The European Parkinson's Disease Association (EPDA) is a non-political, non-religious, and non-profit making organisation concerned with the health and welfare of people living with Parkinson's disease and their families and carers.
Founded in June 1992 in Munich, with a membership of nine European Parkinson's patient organisations, the EPDA currently has a membership of 43 organisations across Europe, see www.epda.eu.com/members.
The EPDA also has 7 Associate (non-voting) Members:
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Association of Physiotherapists in Parkinson's Disease Europe (APPDE)
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Atlantic Euro Mediterranean Academy of Medical Science (AEM AMS)
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Division of Movement Disorders of the Russian Society of Neurologists
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European Federation of Neurological Association (EFNA)
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European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS)
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National Tremor Foundation (NTF)
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The Movement Disorder Society (MDS)
The EPDA provides an important forum for partnership. By encouraging constructive dialogue between international patient and neurological organisations, and the pharmaceutical industry, we are able to develop research projects into quality of life issues, and conferences for multidisciplinary teams and people with Parkinson's of all ages.
To further extend the voice of the EPDA, strong links have been established with the
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European Commission (EC)
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World Federation of Neurology (WFN)
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World Health Organization (WHO)
Our mission statement
To ease the lives of people with Parkinson's disease and their families and carers by promoting a constructive dialogue between science and society, and by encouraging and supporting the development of national PD organisations.
The key objectives of the EPDA are to achieve the best possible quality of life for those with Parkinson's and their carers by providing and continually updating medical and caring best practice and making this information readily available to people with Parkinson’s their carers and families, and healthcare professionals by:
- Facilitating dialogue and sharing of successful activities across member organisations (MOs) by:
- acting as facilitator for frequent, quality dialogue and support across the MO network
- acting as a central contact and conduit for MOs so that they can access specific resources that already exist within other MOs to maximise the impact of the MOs’ pooled resources across Europe
- Provide targeted information and support to MOs to assist them in achieving:
- their core aims and objectives (for example, education tools and training support for lobbying national political stakeholders)
- information and resources to allow MOs to strengthen the impact of their projects and initiatives within their own country
- Act as a voice for Parkinson’s in Europe with key European decision makers raising awareness of important and emergent European agendas with MOs, that may impact MOs’ ability to achieve their core aims and objectives in future
The Association is a charitable organisation registered in Bruxelles (Numéro de l'association: 87272000, No TVA ou no entreprise: 465299201) and governed by the Belgian law of 25 October 1919, modified by the Law of 6 December 1954.
