Communications Committee
Responsibilities
To ensure EACD will be highly visible to families, clinicians and academics in the field of childhood disability, and to ensure EACD will provide high quality, accessible information, education and resources to enable best practice for individuals with childhood-onset disabilities and their families.
Members
Member Lorna Wales, OT, PhD Research Professional Lead UNITED KINGDOM Member Elisabet Rodby-Bousquet, PT, PhD Associate Professor at Lund University and National Coordinator for CPUP; Centre for Clinical Research Västerås; Uppsala University SWEDEN | Member Oleh Kachmar, MD, PhD Head of Innovative Technologies Department and Information Center; International Clinic of Rehabilitation, Truskavets |
Procedure
The EACD General Management Committee elects at least three members to form the EACD Communications Committee. Communications Committee members are elected for a period of 3 years.
Role of Communications Committee Members
The Communications Committee members are expected to work closely together with each other. Communications Committee members have to be members of EACD and must attend the EACD Annual Meetings during their term.
The responsibilities and duties of the EACD Communications Committee members are:
- To build a community of EACD members and build the profile of EACD as an organisation by using a range of communication channels.
- To ensure teaching and training opportunities are easily accessible.
- To communicate and disseminate research findings relevant to the mission of EACD across Europe and beyond.
- To foster co-operation and communication between people with an interest in childhood-onset disabilities in Europe and beyond.
- To encourage people to become professionally active in the field of childhood-onset disability
- To support the other members of the Communications Committee with any tasks and/or decisions as requested.
- To present on request of the GMC, during a GMC meeting and/or AGM meeting an update on EACD's Communication Strategy.
Accountability
EACD Communications Committee members are accountable to the EACD General Management Committee for the stated duties and responsibilities.