Kia ora koutou, rau rangatira mā – Greetings leaders and colleagues,

This month we have continued to support our members and fellow regulators in their core role of ensuring a safe and competent health workforce.

Workforce data

We are finalizing our plan of work that will guide our collaboration with the World Health Organization. One initiative is focused on the data we hold about the health workforce and the importance of making this accessible and available to help inform the decisions of policymakers and governments around the world on workforce issues.

Our upcoming webinar in late July will focus on the important issue of data - we will hear from colleagues around the world on how they have used data to inform and support policymaking. Further details to follow.

IAMRA symposium

See below for an update on the confirmed speakers for the IAMRA Symposium on AI and medical regulation, taking place on 20 September in Baltimore, USA and a reminder on how to register.

Physician Information Exchange

Our new Physician Information Exchange (PIE) database is live and we are pleased to see regulators already posting important information. The PIE provides for enhanced information sharing for regulators in the interests of public safety. We are planning further developments to this platform over the coming months – watch this space! For further information on PIE, please contact us at sheermans@iamra.com.

Welcome to new members

We would like to recognize and welcome our newest members of IAMRA:

North Dakota Medical Board (USA), Nevada State Board of Osteopathic Medicine (USA), National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (India), Alabama Board of Medical Examiners (USA).

We hope you find the newsletter useful. Please get in touch to share any medical regulatory updates for forthcoming editions.

He mihi mahana - Warm greetings and wishes

Joan Simeon
Chair, IAMRA

Speakers announced for IAMRA’s 2024 Symposium!

"AI and Medical Regulation - Realities, Risks, and Regulatory Responses"

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Michael Cary, Elizabeth C. Clipp Term Chair of Nursing at the Duke University School of Nursing, inaugural AI Health Equity Scholar, USA,

Ms. Suz Schrandt, Founder and CEO of ExPPect. She is a patient advocate and patient engagement expert with a health and disability policy background.

Dr David Newman-Toker, Professor of Neurology, Ophthalmology, & Otolaryngology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Symposium 2024 - Register Now!

Register now for our one-day, in-person IAMRA Symposium on Friday 20 September 2024. The symposium will be held immediately after, and at the same location as, the Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation’s Annual Educational Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

The symposium will provide a timely opportunity to come together as a global medical regulatory community to explore how AI is fundamentally changing clinical practice across the globe and to better understand the risks and opportunities that AI poses to us as medical regulators.

Webinar

Our latest webinar took place in May with a focus on the regulator’s role in providing a more compassionate and supportive approach to complainants in sexual misconduct matters.

If you missed the webinar, the full recording can be accessedhere.

Waych this space for further details about our next webinar!

Conference 2025