17/02/2023
Laure Guillevic, Policy Officer at the Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM), is featured as guest for PERISCOPE podcast (Season 2, Episode 2), run by the European Patients Forum. She was invited to talk about the training and education part of the PERISCOPE research project on COVID-19 impacts. In this context, FEAM was coordinating […]
Human genome editing / PERISCOPE
06/02/2023
On January 2023, FEAM and the Karolinska Institute have launched a free online course on “One Health: Role in pandemic preparedness, prevention and response“. But, what is One Health? How can we define this concept? In this video, Laure Guillevic, Policy Officer at FEAM, defines this concept and how it can be applied. If you […]
One Health / PERISCOPE
01/02/2023
The Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM) is seeking to recruit two new staff members to join its team in Brussels: A Forum Policy Officer – See job description here. A Policy Officer – See job description here. Deadline for submitting applications: 17 February 2023, 23:59 (CET).
Job vacancy
31/01/2023
Our first newsletter of the year features the launch of the online course on “One Health: Role in pandemic preparedness, prevention and response“, developed by FEAM and the Karolinska Institute. But there is more: We talk about the kick-off meeting of the new FEAM Advisory Ethics Committee and the new date for the FEAM-KNAW event […]
Flash News
25/01/2023
“The WHO has a polio eradication programme and in order to achieve this vaccines programmes and environmental surveillance are crucial”, Professor George Griffin stated after the WHO committee meeting on polio. The Past-President of FEAM was invited to discuss this topic in Geneva at the WHO headquarters in Switzerland at a conference held from […]
Vaccination
19/01/2023
The PERISCOPE Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are now available on Coursera. The five courses, developed by members of the PERISCOPE consortium, draw lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and propose ways forward for better crisis preparedness and response. The courses available are: “Reaching Vulnerable Groups through Pandemic Policy”, developed by the Ghent University and the London School of […]
COVID-19 / PERISCOPE
04/01/2023
The online training course, “One Health: Role in pandemic preparedness, prevention and response“, is now available in Coursera. Through seven modules, the course will provide basic knowledge and contextualisation of One Health in creeping crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This course was developed by the Federation of the European Academies of Medicine (FEAM) and […]
One Health / PERISCOPE
22/12/2022
On 9 December 2022, the Council of the European Union presented its amendments and adopted the proposal made by the European Commission in September 2022, on strengthening prevention through early detection: A new EU approach on cancer screening, a document that aims to replace the Council recommendations of 2003/978/EC. The Commission’s proposal made ambitious, evidence-based […]
Cancer / SAPEA
21/12/2022
The first episode of the second season of the PERISCOPE Monthly Talks will focus on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy across Europe. Vaccination is a highly effective public health tool that has considerably reduced the global burden of infectious diseases. In the context of the COVID-19, vaccines have proved to be a successful tool to help fight […]
PERISCOPE
05/12/2022
In a statement published today (6 December) the Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM) supports the recommendation of the French National Academies of Medicine, Pharmacy and Surgery and the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium (ARMB) to extend the transitional period for the implementation of the EU Regulation 2017/745 by at least two years in order to avoid […]
Medical Devices
24/11/2022
In our November newsletter we highlight the KNAW/FEAM symposium on “Adult Vaccination”. Take a look at the event’s program and the activities FEAM is undertaking in recent months.
Newsletter
22/11/2022
On 26 October 2022, the FEAM European Biomedical Policy Forum, with the support of AstraZeneca and the European Infrastructure for Translational Medicine (EATRIS), held its Annual Lecture on ‘Digital Health and AI: Benefits and Costs of Data Sharing in the EU’. FEAM has prepared a summary report of the discussion that is now available.
Data protection / FEAM Forum
31/10/2022
On 26 October 2022, the FEAM European Biomedical Policy Forum, with the support of AstraZeneca and the European Infrastructure for Translational Medicine (EATRIS), held its Annual Lecture on ‘Digital Health and AI: Benefits and Costs of Data Sharing in the EU’, in the search for answers to if Europe ready to transition towards artificial intelligence […]
Data protection / FEAM Forum
10/10/2022
Is Europe ready to transition towards artificial intelligence and digital health? What are the pros and cons of using AI in medicine? And what should be the role of healthcare professionals and experts in this transition? On 26 October, the FEAM European Biomedical Policy Forum, with the support of AstraZeneca and the European Infrastructure for Translational […]
Artificial Intelligence / Data protection / FEAM Forum
10/10/2022
On 26 October, the FEAM European Biomedical Policy Forum, with the support of AstraZeneca and the European Infrastructure for Translational Medicine (EATRIS), will hold its Annual Lecture on ‘Digital Health and AI: Benefits and Costs of Data Sharing in the EU’. Dr. Toni Andreu, EATRIS Scientific Director, will be the keynote lecturer and will be in charge […]
Artificial Intelligence / Data protection / FEAM Forum
29/09/2022
In the September newsletter we highlight the FEAM Forum Annual Lecture, this year under the topic, “Digital Health and AI: Benefits and Costs of Data Sharing in the EU”. Take a look at the event’s program and the activities FEAM is undertaking in recent months.
Newsletter
19/09/2022
The COVID-19 pandemic is not over yet and it continues to impact the daily life of many people. If you are one of these people, we would like to hear from you and for you to share your experience with us. This survey seeks to map the impact that COVID-19 has had on diagnosis, treatment and healthcare access […]
COVID-19
19/09/2022
In this video, Dr. Emma Martinez (FEAM Senior Scientific Policy Officer) explains the main findings of the PERISCOPE report, ‘Best Practices in Multi-Level Governance During Pandemics: A Case Study Report’, published in June 2022. The document is a multidisciplinary study evaluating best practices in multi-level governance during time of crises, such as the covid-19 pandemic, […]
COVID-19 / One Health / PERISCOPE
06/09/2022
The report of the 23 June international conference on “Combatting zoonoses and addressing antimicrobial resistance on the Planet with a One Health Approach” is now available. The document, available in English and French, summarises the presentations by speakers at the hybrid event organised by the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the Federation of European Academies of […]
One Health
10/08/2022
Immunosuppressed patients outside of the US should have access to the monoclonal antibody Bebtelovimab, the only therapeutic antibody efficient against the BA.5 Omicron variant currently dominant in most European countries, says Prof. Michel Goldman from the Royal Belgian Academy of Medicine, I3Health, Free University of Brussels, and FEAM representative on the HERA Civil Society Advisory […]
COVID-19