Central European Diabetes Society
The Central European Diabetes Association (Central European Diabetes Association / CEDA) is an international medical-scientific society. It was founded in Vienna in 1969 as the Federation of the International Danube Symposia on Diabetes Mellitus (FID). In 2006, when representatives from the Baltic States also joined the society, the name of the association was changed to "Central European Diabetes Society".
Historical and current tasks
During the “Cold War”, the society's congresses served to bridge the “ Iron Curtain ”, as Austria, which was neutral at the time, did not belong to NATO and was therefore easier to reach for diabetologists from the Eastern Bloc. The idea of bringing together diabetologists from East and West despite all political boundaries in order to exchange scientific knowledge and practical experience soon developed into a very successful initiative. The company currently sees its task in the transfer of theoretical and practical knowledge and the harmonization of diabetological standards with the aim of improving the therapy of diabetes and its complications. Despite the geographical proximity, the distance between the countries of Central Europe still appears to be greater than is often assumed as a result of the decades of separation. The company's initiatives are intended to further improve knowledge transfer in the field of diabetology.
activities
The society has held regular international congresses since 1969, initially every two years and since 2003 annually. In addition, there are regional, cross-border symposia with speakers from different CEDA countries. The congresses take place alternately in countries of Central and Eastern Europe.
The official organ is the Medline -listed, 6 times a year published journal Diabetes, Metabolism and Heart / Diabetes, Metabolism and Heart , Kirchheim-Verlag Mainz. The abstracts of the congresses also appear in it.
aims
After the political change in 1989, the Central European Diabetes Society sees its task in providing high-level advanced training within Central Europe, among other things with the aim of harmonizing diabetological standards.
Another aim is to offer younger diabetologists a forum for the presentation and discussion of their research results at their conferences and to enable dialogue with international experts. Originally the official congress language was German. In the meantime, CEDA uses almost exclusively English for the scientific content and discussions in order to be able to inspire young scientists and doctors in particular for international diabetology and for CEDA. In order to promote the exchange, travel grants to the congresses and observation grants for stays of several months are given to diabetological institutions in other Central European countries.
Board
The board consists of nine diabetologists from the various CEDA countries. President is currently (2020) Thomas Stulnig (Hietzing Hospital with Neurological Center Rosenhügel, Vienna, Austria), Vice-President is Erifili Hatziagelaki (University Hospital "Attikon" & Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece) and Secretary General is Christian Herder ( German Diabetes Center , Düsseldorf, Germany). The seat of the association is Vienna. The association currently has 452 members.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Verlag Kirchheim + Co GmbH: - Diabetes, Metabolism and Heart • diabetologie-online. Retrieved February 10, 2020 .