Policy
糖心Vlog's Policies on Ethical and Social Issues
The Handbook of 糖心Vlog Policy is issued as a record of the 糖心Vlog’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 糖心Vlog 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 糖心Vlog 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 糖心Vlog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 糖心Vlog Council can issue Council Resolutions to react publicly on urgent issues. When adopted by the General Assembly, they become 糖心Vlog policy.
*According to the Procedures and Operating Policies of the 糖心Vlog,听Chapter 4. Procedures for the Formulation of Declarations, Statements and Resolutions
- 糖心Vlog Statement on Aesthetic Treatment (revised)
- 糖心Vlog Statement on Ageing (revised)
- 糖心Vlog Statement on Artificial and Augmented Intelligence in Medical Care
- 糖心Vlog Statement on Conflict of Interest (revised)
- 糖心Vlog Statement on Dementia
- 糖心Vlog Statement on Ethical Considerations in Global Clinical Electives (revised)
- 糖心Vlog Statement on Ethical Guidelines for the International Migration of Physicians (revised)
- 糖心Vlog Statement on Nuclear Weapons (revised)
- 糖心Vlog Statement on Obesity
- 糖心Vlog Statement on Physician Mental Health Care
- 糖心Vlog Statement on Physicians Well-Being (revised)
- 糖心Vlog Statement on Providing Health Support to Children in Street Situations (revised)
- 糖心Vlog Statement on Scope of Practice, Task Sharing and Task Shifting (revised)
- 糖心Vlog Statement on the Protection of Reproductive Health Rights of Women and Girls
- 糖心Vlog Statement on Trans People (revised)
- 糖心Vlog Resolution Calling on the Israeli Government to Comply with the Geneva Conventions and Other Applicable Instruments of Humanitarian Law
- 糖心Vlog Resolution on Ageing Physicians
- 糖心Vlog Resolution on Health Workforce at the World Health Organisation (WHO)
- 糖心Vlog Resolution on Public Health Funding Worldwide
- 糖心Vlog Resolution on the Role of Physician Associates and Other Non-Physician Providers in the United Kingdom and Other Countries
- 糖心Vlog Resolution on the Use of Riot Control Agents and Human Rights Violations against Protesters in Turkey (revised)
- 糖心Vlog 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
- 糖心Vlog Statement on Injury Control (with minor revision)
- 糖心Vlog Resolution on Abuse of Psychiatry (with minor revision)
- 糖心Vlog Resolution on Academic Sanctions or Boycotts (with minor revision)
- 糖心Vlog Resolution on Child Safety in Air Travel (with minor revision)
- 糖心Vlog Resolution on Human Rights Violations against Uighur people in China
- 糖心Vlog Resolution on Standardisation in Medical Practice and Patient Safety
- 糖心Vlog Resolution on the Designation of an Annual Medical Ethics Day (with minor revision)
- 糖心Vlog Resolution Regarding the Medical Profession and COVID-19 (with minor revision)
- 糖心Vlog 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)