Alasdair MacLullich is Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He is trained in medicine and psychology. Following a PhD in cognitive ageing he became Lecturer then MRC Clinician Scientist Fellow before taking up his present post. Alasdair works clinically (50%) in acute orthogeriatrics and acute geriatrics. His research interests include the clinical assessment and care of patients with delirium, the pathophysiology of delirium, and the use of large scale routine data to understand delirium and hip fracture outcomes. He is the main author of the extensively validated 4AT delirium detection tool (www.the4AT.com) used widely in routine care globally and recommended by many international guidelines including NICE in the UK. He also has developed neuropsychological research tools including the Observational Scale of Level of Arousal (OSLA), and the DelApp, a smartphone-based novel objective test of inattention in delirium. Alasdair is active in education, advocacy, and clinical implementation in delirium and hip fracture care. He co-founded the European Delirium Association in 2006, co-chaired the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Group (SIGN) national delirium guidelines committee, and is current Chair of the Scottish Government Hip Fracture Audit.

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