Publications

FEAM Newsletter – September 2021

In the September issue of our newsletter, we introduce FEAM's new board, our two new colleagues, Dr. Emma Martinez and Patrick Hurst, and look at the various areas of FEAM's work.

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16 / 09 / 2021

FEAM Statement on Shortages of Medicines

In a statement published on 9 September 2021, the FEAM and its Member Academies set out a list of recommendations to address the challenge of shortages of medicines.

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07 / 09 / 2021

Remove obstacles to sharing health data with researchers outside of the European Union

The lead authors of the report "International Sharing of Personal Health Data for Research" published a comment in the journal Nature Medicine. The paper, presented by members of FEAM, ALLEA and EASAC, summarises the main findings of the joint report, published last April.

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23 / 08 / 2021

Recommendations from the French Academy of Pharmacy on Unavailability of Indispensable Medicine

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02 / 08 / 2021

IAP – Statement on Regenerative Medicine

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30 / 07 / 2021

European Health Stakeholder Group Statement on the UK data protection regime

The European Health Stakeholder Group welcomes the results of the Article 93 Committee vote on the UK data protection regime on 16 June. EU Member States voted unanimously in favour to approve the adequacy decision which means that the flow of personal data from the EU to the UK will continue uninterrupted post-Brexit.

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22 / 06 / 2021

FEAM Newsletter – June 2021

Much has happened since the last two months. FEAM elected a new Board, published two reports (ECDC and HERA) and three new partners joined the FEAM Forum. See the latest news from FEAM.

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10 / 06 / 2021

EU Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority: How should the EU prepare and respond to future cross border health threats?

This report sets out a series of recommendations on the EU Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) at this critical moment in its development and in emergency preparedness and response globally. This report is the result of joint work between FEAM and the Wellcome Trust.

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13 / 05 / 2021

Reinforcement of the mandate of the European Centre for Prevention and Disease Control (ECDC) and a new EU Regulation on serious cross-border health threats

FEAM and its Member Academies welcome the European Commission’s proposal for a European Health Union and for a stronger European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. In a statement published today (14 May), Reinforcement of the mandate of the European Centre for Prevention and Disease Control (ECDC) and a new EU Regulation on serious cross-border health threats, FEAM issued a list of recommendations aimed at strengthening the ECDC's mandate.

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11 / 05 / 2021

Medical Training: What kind of doctor do we want for the future?

On 18 March, the Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM), with support of the Portuguese Academy of Medicine, organised a digital conference focused on the future of the medical profession. The question "What kind of doctor do we want in the future?" was the starting point for a discussion on the future of medical training.

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07 / 05 / 2021

The Lancet: GDPR obstructs cancer research data sharing

The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is having unforeseen, deleterious consequences on the progress of international health research according to a report co-authored by the Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM), the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (All European Academies or ALLEA), and the European Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC).

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04 / 05 / 2021

FEAM Newsletter – April 2021

The FEAM April newsletter is already here, with news from our academies, SAPEA, Forum partners and Network Academies. Find out more about our activities.

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22 / 04 / 2021

Decarbonisation of the Health Sector: A Commentary by EASAC and FEAM

This joint commentary by EASAC and FEAM, representing European Academies of Science and Medicine, emphasizes the responsibility of the health sector to reduce its own GHG emissions, and work with other sectors to accelerate decarbonization of the wider economy.

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20 / 04 / 2021

A stronger crisis preparedness: The European Health Emergency Response Authority (HERA)

In the context of the joint Wellcome Trust/FEAM project proposal on the EU Health Emergency Response Authority (HERA), the FEAM European Biomedical Policy Forum organised a round table discussion as an opportunity to hear and exchange opinions from a range of stakeholders. FEAM European Biomedical Policy Forum members and others stakeholder representatives from industry, civil society and patient groups joined the meeting with the aim of contributing to the work led by Wellcome Trust/FEAM.

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12 / 04 / 2021

International Sharing of Personal Health Data for Research

In the report “International sharing of personal health data for research”, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA), the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC), and the Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM) call on EU policymakers and legislators for a commitment to overcome the barriers in sharing pseudonymised health data with researchers outside the EU/EEA, including the ones from the public sector, preferably under Article 46 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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25 / 03 / 2021

Statement by the European Stakeholder Group

The European Stakeholder Group calls for formal adoption of the draft adequacy decision on the UK data protection regime.

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03 / 03 / 2021

FEAM Newsletter – February 2021

It has been a busy start to the year for FEAM between reports, statements and meetings. In our February's newsletter, find out more about our statement on the inclusion of health workers as a priority target group for COVID-19 vaccines and about the meetings with MEPs on the new regulation on serious cross-border health threats and the extension of the mandate European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

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10 / 02 / 2021

Statement by the FEAM Board on the inclusion of health workers as a priority target group for COVID-19 vaccines

In a statement, the Board of the Federation of the European Academies of Medicine (FEAM) calls for the inclusion of health workers as a priority target group for COVID-19 vaccines.

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07 / 01 / 2021

FEAM Newsletter – December 2020

During the last three months, FEAM has grown. A new academy, two new FORUM partners and two new team members have joined our family. In our December newsletter, find out more about the activities and events we are preparing for next year. Don't miss out on the latest news from our academies and partners.

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10 / 12 / 2020

International Transfer of Health Data – Summary report

International Transfer of Health Data – Summary report of a webinar held on 16 October 2020, ZOOM Platform

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03 / 12 / 2020

FEAM letter to the European Commission on UK’s participation on Horizon Europe

FEAM letter sent to the European Commission on 1 December concerning the United Kingdom participation in the next EU’s research programme, Horizon Europe.

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02 / 12 / 2020