The 29th World Congress for Medical Law (WCML) focuses on the development of medical law, addressing challenges and solutions related to healthcare systems, patient rights, and the evolving legal implications of scientific advancements in medicine.
Topics
- Transformations in Healthcare Systems as an Inevitable Process in Achieving Excellence
- Technological developments and patient data protection
- International organisations and new initiatives to adjust national healthcare systems in the face of global challenges
- Achievements of biomedical science, and fighting social and economic inequalities
- Fostering sustainability in healthcare systems
- The right to privacy versus public interest
- The role of Civil Society in raising awareness and promoting patient rights
- Redesigning the legal frameworks of national healthcare systems
- The legal and ethical limits of scientific developments in medicine
- Fostering more effective resolutions for disputes between patients and healthcare institutions
- New challenges for legal medicine in combating terrorism and organised crime
- International cooperation in mitigating natural and man-made disasters
- Contemporary issues pertaining to healthcare service provider liability
- Technological and scientific research innovations in legal medicine
Who should Attend
- Medical law professionals
- Healthcare policy makers
- Legal experts in healthcare and patient rights
- Researchers and practitioners in legal medicine
- Advocates and civil society organizations involved in healthcare and patient rights
