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  European Delirium Association

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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 Organisation

The 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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PRESIDENT

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Department of Intensive Care Medicine
UMC Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands

Leiv Otto Watne
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VICE-PRESIDENT​

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Oslo Delirium Research Group
Universitetet Oslo
Oslo, Norway

Emma Cunningham
Secretary

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Queen's University
Belfast, UK

Stefan Kreisel
Treasurer

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Division of Geriatric Psychiatry
Evangelisches Klinikum Bethel
Bielefeld, Germany

Mark van den Boogaard
Assessor

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Department of Intensive Care Medicine
Radboud Universiteit
Nijmegen, ​Netherlands

CoLM Cunningham
Assessor​
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Institute of Neuroscience
Trinity College Dublin
​Dublin, Ireland

 Board

Meera agar

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Palliative and Support Services
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia

Giuseppe bellelli​

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Geriatric Medicine Clinic
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
Milan, Italy

Daniel Davis​​

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MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing
University College London
London, UK

Katharina Geschke

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Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Universitätsmedizin Mainz
Mainz, Germany

Neus Gual

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Department of Medicine
Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili and Vall d'Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR), Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain

Wolfgang Hasemann

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Department of Geriatric Medicine
Universitäre Altersmedizin FELIX PLATTER
Basel, ​Switzerland

Thomas Jackson​

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Institute of Inflammation and Ageing
University of Birmingham​
​Birmingham, UK

Maria Krogseth

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Department of Nursing and Health Sciences
Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge
Norway

Alessandro Morandi

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Department of Intermediate Care-Rehabilitation Unit
Azienda Speciale Cremona Solidale ​
Cremona, Italy

Bjorn Erik Neeland

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Oslo Delirium Research Group
Universitetet Oslo
Oslo, Norwayway

BiRgitta Olofsson

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Department of Nursing
Umeå University
Umea, Sweden

Cynthia Olotu

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Department of Anesthesiology
Universitätsklinikum Eppendorf, Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany

Christian Pozzi

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University of Applied, Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI)
Tessin, ​Switzerland

Liz Sampson

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Division of Psychiatry
University College London
London, United Kingdom

Kevin Seiler

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Department of Anesthesiology
Universitätsspital Basel
Basel, Switzerland

Jaqueline Strik

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Department of Psychiatry
Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum
Maastricht, The Netherlands

Christine Thomas

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Department of Geriatric Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Klinikum Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany

Edwin van Dellen

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Department of Psychiatry
UMC Utrecht
Utrecht, The Netherlands

Emma Vardy​

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Department of Geriatric Medicine
​​Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Salford, ​UK

Past-Presidents

Alessandro Morandi
2015-2018

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Department of Intermediate Care-Rehabilitation Unit
Azienda Speciale di Cremona Solidale 
Cremona, Italy

ALASDAIR MACLULLICH
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​2012-2015

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Geriatric Medicine Unit
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, UK

Jouko Laurila
2008-2012

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​University of Helsinki
Helsinik, Finland


Past-Board Members

Dimitrios Adamis

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Department of Psychiatry
Sligo Mental Health Services
Ireland

JOAQUIM CEREJEIRA

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Department of Psychiatry
University of Coimbra
Portugal

elke detroyer

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Academic Center for Nursing and Midwifery
KU Leuven
Leuven, Belgium

Marco Inzitari

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Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili & Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain

barbara kamholz

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Department of Geriatric Psychiatry
UC San Francisco
USA

David meagher

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Graduate Entry Medical School
​University of Limerick
Ireland

Koen Milisen

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Department of Public Health and Primary Academic Center for Nursing and Midwifery
KU Leuven
Leuven, Belgium

Valerie Page
Past vice-President​

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​Department of Anaesthetics and Critical Care
Watford General Hospital
​UK

SOPHIA DE ROOIJ

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Department of Geriatrics
University Medical Center Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands

ANDREW TEODORCZUK

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Campus of Ageing and Vitality
Newcastle University
Newcastle, UK


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