Committees
EACD 2024 Executive Committee
- Prof. Elegast Monbaliu, KU Leuven, Brugge, Belgium
- Prof. Bernard Dan, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
- Dr. Marco Konings, KU Leuven / EACD, Brugge, Belgium
- Lies Dobbels, KU Leuven Conference Office, Belgium
- Marjolein Geeraers, KU Leuven Conference Office, Belgium
EACD 2024 Organising Committee
Chair: Prof. Elegast Monbaliu, KU Leuven, Brugge, Belgium
- Saranda Bekteshi (Physiotherapist, KU Leuven, Brugge)
- Nofar Ben Itzhak (Neuropsychologist, KU Leuven, Belgium)
- Alexandra Casaer (Pediatrician; AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV; Zeepreventorium)
- Eva Cloet (Speech Language Therapist, VUB/COS)
- Bernard Dan (as representative Scientific Committee)
- Marc Degelaen (Physiotherapist, Inkendaal/VUB)
- Fabienne De Boeck (Medical doctor, KOMPAS)
- Niek De Taeye (Parent, Mira Louise Fonds)
- Petra Huyst (Parent, Head of research and external relations, KU Leuven)
- Jo Lebeer (Parent, Physical and rehabilitation medicine; University of Antwerp)
- Lisa Mailleux (Physiotherapist, KU Leuven/Ghent University)
- Bart Moerman (Physiotherapist, MFC, Dominiek Savio Institute)
- Patricia Van de Walle (Physiotherapist, University of Antwerp/Move to Improve)
- Debbie Van Biesen (Kinesiologist, KU Leuven)
- Christine Van Den Broek (Physiotherapist, Ghent University, Belgium)
- Ruth Van der Looven (Physical & rehabilitation medical doctor, Ghent University
EACD 2024 Scientific Committee
Chair: Prof. Bernard Dan, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Co-Chair: Prof. Annemieke BUIZER, VU Amsterdam, Netherlands
Committee members:
- Anna Basu (Child neurologist, Newcastle University, UK)
- Yannick Bleyenheuft (Physiotherapist, UC Louvain, Belgium)
- Annemieke Buizer (Physical & rehabilitation medical doctor, VU Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- Kaat Desloovere (Kinesiologist, KU Leuven, Belgium)
- Eric Dommellöf (Psychologist, Umeå Universitet, Sweden)
- Joke Geytenbeek (Speech language therapist, VU Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- Martin Gough (Orthopaedic surgeon, Evelina’s Children Hospital, UK)
- Dido Green (Occupational therapist, Jönköping University, Sweden)
- Kristien Hens (Bioethicist , University of Antwerp, Belgium)
- Sander Hilberink (Psychologist, University of Applied Sciences Rotterdam, Netherlands)
- Anna Jansen (Child neurologist, VUB/ University of Antwerp, Belgium)
- Katrijn Klingels (Physiotherapist, Hasselt University, Belgium)
- Bea Maes (Psychologist/Educational scientist, KU Leuven, Belgium)
- Elegast Monbaliu (as representative Local organizing committee)
- Bolajoko Olusanya (Paediatrician, Centre for Healthy Start Initiative, Nigeria)
- Els Ortibus (Child neurologist, KU Leuven, Belgium)
- Selen Serel Arslan (Physical & Dysphagia therapist, Hacettepe University, Türkiye)
- Laurent Servais (Child neurologist, Oxford/ULiège, UK/Belgium)
- Adam Shortland (Biomedical Engineer, King’s College London, UK)
- Nana Tatishvili (Paediatrician, M. Iashvili CCH, Georgia)
- Anja Van Campenhout (Orthopaedic surgeon, KU Leuven, Belgium)