The International Affairs Unit handles the IMO’s relationships with foreign medical and health organisations. These are principally:
Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME)
Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) represents national medical associations across Europe. CPME is 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. www.cpme.eu
European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS)
The European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) is a non-governmental organisation representing national associations of medical specialists in the European Union and in associated countries. www.uems.eu
European Union of General Practitioners (UEMO)
The European Union of General Practitioners (UEMO) established in 1967, the principal objectives of UEMO are: (i) to study and promote the highest standard of training, practice and patient care within the field of general practice throughout Europe; (ii) to defend the role of general practitioners in the healthcare systems; (iii)to promote the ethical, scientific, professional, social and economic interests of European general practitioners, and to secure their freedom of practice in the interest of their patients. www.uemo.eu
European Junior Doctors (EJD)
The European Junior Doctors (EJD) represents over 300.000 Junior Doctors all over Europe. The EJD‘s initial objective includes safeguarding the interests of the Junior Doctors in Europe by improving the working conditions, the mobility in the profession and set standards regarding the quality of postgraduate medical training. http://www.juniordoctors.eu/
World Medical Association (WMA)
The World Medical Association is an international organisation representing doctors worldwide. The purpose of the WMA is to serve humanity by endeavoring to achieve the highest international standards in Medical Education, Medical Science, Medical Art and Medical Ethics, and Health Care for all people in the world. https://www.wma.net/
Useful European Web Links
The European Union
Gateway to the European Union
http://europa.eu/
Eur-Lex: The Portal to European Law
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm
Directorate-General for Health and Consumers
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/index_en.htm
The European Parliament
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/default_en.htm
World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe
http://www.euro.who.int/
European Public Health Alliance
http://www.epha.org
European National Medical Associations
Austria
Österreichische Ärztekammer
Website: www.aerztekammer.at
Belgium
Association Belge des Syndicats Médicaux (ABSyM)
Website: www.absym-bvas.be
Bulgaria
Български Лекарски Съюз
(Bulgarian Medical Association)
Website: www.blsbg.com/index.html
Croatia
Hrvatska Liječnički Zbor
(Croatian Medical Association)
Website: http://www.hlz.hr
Cyprus
ΠΑΓΚΥΠΡΙΟΣ ΙΑΤΡΙΚΟΣ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΟΣ
(Cyprus Medical Association)
Website: www.cyma.org.cy
Czech Republic
Ceská lékarská komora
(Czech Medical Chamber)
Website: www.lkcr.cz
Denmark
Den Almindelige Danske Laegeforening
(Danish Medical Association)
Website: www.laegeforeningen.dk
Estonia
Estonian Medical Association
Website: www.arstideliit.ee
Finland
Suomen Lääkäriilitto
Website: www.laakariliitto.fi
France
L'Ordre National des Médecins
Website: www.conseil-national.medecin.fr
Germany
Bundesärztekammer
Website: www.bundesaerztekammer.de
Greece
ΠΑΝΕΛΛΗΝΙΟΣ ΙΑΤΡΙΚΟΣ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΟΣ
(Panhellenic Medical Association)
Website: www.pis.gr
Hungary
Hungarian Medical Chamber
website : www.mok.hu
Iceland
Icelandic Medical Association
Website: www.lis.is
Italy
Federazione Nazionale degli Ordini Medici Chirurghi e degli Odontoiatri (FNOMCeO)
Website: www.fnomceo.it
Latvia
Latvian Physicians Association
E-mail: lab@arstubiedriba.lv or peteris@nma.lv
Lithuania
Lithuanian Medical Association
Website: www.lgs.lt
Luxembourg
Association des Médecins et Médecins-Dentistes du Grand Duché de Luxembourg
Website: www.ammd.lu
Malta
Medical Association of Malta (MAM)
Website: www.mam.org.mt
Norway
Den norske lægeforening
Website: www.legeforeningen.no
Poland
Naczelna Izba Lekarska
(Polish Chamber of Physicians and Dentists)
Website: www.nil.org.pl/
Portugal
Ordem dos Médicos (O.M)
Website: www.ordemdosmedicos.pt
Romania
The Romanian College of Physicians
Website: www.cmr.ro
Slovakia
Slovenská lekárska komora
(Slovak Medical Chamber)
Website: www.lekom.sk
Slovenia
Zdravniska Zbornica Slovenije
(The Medical chamber of Slovenia)
Website: www.zzs-mcs.si
Spain
Consejo General de Colegios Oficales de Medicos de España
Website: www.cgcom.org
Sweden
Sveriges Läkarförbund
(Swedish Medical Association)
Website: www.slf.se
Switzerland
Swiss Medical Association
Website: www.fmh.ch
The Netherlands
Koninklijke Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot Bevordering der Geneeskunst (KNMG)
Website: www.artsennet.nl
United Kingdom
British Medical Association
Website: www.bma.org.uk