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COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
The Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) is an international, non-governmental, non-profit organization established jointly by WHO and UNESCO in 1949. CIOMS represents a substantial proportion of the biomedical scientific community through its member organizations, which include many of the biomedical disciplines, national academies of sciences and medical research councils. CIOMS mission is to advance public health through guidance on health research and policy including ethics, medical product development and safety. CIOMS is in official relations with WHO and is an associate partner of UNESCO.
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2ND WEBINAR ON WORKING GROUP XIII REPORT ON REAL-WORLD DATA / EVIDENCE
23 JANUARY, 2 PM CET - We are holding a second webinar to introduce the CIOMS Working Group XIII report. This report informs discussions about the use of real-world data and real-world evidence for regulatory and health care decision making, including decisions to make a product available for use (authorisation), to cover the costs of its use (reimbursement), and to use a product for a particular patient group (clinical use). Webinar details and registration here.
CIOMS Glossary of ICH terms and definitions: Version 7 now available
Version 7 of the CIOMS Glossary of ICH terms and definitions is now freely available here. It can also be accessed from the ICH webpage here.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
The Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) is an international, non-governmental, non-profit organization established jointly by WHO and UNESCO in 1949. CIOMS represents a substantial proportion of the biomedical scientific community through its member organizations, which include many of the biomedical disciplines, national academies of sciences and medical research councils. CIOMS mission is to advance public health through guidance on health research including ethics, medical product development and safety.
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The Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) is an international, non-governmental, non-profit organization established jointly by WHO and UNESCO in 1949. CIOMS represents a substantial proportion of the biomedical scientific community through its member organizations, which include many of the biomedical disciplines, national academies of sciences and medical research councils. CIOMS mission is to advance public health through guidance on health research including ethics, medical product development and safety.
The current and recent Working Groups
- Working Group XVI – Development Safety Update Report
- Working Group XV – Pharmacoepidemiology for Public Health
- Working Group XIV – Artificial Intelligence in Pharmacovigilance
- Good Governance Practice for Research Institutions
- Recommended Standards of Education and Training for Health Professionals Participating in Medicines Development
- Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions – SCAR
- Working Group XIII – Real-World Data and Real-World Evidence in Regulatory Decision Making
CIOMS MEETINGS
Upcoming Meetings
03 June 2025
Virtual
2nd Meeting Working Group XVI on Development Safety Update Report
25 - 26 June 2025
Geneva, Switzerland