29/04/2019
“Immunisation is one of the most important parts of preventive medicine not just in childhood but through all ages. Infections were the initial prime aim and we are now entering the age of preventing cancer by vaccination. In order to achieve community protection target rates of […]
Awareness Day
25/04/2019
“Malaria remains a major case of mortality and morbidity particularly in children in developing countries. Despite huge amounts of research on the mosquito vector, plasmodium parasite, chemotherapy and vaccines – malaria still remains a highly significant problem. The emergence of resistance to chemotherapy and availability of effective drugs and supportive therapy remain problems. However, novel […]
Awareness Day
16/04/2019
For its 2019 report “Transforming the future of ageing”, SAPEA brought together eminent European scientists to explore and respond to the question “What policies at the EU level could support member states in achieving inclusive, fair and sustainable systems of health and social care to promote the taking-up of innovation for ageing societies?”. This meeting […]
Academies / Ageing / SAPEA
15/04/2019
“Artificial Intelligence in healthcare: is Europe ready?” 18 March 201914.30 – 18.30Palace of the Academies, Rue Ducale 1,1000 Brussels Download the summary report Watch the video event on YouTube Final Agenda About the Annual Lecture European authorities have been discussing for a while the opportunities of using artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare sector for […]
Artificial Intelligence
12/04/2019
Summary report of a FEAM conference organised by the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS) on 28 September 2018 in Geneva
Personalised medicine
02/04/2019
Tuesday 2nd April 2019 is the international Autism Awareness Day. FEAM sustains this campaign to support the continuous battle for acceptance and for a better understanding of autism disorders. Find out more about this on the following links: https://acmedsci.ac.uk/more/news/finding-the-female-face-of-autism
Autism
01/04/2019
What policies at the EU level could support the Member States in achieving inclusive, fair and sustainable systems of health and social care and promote the taking-up of innovation for ageing societies? This question is tackled by the upcoming SAPEA Evidence Review Report, which will be published this spring. The report itself will be a starting […]
SAPEA
21/03/2019
The FEAM Forum Annual Lecture – held in Brussels on March 18th 2019 – was a great opportunity to understand which are the effective advantages and the challenges coming with the use of the AI in healthcare. At the question “Is Europe ready?”, the answer was clear: “Not there yet!”. During the event, many aspects […]
Artificial Intelligence
13/03/2019
“The emerging European identity results in the development of new needs and challenges of European psychiatry, which seem no more to be just a part of regional health care policies. The educational process in all forms of training in mental health should be harmonised on an European level” Pr. Cyril Hoschl, Director of the National Institute […]
Brain
12/03/2019
FEAM calls for the Hungarian Government to continue supporting research excellence in Hungary by maintaining the current infrastructure, funding and scientific independence of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and its network of institutes. While Orbán’s Government’s intention to strengthen innovation in Hungary is welcome, its proposed changes to national legislation affecting the Hungarian Academy of […]
Academies
05/03/2019
Professor George Griffin, President of FEAM, commented the recent Nature paper release describing the effect of Stem Cell transplantation on HIV infection: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-47421855 “This report is very important in understanding the basic and clinical pathophysiology of HIV infection. Clearly bone marrow transplantation is not the major therapeutic aim particularly given the efficiency of antiretroviral therapy. However, […]
HIV infection
21/02/2019
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Artificial Intelligence
14/02/2019
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Newsletter
11/02/2019
About the Annual Lecture Important discussions are currently ongoing on the potential application of the artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare sector. In this regard, European authorities have been discussing for a while the opportunity of using AI for managing, interpreting and monitoring medical data to identify recommendation for a proper and correct use of […]
Artificial Intelligence
22/01/2019
Summary report now available: EASAC/FEAM Workshop on Vaccination – Scientific and social perspectives, 22 October 2018, Amsterdam On 22 October 2018, European Academies Advisory Council (EASAC) and FEAM organised a workshop on the scientific and social perspectives of vaccination, hosted by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). The event was moderated by Prof. George Griffin, President of […]
Vaccination
22/01/2019
Summary report of a workshop discussion held on 19 November 2018, Palais des Academies, Brussels On the 19th November 2018, a workshop discussion organized by the Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM), defined the policy interventions and the medical actions to be taken by the European Commission and Member States to ensure the correct functioning […]
Vaccination
10/01/2019
The best available evidence suggests that microplastics and nanoplastics do not pose a widespread risk to humans or the environment, except in small pockets. But that evidence is limited, and the situation could change if pollution continues at the current rate. This is the verdict of SAPEA’s Evidence Review Report on micro- and nanoplastic pollution, […]
SAPEA
11/12/2018
Following the successful 2016 Spring Conference of the Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM), hosted by the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS), the second European Conference on Precision Medicine and Personalized Health will be held at Campus Biotech in Geneva, Switzerland, on 28 September 2018. The conference provides an ideal opportunity to hear […]
FEAM Forum / Personalised medicine
12/11/2018
On 24 May 2018, the All European Academies (ALLEA) and FEAM organised a symposium on health inequalities, under the leadership of a joint interdisciplinary Scientific Committee, and hosted by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) in Amsterdam. It was chaired by Professor George Griffin, President of FEAM, and Professor Johan Mackenbach, Fellow […]
Health inequalities
23/10/2018
FEAM puts forward several recommendations to improve the Horizon Europe proposals and the environment for biomedical and health research in Europe.
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