TAIWAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

• By the end of 2014, the number of member physicians, physician-patient ratio and distribution of practicing physicians at all levels of institutions are shown below:

• Jobs and responsibilities of Taiwan Medical Association are divided into five categories:

I. Government sponsored projects

1. Recognition of credits of continuing medical education in medical ethics, medical regulations and healthcare quality

2. 2015 primary care physician services review; Renewal of physician’s license in Taipei

3. A research on the impact of sleep on health, the case of sleep apnea; Establishment of system resilience model for emergency and critical care using the resilience engineering theory

4. A research project on improving quality of integrated post-acute care payment system

5. Campaigning for hosting international conferences in Taiwan, including the World Medical Association General Assembly 2016 in Taipei

6. Promoting and facilitating international exchange and cooperation on health

7. Continuing education for long-term care professionals

II. Legislative advocacy and policy formulation

1. Advocacy for patients’ rights while ensuring equitable financing of the national health insurance

2. Colon cancer screening volume doubled with 10% detection rate—achievements jointly made by TMA, Health Promotion Administration, experts and attractive rewards.

3. Participating in the planning of long-term care system & long-term care insurance.

4. Physicians’ consensus meeting suggested discontinuation of legislation of Medical Malpractice Resolution and Compensation Act (draft).

III. Promoting member and public welfare

1. Demanding an increase in physician fee (inpatient and outpatient)

2. Proposing the Ministry of Health and Welfare to publish a multilingual patient guide.

3. Coordinating emergency care after the water park explosion incident.

IV. Honors

1. Being awarded the highest honor as an excellent professional organization after a nationwide accreditation process

2. Being publicly acknowledged by the Center for Disease Control for supporting the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine policy.

V. International relations

1. Japanese medical delegation arrived in Taiwan to provide medical assistance

2. Signing “The Agreement between the Japan Medical Association and Taiwan Medical Association concerning Dispatching Physicians and Assistance Systems for Medical Relief Assistance in Disaster Situations”

3. Western Pacific Regional Meeting of the Medical Women’s International Association took place in Taipei

4. Donating US$10,000 for the earthquake-affected Nepal and providing medical assistance

5. Delegation of Beijing Medical Association visited TMA

6. Health Minister of The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) visited TMA.