To ensure EACD will be highly visible to families, clinicians, and academics in the field of childhood disability, and to provide high-quality, accessible information, education, and resources to enable best practice for individuals with childhood-onset disabilities and their families.
Members
Senior Lecturer (Education) in Occupational Therapy
Department of Health Sciences, Brunel University, London
UNITED KINGDOM
Member
John Coughlan, PT, MSc
Member of the EACD Families & Users' Forum;
Secretary General of ICPS and CP-ECA
LUXEMBOURG
Member
Head of Innovative Technologies Department and Information Center; International Clinic of Rehabilitation, Truskavets
UKRAINE
Member
Lecturer and Researcher at the
International University of La Rioja
SPAIN
Procedure
The EACD General Management Committee elects the 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. 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 enhance the profile of EACD as an organization by using a range of communication channels.
* To inform and update the membership on the ongoing activities and events of EACD.
* To communicate and disseminate research findings relevant to the mission of EACD across Europe and beyond, and to facilitate the communication of research findings to clinical practice in an easily accessible way where appropriate.
* To foster cooperation 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, at the 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.
The European Academy of Childhood-onset Disability (EACD) is an international not-for-profit association founded in 1989, and is an association for anyone with a clinical and/or scientific interest in childhood-onset disabilities in Europe and beyond. EACD's mission is to promote research and education for the benefit of people with childhood-onset disabilities throughout Europe and beyond.
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