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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 18h

The #HealthWorkforce dedicates their lives to caring for others – but who is caring for them?

On #WorldMentalHealthDay, our Vice President Dr Péter Álmos will discuss European action to protect doctors' mental health at the #MeNDsurvey launch

🔗 Register now: bit.ly/MeNDsurvey2025

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 6d

The WMA demands the immediate release of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, a physician unjustly detained in Iran since 2016.
He must have access to family, lawyers & medical care.

Full Press Release: www.wma.net/news-post/wo...

#HumanRights #MedicalEthics #Medsky

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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 5d

Join us at the online launch of the #MeNDsurvey report with @whoeurope.bsky.social – the most comprehensive look at the mental health and well-being of nurses and doctors across Europe

📊 120,000+ health workers, 29 countries
📅 10 October | 10:00 CEST
🔗 Register: bit.ly/MeNDsurvey2025

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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 9d

🌍 On #WorldHeartDay, European doctors alongside 19 organisations representing civil society, health associations and medical professionals say it loud:

🫀 Europe cannot cut cardiovascular disease without tackling unhealthy diets.

👉✉️ Read our letter: www.cpme.eu/api/document...

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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 13d

European doctors’ concern deepening about the catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Gaza

CPME demands the Israeli government to immediately lift all aid restrictions so lifesaving assistance can reach Gaza without delay. Medical neutrality and human rights must be respected.

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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 14d

⚕️ We continue to call for an EU #HealthWorkforce strategy

🇪🇺 Our President, Dr Ole Johan Bakke, and Secretary General, Sarada Das, attended today's @sant.europarl.europa.eu hearing on an EU health workforce crisis plan

👉 Read our input to the report: www.cpme.eu/api/document...

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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 23d

📢 The European Health Alliance on Alcohol, including CPME, warns that measures in the EU Wine Package raise urgent public health concerns, such as:

🔵 Allowing wines with up to 6% ABV to be labelled as “low-alcohol”
🔵 Permitting digital-only labelling

👉 cpme.eu/news/6-alcoh...

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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 26d

🚭 A broad coalition of European health organisations is urgently calling on EU Member States to strongly support the revision of the EU Tobacco Excise Directive

👉 Joint letter and press release: cpme.eu/news/europea...

@partnershipfree.bsky.social

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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · Sep 7

⛅ It's @unep.org #CleanAirDay today

Check out the EU Healthy Air Coalition's brand-new infographic, to find out why we have to cut pollutants at all sources

#AirPollution is Europe’s biggest environmental threat to health, and it comes at a huge societal and individual price

Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · Sep 5

💻 European doctors are a partner in i2X, a project connecting electronic health record systems across Europe, reaching over 3 million citizens

👇 Learn more about the scale and goals of the project

i2X - Connecting EU Health Data @i2xproject.bsky.social · Sep 5

i2X will bring together 12 EU Member States, 14 healthcare settings, 1,200+ professionals and 3M+ citizens.

Our goal: To prove that the European EHR Exchange Format works, scales & creates value for all. 🚀

🌐 Learn more at: www.i2Xhealth.eu

#i2Xproject #EEHRxF #EHDS #DigitalHealthEU

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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · Aug 19

🗣️"Health knows no boundaries; illness knows no boundaries. We need to speak out because otherwise there's no one left to do so."

🎙️On #WorldHumanitarianDay, our Vice President Dr Kitty Mohan appeared on the @bma.org.uk's The Doctor podcast

👉 Listen here: thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/pod...

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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · Aug 6

⏳ 7 years after Ireland’s ground-breaking Public Health Bill was passed, implementation has been delayed until 2028

📄The Bill introduced a range of evidence-based measures to reduce alcohol consumption

👉 Read the update by @irishmedicalorg.bsky.social in our magazine: cpme.eu/api/document...

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Helen Salisbury @helensalisbury.bsky.social · Jul 29

BMA and other national medical organisations come together as a voice for doctors in Europe to call for immediate action in Gaza

Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · Jul 29

The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) expresses deep concern about the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza and the desperate levels of starvation experienced by the population.

Press release: www.cpme.eu/api/document...

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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · Jul 29

The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) expresses deep concern about the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza and the desperate levels of starvation experienced by the population.

Press release: www.cpme.eu/api/document...

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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · Jul 29

💊 European doctors call for the Critical Medicines Act to address security of supply for the benefit of European patients, leaving no one behind

👉 Read our proposals to improve the act: cpme.eu/api/document...

@europarl.europa.eu @eu2025dk.bsky.social #eu2025dk

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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · Jul 24

🚨 Don't let rabies or other animal diseases ruin your summer trip!

We teamed up with the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe to remind people:

🌍 Rabies is fatal and still common in parts of the world
🐕 Avoid contact with animals when travelling abroad, even friendly ones!

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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · Jul 23

📢 Our Summer Magazine is published, with two key themes:

⚕️ Dr Andreas Botzlar's editorial warns that when the #HealthWorkforce breaks, the system follows

🏥 A feature on prevention with articles from
@who.int/Europe , @irishmedicalorg.bsky.social & @helmholtz.de

👉 www.cpme.eu/api/document...

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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · Jul 16

🌍European doctors, and the other EU Healthy Air Coalition (EUHAC) members, have sent a letter to @ec.europa.eu President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu calling for a phase-out of EU funding for fossil fuels and the redirection of investments towards pollution reduction and prevention

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Jacques de Haller @jacques-de-haller.bsky.social · Jul 15

Excellent text from the CPME President !

Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · Jul 15

📢 Investing in health is not a cost, but a long-term investment in Europe’s future.

🌍 A healthier Europe is a stronger, more united Europe.

👉 Read our Letter from the President: cpme.eu/news/investi...

#EUBudget #MFF

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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · Jul 15

📢 Investing in health is not a cost, but a long-term investment in Europe’s future.

🌍 A healthier Europe is a stronger, more united Europe.

👉 Read our Letter from the President: cpme.eu/news/investi...

#EUBudget #MFF

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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · Jul 11

⚕️Our President was honoured to address the signing ceremony of #FNOMCeO's Charter of Rome

European doctors commit to spread the message of the importance of financing healthcare systems to the EU institutions and continue to work together for a healthier Europe

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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · Jun 26

⚠️Tobacco is the single largest preventable cause of death in the EU

Every day, 1,917 people die from tobacco-related diseases

In spite of alarming data, inaction prevails at EU level

It is time for words to be translated into bold action

#PublicHealth #TobaccoControl
@partnershipfree.bsky.social

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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · Jun 20

🚸European doctors welcome Council conclusions on promoting & protecting the mental health of children & adolescents in the digital era

📱It is crucial that young people can use digital tools in a safe & healthy way, without risking their mental health

#EPSCO
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

Council calls for greater efforts to protect the mental health of children and teenagers in the digital era

The Council has approved conclusions calling for greater efforts to protect the mental health of children and teenagers in a rapidly changing digital environment.

www.consilium.europa.eu

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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · Jun 19

💊 Ahead of the #EPSCO meeting, European doctors call for the Critical Medicines Act to address security of supply, affordability and transparency

👉 Read our statement: www.cpme.eu/news/europea...

@poland25eu.bsky.social @consilium.europa.eu

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · Jun 5

The WMA denounces the dismissal of Dr. Ayşe Uğurlu & Dr. İlkay Çelik for expressing their views. Silencing physicians violates freedom of expression & the right to work—rights Türkiye must uphold under ICCPR:
📄 www.wma.net/wp-content/u...
#HumanRights #MedicalEthics

www.wma.net

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