Alasdair MacLullich is a British geriatrician and professor at The Usher Institute at the University of Edinburgh. His research focus is on delirium. He is known for developing the 4 'A's Test (4AT) medical scale for assessing delirium and for co-founding the European Delirium Association.
Education MacLullich attended the University of Edinburgh as an undergraduate. After medical school, he earned a PhD on glucocorticoids and cognitive ageing.
Career MacLullich's research focuses on delirium and cognition. He developed the widely used 4 'A's Test (4AT) clinical assessment tool for delirium.
MacLullich co-founded the European Delirium Association in 2006 and served as its president from 2012 to 2015.
He is the editor-in-chief of the journal Delirium.
Other activities
Chair of the Scottish Hip Fracture Audit Steering Group. Co-founded World Delirium Awareness Day (WDAD) and co-runs the associated website. Co-chaired the committee that produced the 2019 Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) guidelines on 'Risk reduction and management of delirium'. Academic panellist for the Anscombe Bioethics Centre. Curated a collection of delirium research for the British Geriatrics Society.
Selected publications
References
External links University of Edinburgh profile