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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The 18th World Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics & Health Law, sponsored by WMA, takes place in Porto, Portugal, 28–30 Sept. Don't miss our special sessions on revising the Declaration of Taipei (28.09, 12:00–13:00) and the Declaration of Lisbon (30.09, 11:00–12:15). #Bioethics

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Watch our WMA Junior Doctors Network webinar: "AI in Medical Education: Opportunities, Challenges and the Future of Global Medical Training." Organized by the WMA JDN: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX1LNlIW9bg #ArtificialIntelligence #GlobalHealth

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Ahead of the 2027 UN High-Level Meeting on UHC, WMA is asking physicians worldwide: what should our advocacy priorities be? 7-min survey 👇 forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respons…

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

On #WorldPatientSafetyDay, WHPA urges governments to strengthen the health workforce to protect people living with NCDs. 43 million lives are lost to NCDs each year, and safe care depends on a supported, well-staffed workforce. 🔗 ow.ly/7pjF50ZOBH2

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🎥 New webinar recording: Understanding Barriers to Life-Course Immunisation Joint WMA JDN x Young WFPHA session with Prof. M Moore, Dr. S. Goldin, and Dr. S. Singh on equitable access, vaccine confidence, and turning commitments into action. ▶️ youtu.be/3e_sXfEAFEY

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Closing the 4th Open Expert Meeting on the DOT in Oslo, Christofer Lindholm summed up two days. His takeaway: informed consent remains vital, but today's complexity may call for additional safeguards, principles that need to work worldwide.

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Dr. Susan Bersoff-Matcha (FDA) at Oslo's DOT Meeting: FDA's authority follows the product, not the funding. Consent is the default, only IRBs can waive it, and even non-interventional studies using existing records aren't exempt from ethical oversight.

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Dr. Natalie Klein (OHRP) at Oslo's DOT Meeting on the US Common Rule: consent is the default, broad consent is an option for secondary research, and if a person declines it, no waiver can override that for their data.

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Karla Childers (J&J) at the Oslo DOT meeting: if crises and disruption are the new normal, does that change how Article 16 should work? Proposed guardrails include a high documented threshold, no inherited waivers, and ongoing independent review.

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Dr. Jón Snædal, former WMA President spoke at Oslo's DOT Meeting on Paragraph 16, the emergency consent waiver. He walked through an Icelandic COVID-era court case that took five years to resolve, arguing consent requirements may need updating.

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Sara Roda (CPME) compared the Declaration of Taipei with the EHDS at Oslo's Day 2: opt out rather than consent, with stricter opt in possible for sensitive data. Her key challenge: does autonomy hold up with public transparency instead of personalised information. 📍 Oslo 🗓️14–16 Sept

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Sofia Peltola (Sitra) opened Day 2 in Oslo with an overview of the EHDS: EU-wide rules for secondary use of health data, phased in from 2029–2031, with mandatory opt-out rights, time-limited access permits, and privacy-by-default safeguards. 📍 Oslo 🗓️14–16 Sept

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Join Day 2 of the WMA's 4th Open Expert Meeting on the Revision of the Declaration of Taipei online. 🔗 zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_z6BQqov… #DeclarationOfTaipei #MedicalEthics

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Dr. Thorvardur Löve (Icelandic National Bioethics Committee) at Oslo's Declaration of Taipei meeting: Iceland tried building a health database in 1998, but a Supreme Court challenge over privacy stopped it. 📍 Oslo 🗓️14–16 Sept

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Dr. Saila Koivusalo (Helsinki University Hospital) at Oslo's DOT meeting: Finland's Secondary Use Act shows that when consent isn't the main safeguard, responsibility shifts to the system. Lesson learned: strong safeguards don't require centralized governance. 🗓️14–16 Sept

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Giske Ursin (Cancer Registry of Norway): Norway's national health registries run on mandatory legal reporting, not consent, safeguarded instead by tiered access (open stats → microdata → strict application), GDPR, and strong oversight. 📍 Oslo DOT Meeting 🗓️14–16 Sept

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thomas Lindén (Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare) at Oslo's DOT meeting: consent can't be the sole safeguard for statutory registries. Proposes "trustworthy stewardship", public purpose, proportionality, oversight, and real patient influence. 🗓️14–16 Sept

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Heidi Beate Bentzen (Univ. of Oslo / Cancer Registry of Norway) on Oslo's Declaration of Taipei session: Nordic health registries were never built on consent, they run on statute, oversight & safeguards. Suggests the DoT add a named non-consensual legal pathway. 🗓️14–16 Sept

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Dr. Ishita Barua (AI/medicine, CMO at a Norwegian med-tech co.) brought the industry view to Oslo's DOT meeting: consent works when data is identifiable, purpose is defined, and the relationship stays live, none of which describes how ML models are built. 📍 Oslo 🗓️14–16 Sept

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Dr. Stefan Jovinge (Skåne University Hospital) on AI and data at the Oslo DOT meeting: consent-driven data collection risks bias, not just privacy. The cost of delay is a real risk too. 📍 Oslo 🗓️14–16 Sept

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Ole-Marius Minde Johnsen (Mental Helse) brought the patient voice to Oslo's Declaration of Taipei meeting: info ≠ understanding, a signed form isn't proof of consent, and broad consent must never become blank consent. 📍 Oslo 🗓️14–16 Sept

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Prof. Dominique Sprumont (CIOMS) on consent at the Oslo DOT meeting: Consent isn't a box to tick, it's respect for dignity. Time for dynamic, ongoing consent models. 📍 Oslo 🗓️14–16 Sept

