Standing Committee of European Doctors

Standing Committee of European Doctors
Comité Permanent des Médecins Européens
Founded1959
Key people
Prof. Dr Frank Ulrich Montgomery (President)
Websitewww.cpme.eu

The Standing Committee of European Doctors (French: Comité Permanent des Médecins Européens, CPME) represents national medical associations across Europe.

It promotes the highest standards of medical training and medical practice in order to achieve the highest quality of health care for all patients in Europe. CPME strongly advocates a “health in all policies” approach to encourage cross-sectorial awareness for and action on the social determinants of health, since a healthy economy depends on a healthy population. To achieve its goals, CPME co-operates proactively with the institutions of the European Union.

Policies are set both in answer to developments in Europe, as well as by taking the lead in matters regarding the medical profession and patient care. CPME offers broad expertise in matters relating to medicine and the medical profession and is directed by a Board, which is elected by the General Assembly every three years.

Mission Statement

The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) represents national medical associations across Europe. We are committed to contributing the medical profession’s point of view to EU institutions and European policy-making through pro-active cooperation on a wide range of health and healthcare related issues.

  • We believe the best possible quality of health and access to healthcare should be a reality for everyone.
  • We see the patient-doctor relationship as fundamental in achieving these objectives.
  • We are committed to interdisciplinary cooperation among doctors and with other health professions.
  • We strongly advocate a ‘health in all policies’ approach to encourage cross-sectorial awareness for and action on the determinants of health.

Vision Statement

  • Doctors in Europe practice medicine which corresponds to the highest quality standards and is accessible to all who need it all over Europe.
  • Doctors in Europe enjoy good working conditions; their financial situation allows them to practice good medicine and their well-being is upheld.
  • Doctors in Europe can practice free from the undue interference of administration, economy or insurances.

Governance

The bodies of the Standing Committee are:

  • the General Assembly
  • the Board
  • the Executive Committee
  • an auditor

Secretariat

The CPME Secretariat is situated in Brussels, Belgium.

Policy Areas

CPME is active in several policy areas:

Finance

The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) is an AISBL registered under Belgian law. Its financial income is based on members’ contributions. CPME may be involved in European projects and tenders, resulting in additional funding by EU institutions. CPME does not receive financial support from industry sources.

CPME has been registered in the joint Transparency Register of the European Parliament and of the European Commission since September 2008. Identification number: 9276943405-41

Members

The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) represents national medical associations from the following countries:

Members

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United Kingdom

Associated Members

Turkey, Ukraine

Associated organisation

EMSA, EUMASS, WMA, MWIA, WMA

Observers

Albania, Georgia, Israel, Kosovo,[note 1] Serbia

Notes

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    • References to Kosovo are without prejudice to positions on status. They are in line with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244/1999 and the opinion by the International Court of Justice on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

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