-it serves as a timely reminder of the
importance of maintaining balance between public interest and the protection of individual rights.
The WMA Declaration of Taipei is anchored in three fundamental principies:
Dignity and autonomy-all data and specimen collection, storage, and use must be based on
voluntary and informed consent, accompanied by the right of withdrawal.
lndependent oversight and transparency-the establishment and operation of databases must
undergo independent ethical review and clearly disclose their purposes, risks, access mechanisms,
retention and destruction policies, return of results, and the regulatory framework governing cross­
border transfer and commercial use.
Public interest andequity-research must adhere to scientific rigor, ensure a fair allocation of risks
and benefits, provide heightened safeguards for vulnerable populations, and promete meaningful
community engagement.
This meeting will focus on three key areas: refining consentmodels, enhancing transparency in data
governance, and defining legal and ethical boundaries for the secondary use of data in the context
of artificial intelligence.
We look forward to reaching a shared understanding of governance frameworks that will enable
ethics committees to strengthen their oversight-through standardized indicators, templates for
data and specimen transfer agreements, incident reporting mechanisms, and remediation
procedures-while ensuring that cultural sensitivities and community interests are duly respected.
Taipei ismorethan a geographicname; it symbolizes our cooperative commitment to professionalism,
ethical integrity, and societal trust. May the Declaration of Taipei continue to resonate alongside the
WMA Declaration of Helsinki, safeguarding human rights and advancing research innovations and
human health welfare. l wish this meeting every success.
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Friday,5th December 2025
09:00 – 1O:15 Session 3: Legal implications of Al use in Health Data
Moderator
1O:15 – 10:45
10:45 – 12:00
12:00 – 12:30
12:30 – 13:30
13:30 – 17:00
•JungYul Park, President-elect, World Medical Association/Professor, Korea
University College of Medicine
•Christopher Lindholm, Chair Medical Ethics Committee, World Medical
Association
Speakers:
•Jonathan Wapner, Expert in Health and lntellectual Property
•Daniel Fu-Chang Tsai, Professor, National Taiwan University College of Medicine
•Otmar Kloiber, Secretary General, World Medical Association
Discussion
Break
Session 4: Governance, Transparency, and Trust
Moderator
•Shao-Yi Cheng, Director /Professor of Family Medicine, National Taiwan University
•Jack Resneck, Jr., Chair of Council, World Medical Association
Keynote Speech – Ryuichi Ida, Distinguished Visiting Professor, Doshisha
university, Japan
Panel Q&A
Panelists:
•Chien-Te Fan, Professor, lnstitute of Law for Science and Technology, National
Tsing Hua University (NTHU)
•Ryuichi Ida, Distinguished Visiting Professor, Doshisha university Japan
•Nai-Yu Chen, Councilor, New Taipei City Council, Taiwan
•Ding-Cheng Chan, Superintendent, National Taiwan University Hospital Bei-Hu Branch
Discussion
Conclusion
Jack Resneck, Jr., Chair of Council, World Medical Association
Zion Hagay, Chair of DoT Workgroup
Lunch
DoT Workgroup only
The First Open Expert Meeting
on the Revision of the WMA Declaration of Taipei (DoT)
on Ethical Considerations regarding Health Databases and Biobanks
Thursday 4th December 2025
13:00 – 13:30 Registration
13:30 – 13:45 Opening remarks
Zion Hagay, Chair, DoT Workgroup
Jacqueline Kitulu, President, World Medical Association
Hsiang-Kuo Chen, President, Taiwan Medical Association
Tai-Yuan Chiu, Honorary President, Taiwan Medical Association/ Former Minister
of Health and Welfare, Taiwan
13:45 – 15:20 Session 1: The History and Ethical Principies of the Declaration of Taipei
Moderator
•Cheng-Hsu Wang, Legislator, Legislative Yuan, Taiwan/ Professor of Medicine,
College of Medicine, Chang Gung University
•Zion Hagay, Chair DoT workgroup, Chair Socio-Medico Affairs Committee, World
Medical Association
Speakers
•Jon Sncedal, Past President, World Medical Association
•Hans van Delden, CIOMS
•Feline von der Heydt, Former WMA lntern / Otmar Kloiber, Secretary General,
World Medical Association
Discussion
15:20 – 15:40 Break
15:40 – 17:00 Session 2: Al and the Declaration of Taipei – Applying Al to Heath Databases
and Biobanks
Moderator
•Leah Wapner, Secretary General, lsraeli Medical Association
•Meng-Chih LEE, Professor and Senior Consultant, Taichung Hospital, Ministry of
Health and Welfare, Taiwan
Speakers:
•Sanjay Kashalkar, Architect, Amazon Web Services
•Chien-Chang Lee, Director of Department of lnformation Management, Ministry of
Health and Welfare, Taiwan
•Ethan Tu, Founder of Taiwan Al Labs
Discussion
17:00 – 17:30 Conclusion
Brian Chang, Secretary General, Taiwan Medical Association
WONCA President, Asia Pacific Region
Leah Wapner, Secretary General, lsraeli Medical Association
18:30 – 21:00 Dinner
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Saturday, 6 December
08:30 Tour- Depart from the hotel lobby on time
09:00- 10:30 Visit the National Palace Museum
1 1:00- 1 2:30 Visit the 2025 Taiwan Healthcare Expo
1 2:30- 14:00 Lunch
14:30 Return to the Courtyard by Marriott Taipei Downtown
TAIWAN