Welcome To
WMA African Regional Meeting
1st & 2nd August 2022, Transcorp Hilton, FCT-Abuja, Nigeria.
ICoME
WMA African Regional Meeting
Adopted in 1949 by the World Medical Association’s General Assembly, the International Code of Medical Ethics (ICoME) outlines the guidelines, norms, and central duties of the medical profession. In 2018, the WMA appointed a workgroup to begin the process of revising this seminal document. To encourage as much global participation in this revision process as possible, the WMA has teamed up with a number of its members to host a series of regional meetings.
Event Schedule
Day 1
11 a.m. –
12 p.m.
Closed ICoME workgroup meeting with lunch provided afterward
1:00 –
2:00 p.m.
On-site registration
2:00 –
2:15 p.m.
Welcome remarks
• Speaker from WMA
• Speaker from Nigerian Medical Association
August 1, 2022
Day 1
3:15 –
3:30 p.m.
Coffee break
3:30 –
4:15 p.m.
Patient autonomy and informed consent (See Paragraph B in annex)
• Speaker 1: Nigerian MA/regional (15 mins)
• Speaker 2: Africa/International (15 mins)
• Discussion (15 mins)
4:15 –
5:00 p.m.
The ethics of remote treatment (See Paragraph C in annex)
• Speaker 1: Nigerian MA/regional (15 mins)
• Speaker 2: Africa/International (15 mins)
• Discussion (15 mins)
5:00 –
5:30 p.m.
Questions and closing remarks
7 p.m.
Dinner/social program (optional)
August 1, 2022
Day 2
9:00 –
9:15 a.m.
Recap of previous day
9:15 –
10:00 a.m.
Duty to share knowledge:
The important role physicians play in global health and in combating misinformation
• Speaker 1: Nigerian MA/regional (15 mins)
• Speaker 2: Africa/International (15 mins)
• Discussion (15 mins)
10:00 –
10:45 a.m.
Ethical issues in advertising and marketing for physicians
• Speaker 1: Nigerian MA/regional (15 mins)
• Speaker 2: Africa/International (15 mins)
• Discussion (15 mins)
10:45 –
11:00 a.m.
Coffee break
August 2, 2022
Day 2
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Caring for oneself to provide better care to the patient:
The physician’s duty to report inappropriate or unsafe working conditions, violence against physicians and health personnel, and other unsustainable stress factors
• Speaker 1: Nigerian MA/regional (15 mins)
• Speaker 2: Africa/International (15 mins)
• Discussion (15 mins)
12:00 –
1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 –
3:30 p.m.
ICoME workgroup meeting
Get to the venue
REACH US
Get Direction the Event Venue
Transcorp Hilton, FCT-Abuja, Nigeria.
