The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) is a medical organization representing all medical doctors in the European Union. The abbreviation comes from the original French name for the committee, Comité Permanent des Médecins Européens. CPME is composed of 29 member organizations, each of which is the most representative national medical organisation of a European Union/ European Economic Area country.
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