The International Code of Medical Ethics was adopted by the General Assembly of the

World Medical Association The World Medical Association (WMA) is an international and independent confederation of free professional medical associations representing physicians worldwide. WMA was formally established on September 17, 1947 and has grown to 115 national me ...

at London in 1949, and amended in 1968, 1983, and 2006. It is a code based on the

Declaration of Geneva The Declaration of Geneva was adopted by the General Assembly of the World Medical Association at Geneva in 1948, amended in 1968, 1983, 1994, editorially revised in 2005 and 2006 and amended in 2017. It is a declaration of a physician's dedicat ...

and the main goal is to establish the ethical principles of the physicians worldwide, based on his duties in general, to his patients and to his colleagues.

History

After the approval of the

, the II General Assembly of the

analysed a report on "War Crimes and Medicine". This prompted the WMA Council to appoint another Study Committee to prepare an International Code of Medical Ethics, which after an extensive discussion, was adopted in 1949 by the III General Assembly.

Timeline (WMA meetings)

*1949: Adopted. 3rd General Assembly,

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*1968: First amendment. 22nd General Assembly,

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*1983: Second amendment. 35th General Assembly,

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*2006: Third amendment. 57th General Assembly,

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References

{{reflist Medical ethics 1949 documents 1968 documents 1983 documents 2006 documents