Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (Cioms) - Organization, Activities, Members (Paperback)

This book describes the evolution of CIOMS, from its foundation in 1949 to its present concern with the impact of biomedical progress on society, including problems in the fields of bioethics, health policy, medical education, drug development and safety evaluation. A summary of recent activities, including a number of long-term projects, serves to illustrate the ways in which CIOMS is using its international position and cooordinating functions to tackle a number of important problems. These range from the establishment of guiding principles for ethical human and animal research, through the standardization of medical terminology, to the preparation and publication of an International Nomenclature of Diseases.