Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences
| Formation | 1949 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Geneva, Switzerland |
President | Hervé LeLouet |
Vice President | Samia Hurst |
Secretary-General | Lembit Rägo |
| Website | https://cioms.ch |
The Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) is an international non-governmental organization of 40 international, national, and associate member groups representing the biomedical science community.[1] It was jointly established by the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1949 as a successor to the International Medical Congress that organized 17 conferences from 1867 until the 1913 outbreak of World War I.[2]
The group's main goal is advancing public health by publishing guidelines on ethics, product development, and safety in medical research, such as the 2016 International Ethical Guidelines for Health-Related Research Involving Humans.[3]
- ^ "About". Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences. 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ^ Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) (1995). CIOMS: Organization, Activities, and Members (PDF) (Report).
- ^ Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS); World Health Organization (WHO) (2016). International Ethical Guidelines for Health-Related Research Involving Humans (PDF) (Report).