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Dr. Adam Berger (NIH) spoke on informed consent at the Oslo DOT meeting: distinct rules for primary vs. secondary data use, privacy protections calibrated to risk (not duplicating standards like HIPAA), and governance flexible enough to outlast today's AI moment. 🗓️14–16 Sept

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Dr Christofer Lindholm updated the Oslo meeting on the Declaration of Taipei revision, on behalf of Working Group Chair Prof. Zion Hagay: 5 drafting subgroups at work, partial draft reviewed in Belgrade, next stop Ottawa (Governance, Feb 2027). 📍 Oslo 🗓️14–16 Sept

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

WMA Sec Gen Dr. Ramin Parsa-Parsi opened the 4th Expert Meeting on the DOT in Oslo, tracing its roots to a 1998 Icelandic law on health data use and explaining why AI, genomics & real-world data make this revision urgent. Goal: adoption in Oct 2027. 📍 Oslo 🗓️14–16 Sept

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"Informed consent is an expression of trust and the foundation of the physician-patient relationship, extended into the digital age." — WMA President Dr. Jacqueline Kitulu, opening the 4th Expert Meeting on the Declaration of Taipei in Oslo. 📍14–16 Sept

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Join online the Fourth Open Expert Meeting on the Revision of the WMA Declaration of Taipei taking place 14–15 September in Oslo, Norway. Monday 14 September: ow.ly/IghA50ZN9CQ Tuesday 15 September: ow.ly/1aFX50ZN9CR #DeclarationOfTaipei #MedicalEthics

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Leadership in Medicine: The Role of Doctors Beyond Clinical Practice 3 physician leaders. 1 conversation. What it takes to lead beyond the clinic. 📅 21 Sept | 12 UTC / 2pm CEST 💻 Online, 90 min Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Ze…

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Adolescent suicide rates have risen in every region of the world. The WMA's policy calls on physicians to be trained to spot the signs before it's too late. Read the full policy test: www.wma.net/policies-post/wma-state… #WSPD2026 #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

📢 Registration is open for the Fourth Open Expert Meeting on the Revision of the WMA Declaration of Taipei (DoT) on ethical considerations regarding health databases and biobanks: lnkd.in/ev8_7kEH 📍 Oslo, Norway 🗓️ 14–16 September 2026

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The Confederation of Medical Associations in Asia and Oceania (CMAAO) concluded its three-day meeting in Seoul with a joint resolution on "Professional Autonomy in Medicine," following intense deliberations. The meeting was hosted by the Korean Medical Association.

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

At CMAAO's 40th General Assembly Welcome Reception in Seoul, WMA President Dr. Jacqueline Kitulu delivered a message with a clear thread running through it: no region can meet today's health challenges alone. #GlobalHealth

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Speaking at the opening of the 40th GA of the CMAAO in Seoul, hosted by the Korean Medical Association, WMA Secretary General Dr Ramin Parsa-Parsi conveyed the World Medical Association’s congratulations and highlighted the importance of unity in diversity.

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A special edition of the WMA Junior Doctors Network Bulletin on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health is now available: www.wma.net/wp-content/uploads/2026… #DigitalHealth #AIinHealthcare #

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The World Medical Association stands in solidarity with the people of Nepal following the catastrophic flash floods that swept through the Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts on 26 August. ow.ly/tOEU50ZG0cc #DisasterPreparedness #GlobalHealth

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

An e-print from the next issue of thE WMJ: Dr Richard Fitton and Dr Venkatesh Karthikeyan make the case that the patient is not just the subject of the health record, but its author. Read article: ow.ly/LJyo50ZFGwC #PatientSafety #DigitalHealth #HealthEquity

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

WMA will hold two dedicated sessions at the 18th World Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics and Health Law in Porto, Portugal. Register here: bioethicsporto2026.com/register #Bioethics #MedicalEthics #PatientRights

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Three days of intense deliberation in Livingstone, Zambia, drew to a close this week as the World Medical Association and the Coalition of African National Medical Associations (CANMA) concluded their jointly organised African Physician Leadership Programme.

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The World Medical Association (WMA), in collaboration with the Coalition of African National Medical Associations (CANMA), held the first leadership training programme designed specifically for physician leaders in Africa. Full Press Release: ow.ly/SRxk50ZCiWF

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

"I am because we are." At the inaugural CANMA Africa Leadership Conference WMA President Dr. Jacqueline Kitulu reflected on Ubuntu and what it can teach us about the future of medical leadership in Africa.

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🎥 Videos from the Third Open Expert Meeting on the Revision of the WMA Declaration of Taipei (📍Vatican City, 1–2 June 2026) are now on our YouTube channel. ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF2acTzBbqE #MedicalEthics #HealthData

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Longer fire seasons mean more patients, and clinics that are themselves at risk. New from My Green Doctor wildfire preparedness + clinic resilience, plus Workbook 8 on disaster resilience planning for medical practices. mygreendoctor.org/workbook-8-resili…

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

⏳ Last call to register: the 18th World Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics and Health Law — Porto, 28–30 September 2026. Registration is closing soon 👉 bioethicsporto2026.com/register #Bioethics #MedicalEthics

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A global survey on how #OneHealth and #PlanetaryHealth are taught across the health professions is under way, and the medical voice is under-represented. Available in 10 languages 👇 redcap.uasz.sn/surveys/?s=JEFLNMAED…

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Materials from the 3rd Open Expert Meeting on the revision of the WMA Declaration of Taipei (Vatican, June) are now online: programme, presentations & recording. Next: 4th Meeting in Oslo, 14–16 Sept. Early-bird registration closes 14 August. 🔗 app.mlsend.com/g6y8o0m4y4

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