The president of the Medical Organization (OMC), Dr. Tomás Cobo, has urged that, once approved this Tuesday in a second round in the Council of Ministers, the different political groups introduce changes to the Framework Statute during its passage through the Cortes in order to expressly include the specificities of...
The European Commission has responded this Thursday to the criticisms of the United States ambassador to the European Union, Andrew Puzder, against the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM, for its acronym in English). Brussels rejects that it can be compared to the tariffs that Washington applies to steel and aluminum...
The president of the Medical Organization (OMC), Dr. Tomás Cobo, has requested "a unique strategic plan with a unique command" that allows coordinating the health response to the massive arrival of migrant people in Ceuta and guarantees "the safeguarding of these minors and these human beings" affected by this situation.After...
The Medical Professional Organization (OMC) has demanded this Friday from the different administrations the immediate implementation of reinforcement and contingency plans in Ceuta and Melilla, in light of the increase in pressure on their health services due to the arrival in recent days of thousands of migrant people from Morocco.Through...
The Medical Professional Organization (OMC) has communicated that, for the moment, it will not issue an assessment on the Bill of Medicines and Health Products, approved this Tuesday in a second round by the Council of Ministers, until it reviews "in depth" whether the final text incorporates the allegations submitted...
The General Medical Council (OMC) has called on public administrations, both state and regional, to accelerate and complete the implementation of the Electronic Medical Death Certificate (CMDe) throughout the national territory, in order to avoid a digital divide in the processing of a medical act "as transcendental" as the certification...
The General Medical Council (GMC), in collaboration with the official medical colleges, has launched a new campaign to encourage healthcare professionals who disseminate health information on social media and other digital channels to visibly display their registration status and registration number.As the GMC points out, this measure aims to reinforce...
The president of the Official College of Physicians (OMC), Tomás Cobo, has held a working meeting with officials from the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities with the aim of analyzing the current system for homologating medical degrees in Spain and studying possible improvements that reinforce the quality and safety...
The European Parliament has unanimously approved a report that incorporates proposals from the General Medical Council (OMC) to address the crisis of healthcare professionals that Europe is experiencing.The OMC's contributions, adopted by the various political groups in the European Parliament, articulate a joint response to the healthcare personnel deficit projected...
The president of the Medical Colleges Organization (OMC), Dr. Tomás Cobo, stressed this Wednesday in Madrid that doctors should not allow clinical decisions "to be subordinated to Artificial Intelligence (AI)," recalling that it is "a tool" that "in no way" can provide the elements inherent to the professional. He emphasized...
The General Medical Council (OMC) has expressed its "deep" displeasure at the approval this Tuesday in the Council of Ministers of the Draft Law of the Framework Statute "without the necessary consensus with the medical community," which it considers to be made up of professionals "leaders of multidisciplinary teams and...
The Spanish Medical Colleges Organization (OMC) has endorsed the "Madrid Declaration" with the aim of curbing metabolic-associated steatosis, known as fatty liver, and elevating it to a strategic public health priority, given its high prevalence, its silent progression, and its widespread impact on morbidity and mortality."The historical absence of institutional...
The PSOE has registered in Congress a non-binding proposal with which it intends for the Lower House to express its explicit support for the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Criminal Court (ICC), in defense of multilateralism and international institutions in the face of their "weakening" by unilateral initiatives...
The president of the General Medical Council (OMC), Tomás Cobo, has advocated at the Congress of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) for the convenience of the European sphere moving towards a "professional recognition based on international standards of training and competencies".Cobo spoke at one of the sessions of...
The General Medical Council (OMC) has urged the Ministry of Health to "take responsibility" for its "inability" to reach agreements and channel the conflict surrounding the Framework Statute, a situation that, in its opinion, is causing "irreparable damage" to healthcare across the country.In an institutional statement, the OMC warns that...