Full Membership

A person is eligible for full membership if they live and/or work in any country which is a member or an associate member of the European Union, geographically part of Europe or which is or becomes a member of the European Parkinson’s Disease Association.

At the present time people from the following countries are eligible to join : 

Membership categories 1A, 1B and unit members all have full voting rights.

Category 1A

• At all times 60% of the membership must be qualified physiotherapists. 
• People wanting to join as physiotherapists must be fully qualified and registered to work as such in one of the above countries. 
• They must be able to give their registration number as proof of a recognised national physiotherapy qualification.

Category 1B

This category is open to other non-physiotherapy professions, people with Parkinson’s and their carers resident within countries of the European Union.

Unit Membership

This category is normally for physiotherapists with a recognised qualification working in the same department or unit where 4 or more people want to join. 

• Non physiotherapists may also join in this category. 
• However, they should note, that if the result of their joining under this category is that the percentage of physiotherapists in the Association falls below 60%, they will not have a vote until the percentage increases again.
• Unit Membership permits a maximum of 4 members to request (at any one time) subsidy when applying for a course.

Student Membership

A person is eligible for student membership if they are studying physiotherapy at undergraduate level in a European country.

• They do not have the right to attend any meetings although they may be invited to do so. 
• They do not have any voting rights. 
• They are entitled to receive copies of articles and papers published by the Association.

Affiliate Membership

This category is for interested organisations within the geographical area stated above. 

• Organisations do not have a vote but are able to send representatives to work with the APPDE board and also to attend the Annual General Meeting.
• Affiliate Membership permits a maximum of 4 members of the Affiliate group to request (at any one time) subsidy when applying for a course.

Friend

This category is for individuals, wherever they live or work, who wish to be kept up to date about the work of the Association.

• They do not have the right to attend any meetings although they may be invited to do so. 
• They do not have any voting rights. 
• They are entitled to receive copies of articles and papers published by the Association.