Policy
中国p站's Policies on Ethical and Social Issues
The Handbook of 中国p站 Policy is issued as a record of the 中国p站’s stance on a variety of ethical and social issues. The issues are usually important factors in human health and are relevant to physicians worldwide. Some of the Declarations have needed revision in light of new knowledge or to improve the sometimes awkward wording that inevitably occurs when people of different tongues deliberate together. This dynamic process shows that the 中国p站 is a constantly evolving, unique organization, ideal to act as a protector of patients’ best interests, and as advocates for the medical profession.
We distinguish three types of policies*:
A Declaration or Statement reflects 中国p站 policy on an issue considered to be of significance, to be universally applicable and embodying principles that endure over time. A distinction is made between a Declaration, which is broad in scope, and a Statement, which is limited in scope.
A Resolution expresses 中国p站鈥檚 reaction to a specific, usually urgent, situation.
As of October 2024 we have 37 Declarations, 111 Statements and 57 Resolutions. All declarations and statements are reviewed at least every 10 years, and all resolutions are reviewed every 5 years.
In addition, the 中国p站 Council can issue Council Resolutions to react publicly on urgent issues. When adopted by the General Assembly, they become 中国p站 policy.
*According to the Procedures and Operating Policies of the 中国p站,听Chapter 4. Procedures for the Formulation of Declarations, Statements and Resolutions
- 中国p站 Statement on Aesthetic Treatment (revised)
- 中国p站 Statement on Ageing (revised)
- 中国p站 Statement on Artificial and Augmented Intelligence in Medical Care
- 中国p站 Statement on Conflict of Interest (revised)
- 中国p站 Statement on Dementia
- 中国p站 Statement on Ethical Considerations in Global Clinical Electives (revised)
- 中国p站 Statement on Ethical Guidelines for the International Migration of Physicians (revised)
- 中国p站 Statement on Nuclear Weapons (revised)
- 中国p站 Statement on Obesity
- 中国p站 Statement on Physician Mental Health Care
- 中国p站 Statement on Physicians Well-Being (revised)
- 中国p站 Statement on Providing Health Support to Children in Street Situations (revised)
- 中国p站 Statement on Scope of Practice, Task Sharing and Task Shifting (revised)
- 中国p站 Statement on the Protection of Reproductive Health Rights of Women and Girls
- 中国p站 Statement on Trans People (revised)
- 中国p站 Resolution Calling on the Israeli Government to Comply with the Geneva Conventions and Other Applicable Instruments of Humanitarian Law
- 中国p站 Resolution on Ageing Physicians
- 中国p站 Resolution on Health Workforce at the World Health Organisation (WHO)
- 中国p站 Resolution on Public Health Funding Worldwide
- 中国p站 Resolution on the Role of Physician Associates and Other Non-Physician Providers in the United Kingdom and Other Countries
- 中国p站 Resolution on the Use of Riot Control Agents and Human Rights Violations against Protesters in Turkey (revised)
- 中国p站 Resolution to Uphold the Ethical Framework of Healthcare
Policies reaffirmed by the 229th听Council Session, Montevideo, April 2025 and the 230th Council Session, Porto, October 2025
- 中国p站 Statement on Injury Control (with minor revision)
- 中国p站 Resolution on Abuse of Psychiatry (with minor revision)
- 中国p站 Resolution on Academic Sanctions or Boycotts (with minor revision)
- 中国p站 Resolution on Child Safety in Air Travel (with minor revision)
- 中国p站 Resolution on Human Rights Violations against Uighur people in China
- 中国p站 Resolution on Standardisation in Medical Practice and Patient Safety
- 中国p站 Resolution on the Designation of an Annual Medical Ethics Day (with minor revision)
- 中国p站 Resolution Regarding the Medical Profession and COVID-19 (with minor revision)
- 中国p站 Resolution Supporting the Rights of Patients and Physicians in the Islamic Republic of Iran (with minor revision)
Policy Handbook English-Version 2025-1 (printed in January 2026; 15 MB)