Danish Medical Association | |
Den Almindelige Danske Lægeforening | |
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| Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Members | 26,235 |
Key people | Mads Henrik Koch Hansen, Chairman Jens Winther Jensen, President Jette Hansen Dam Michael Dupont Carl Johan F. Erichsen Bruno A.Melgaard Jensen Anja Ulrike Mitchell Lise Møller Camilla Noelle Rathcke Andreas Rudkjøbing Mads Skippe |
| Affiliations | AC |
| Website | www.laeger.dk |
TheDanish Medical Association (DADL) is amedicalprofessional association inDenmark. It has a membership of 21,800, and is affiliated with theDanish Confederation of Professional Associations.[1] Since 1954, it has published themedical journalDanish Medical Journal, which was originally namedDanish Medical Bulletin until 2012.
The Danish Medical Association began in town ofKorsør on the island ofZealand, on September 1, 1857, after many informal meetings over the prior 6 years attended by many "provincial doctors" from around the nation. According to an article published in theBritish Medical Journal in 1957, "The D.M.A.'s present objects, as revised in 1935,are (1) to unite Danish doctors in watching over the interests of the profession, and (2) to act as the organ by which the medical profession exerts its influence on problems affecting the community in general."[2]
Danish Medical Association is the main organization which has a number of physician associations /trade unions under its umbrella:[1]
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