Education & Training Committee
Responsibilities
To identify the needs for education and training across Europe, and to facilitate regular education and training initiatives bearing on all aspects of childhood-onset disabilities.
Members
Chair Giuseppina Sgandurra, MD, PhD University of Pisa ITALY Member Elisabet Rodby Bousquet, PT, PhD Lund University SWEDEN Member Marek Jozwiak, MD, PhD Poznan University of Medical Sciences POLAND Member Kristine Stadskleiv, NeuroPsych., PhD Oslo University Hospital NORWAY Member Christopher Newman, MD, PhD Hôpital Nestlé, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) SWITZERLAND Member Jackie Casey, OT, PhD Belfast Health and Social Care Trust UNITED KINGDOM | Member Anna Kushnir, MD, MSc Elita Rehabilitation Center Lviv UKRAINE Member Veronica Robles, PT/OT, PhD Universidade da Coruña SPAIN Member Erika Cloodt, PT, MSc Lund University SWEDEN Member Emma Livingstone, SLT, PhD UP - The Adult Cerebral Palsy Movement UNITED KINGDOM Member Marjolijn Ketelaar, Researcher, PhD University Medical Center Utrecht THE NETHERLANDS |
Procedures
The EACD General Management Committee selects the members of the Education & Training Committee. EACD Education & Training Committee members are elected for a period of 3 years (renewable once). The Committee is anticipated to meet at least once every two months and to report a meeting summary back to the General Management Committee.
Role of Education & Training Committee Members
The Education & Training Committee members are expected to work closely with each other. Education & Training 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 Education & Training Committee members are:
- To identify training and educational needs for EACD members
- To support and facilitate initiatives to improve the process of knowledge translation from research into clinical practice.
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Develop and promote measures to make educational material and clinical guidelines easily accessible and locally available.
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Create and distribute educational products that are relevant to the membership, subject to GMC approval and in close collaboration with the EACD Scientific Committee, including but not limited to webinars, e-courses, workshops, and training schools.
Accountability
EACD Education & Training Committee members are accountable to the EACD General Management Committee for the stated duties and responsibilities.