Changing role of biomedical professionals in medicines development

摘要

I would like to use this precious opportunity to briefly introduce the World Medical Association (WMA) to you at this meeting of International Conference in Pharmaceutical Medicine (ICPM), here in Tokyo. I will speak about current matters we are dealing with and then go into some of the aspects of change and movement that we are seeing about global inequity, the changing of professions as such, and changing paradigms that we are experiencing in our professions and professional understanding. Then, I would like to ask the question, what does it mean for you as a group of professionals, especially physicians in pharmaceutical medicine. Why do we think you are important and what does this whole development mean for you? I will also give you some reasons for a very strong optimism.