Special Initiatives Relevant to Person- centered Care May 29, 2008 11:15-12:45 PM Geneva Conference on Patient-Centered Medicine May 29-31, 2008 Yank D. Coble, MD, MACP, MACE Director and Distinguished Professor Center for Global Health and Medical Diplomacy University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
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Special Initiatives Relevant to Person-centered Care
May 29, 2008 11:15-12:45 PM
Geneva Conference on Patient-Centered MedicineMay 29-31, 2008
Yank D. Coble, MD, MACP, MACE
Director and Distinguished ProfessorCenter for Global Health and Medical DiplomacyUniversity of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
Yank D. Coble, MD, Chair, WMA Caring Physicians of the World Initiative 2
Photos from this Geneva Conference
World Medical Association’s Caring Physicians of the World
Initiative (CPWI)
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“The most important thing is caring, so do it first,
for the caring Physician best inspires
hope and trust.”Sir William Osler
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A federation of National Medical Associations (NMAs)
8 million physicians, 85 countries around the world
Mission
World Medical AssociationWorld Medical Association
“to serve humanity by endeavoring to achieve the highest international standards in medical education, medical science, medical care, and medical ethics, and health care for all the people of the world”
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Fundamental Traditions Physicians’ desires and concerns are similar around the globe.
Three fundamental, unifying, and enduring traditions of the medical profession:
Ethics
Science
Caring
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Survey Reveals Global Concerns
WMA surveyed physicians in over 40 countries
Similar concerns:Access to quality safe medical careAppropriate professional autonomy to provide
that care Adequate resources and facilities to deliver
care
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Survey Reveals Global Barriers
Lack of respect for professional values and status
Regulatory, legal, and political barriers to care
Governmental attitudes viewing medical care as an expense, rather than an investment
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Physician Requests for the WMAIncreased information on health systems Enhanced communication between physicians
globallyCommunication to the public of the value of
medicine and healthcare Relief of despair, disease, disability, and premature
death Economic return on investment in medical care,
biomedical research and public health Training to enhance advocacy knowledge and
skills9
Yank D. Coble, MD, Chair, WMA Caring Physicians of the World Initiative
Addressing the Concerns
NMAs
Caring Physicians
of the World Initiative
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WMA
PFIZER Medical
Humanities
Initiative
Yank D. Coble, MD, Chair, WMA Caring Physicians of the World Initiative
Phase 1: CPWI OutreachWMA officers visited NMAs around the world
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CPWI Outreach in IndiaFeb 05April 05Dec 05
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CPW Outreach in ChinaCPW Outreach in ChinaOct 04April 05June 05Aug 06
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