Albanian Catholic Medical Association’s Statutes approved by Episcopal Conference
The Albanian Episcopal Conference has approved the statutes of the Catholic Medical Association of Albania.
Dossiers
History of the German Catholic Doctors Association: 1947-2019
Dr. Rudolf Giertler describes the history of the Katholische Ärztearbeit Deutschlands and its dissolving in May 2019.
Appeal to Belgian parliamentarians on medical ethics
The Belgian Medical Association St. Luke appeals the Belgian parliament to bring issues in bioethics in a public discussion.
People First – Caring for the Person Produces Better Outcomes
Bernard Ars, president of FIAMC proposes to add care to cure in order to respect the dignity of patients.
Humans excluded from healthcare in Italy
At the symposium “The left out of medicine in Europe, Vincenzo Defilippis discussed what people are excluded from healthcare in Italy.
In memoriam prof. Josef Marek (1936 – 2019)
Prof. Josef Marek, past president of FEAMC, died in Prague on October 22 at the age of 83.
New WMA declaration on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide
The World Medical Association publishes a new declaration on euthanasia.
COMECE on new technologies: “need to intensify the public debate for a human-centric approach”
The Assembly of the COMECE Working Group on Ethics discusses national and EU developments in the field of ethics of artificial intelligence and robotization.
Pontifical Academy for Life publishes White Book on Palliative Care
The Pontifical Academy for Life has published a white book on palliative care containing recommendations for politicians, health care managers, physicians, teachers and patients,