Current Policies
WMA's policies on ethical and social issues
| Title | Tags | Year | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMA Resolution on Medical Workforce | Attrition, Education, Human Resources for Health, Resilience, Resource Allocation, Retention, Scope of Practice, Task Shifting, Training, Workforce, Working Conditions | 2009 | Resolution | |
| WMA Statement on Stem Cell Research | Adult Stem Cells, ASC, Embryonic Stem Cells, ES, Ethical Dilemma, Stem Cell | 2009 | Statement | |
| WMA Statement on Digital Health | Confidentiality, Consent, Digital Health, Duties, E-health, Mobile health, Outcomes, Patient/Physician-Relationship, Rules, Safety, Security, Telehealth, Telematics, Telemedicine | 2009 | Statement | |
| WMA Declaration of Reykjavik – Ethical Considerations Regarding the Use of Genetics in Health Care | Bio Patents, Confidentiality, Consent, Intellectual Property, Patenting, Pharmacokinetics, Predictive Medicine, Substance Patents | 2009 | Declaration | |
| WMA Statement on Conflict of Interest | Conflict of Interest, Education, Independence, Kick-Backs, Loyalty, Publication, Research, Sponsoring | 2009 | Statement | |
| WMA Statement concerning the Relationship between Physicians and Commercial Enterprises | Affiliation, CME, Commercial Companies, Conferences, Conflict of Interest, Cooperation, Corporate Relations, CPD, Disclosure, Education, Gifts, Grants, Independence, Influence, Integrity, Research, Sponsoring, Transparency | 2009 | Statement | |
| WMA Resolution supporting the Rights of Patients and Physicians in the Islamic Republic of Iran | Access to Health Care, Detention, Health Care Professionals, Human Rights, Hunger Strike, Iran, Medical Ethics, Patient Rights, Prisoner, Sexual Abuse, Torture | 2009 | Resolution | |
| WMA Statement on Patenting Medical Procedures | Affordability, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Medical Process Patent, Patent, Transparency | 2009 | Statement | |
| WMA Declaration on Guidelines for Continuous Quality Improvement in Healthcare | Assessment, Audits, CME, CPD, Data, Patient Safety, Quality Management, Standards | 2009 | Declaration | |
| WMA Declaration of Madrid on Professionally-led Regulation | Autonomy, Ethics, Independence, Madrid, Patient Rights, Self-Governance, Self-Regulation | 2009 | Declaration | |
| WMA Resolution on Collaboration between Human and Veterinary Medicine | Antimicrobial Resistance, Avian Influenza, Cooperation, One Health, Veterinary Medicine | 2008 | Council Resolutions, Resolution | |
| WMA Resolution on Migrant Workers’ Health and Safety in Qatar | Advocacy, Migrant Workers, Patient Rights, Qatar, Safety | 2008 | Resolution | |
| WMA Statement on Antimicrobial Resistance | Antibiotics, Antimicrobial Agents, Public Health, Resistance, Standards | 2008 | Statement | |
| WMA Resolution on Supporting the Ottawa Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction | Anti-Personal Mines, Emergency Medical Services, Landmines, Ottawa Convention | 2008 | Resolution | |
| WMA Statement on reducing the Global Burden of Mercury | Chemical Exposure, Chemicals, Environment, Mercury | 2008 | Statement | |