The European Delirium Association as an Organisation
The beginnings The European Delirium Association (EDA) was founded in the mid-2000s by an enthusiastic group of practitioners and researchers, having realised that there was much work to be done in understanding the "pathophysiology, phenomenology and aetiology" of this often under-recognised, yet severely debilitating condition. And: That benefit to the patient could only be achieved by transcending traditional borders between professions and specialties. The EDA as a platform The EDA sees itself as a mediator for those interested in the field. One major objective of the organisation in the past has been to provide a platform for communication: The yearly scientific meetings of the European Delirium Association. As the EDA has grown, the organisation has successively become more active in basic and advanced delirium education on a local and international level, policy making, cross-border research coordination and by positioning itself as an authoritative voice in the professional community - together with our partner organisations outside of Europe. An independent and open organisation The European Delirium Association is an independent non-profit organisation with membership open to any individual who is interested in promoting and supporting delirium care and research - see our constitution for details. The EDA explicitly welcomes individuals from all disciplines and from all professions. |
Structure of the OrganisationThe members of the EDA are the foundation of the organisation. Without their stimulating input there would be no advancement of the cause.
The members of the EDA elect the Board at yearly General Assembly meetings, for a tenure of three years. The Board in turn elects the members of the Executive Committee, again for a tenure of three years. The advisory body is the Board, the Executive Committee runs the day to day business. |
ExecutivE COMMITTEE post-Edinburgh 2019
arjen slooter
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Leiv Otto Watne
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Stefan Kreisel
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Thomas Jackson
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CoLM Cunningham
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Alessandro Morandi
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Board Post-Edinburgh 2019
meera agar
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Mark van den Boogaard
Department of Intensive Care Medicine Radboud Universiteit Netherlands |
giuseppe bellelli
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Emma Cunningham
Queen's University Belfast UK |
Daniel Davis
MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing University College London UK |
Wolfgang Hasemann
Department of Practice Development Universitätsspital Basel Switzerland |
Marco Inzitari
Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili & Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Spain |
Maria Krogseth
Department of Nursing and Health Sciences Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge Norway |
Emma Vardy
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust UK |
David meagher
Graduate Entry Medical School University of Limerick Ireland |
Bjorn Erik Neeland
Oslo Delirium Research Group Universitetet Oslo Oslo, Norwayway |
Christian Pozzi
University of Applied, Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) Switzerland |
Jaqueline Strik
Department of Psychiatry Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum The Netherlands |
Christine Thomas
Department of Geriatric Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Klinikum Stuttgart Germany |
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Past-Presidents
Geriatric Medicine Unit University of Edinburgh UK |
University of Helsinki Finland |
Past-Board From Post-Vilamoura 2016 onward
Dimitrios Adamis
Department of Psychiatry Sligo Mental Health Services Ireland |
JOAQUIM CEREJEIRA
Department of Psychiatry University of Coimbra Portugal |
barbara kamholz
Department of Geriatric Psychiatry UC San Francisco USA |
Valerie Page
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SOPHIA DE ROOIJ
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ANDREW TEODORCZUK
Campus of Ageing and Vitality
Newcastle University UK |
