Curriculum vitae
A short CV: posts, qualifications, founding roles, funders, awards and books. Checked on 24 September 2026.
For a full CV, email a.maclullich@ed.ac.uk.
Posts
- CurrentProfessor of Geriatric Medicine, University of EdinburghUniversity profile
- CurrentClinical work in acute geriatric medicine and acute orthogeriatrics, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
- CurrentEditor-in-Chief, DeliriumThe journal of the European Delirium Association, launched in 2022Editorial board
- CurrentChair, Scottish Hip Fracture AuditPublic Health Scotland
- 2005 to 2009MRC Clinician Scientist Fellow, University of Edinburgh
- 2000 to 2005Clinical Lecturer in Geriatric Medicine, University of Edinburgh
Qualifications
- No yearBSc, MB ChB, PhD, MRCP
- 2015Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (FRCP Edin)ORCID
Founding and leadership roles
- 2019Co-chair, SIGN 157: Risk reduction and management of deliriumSIGN 157
- 2016Co-founder, World Delirium Awareness Day, an iDelirium initiativeFounding member of iDelirium in 2015deliriumday.com
- 2012 to 2015President, European Delirium AssociationAssociation website
- 2011Designed the 4AT delirium assessment tool, with Tracy Ryan and Helen Cashthe4AT.com
- 2006Co-founder, European Delirium AssociationUniversity profile
The 4AT
- CurrentFree to use under the CC BY 4.0 licence, with no registration. More than 30 diagnostic accuracy studies. More than 20 languages.the4AT.com
- 2023NICE guideline CG103 recommends the 4AT for assessment when indicators of delirium are found in hospital or long-term care, except in critical care or the recovery room after surgeryNICE
- 2019SIGN 157 recommends the 4AT to identify probable delirium in emergency departments and acute hospitalsSIGN
- 2021HSE Ireland guidance: screen people aged 65 or over with the 4AT at triage in the emergency departmentHSE guidance
- 2025NHS England best practice tariff for hip fracture (2025/26): a 4AT before surgery and a repeat 4AT during the admissionNHS England
- 2025Scotland: 16,476 of 18,040 people with hip fracture (91%) had a 4AT, in a study of national audit dataPubMed
Research funding
Funders of my research include:
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
- Medical Research Council (MRC)
- Dunhill Medical Trust
Projects and funders are listed on Research Explorer.
Publications
Selected papers are on the research page. Full lists: Google Scholar, ORCID, Research Explorer and PubMed.
Awards
- 2018Deliriumologist of the Year, Australasian Delirium AssociationResearch Explorer
- 2018Maeve Leonard Award, European Delirium AssociationAssociation website
- 2017William Farr Medal, Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of LondonSociety of Apothecaries
Books and public resources
- 2026The 4AT Manual: A Practical Guide to Delirium AssessmentDelirium Support Press. Free PDF and EPUB; Kindle, paperback and hardback editions.Books
- 2026Delirium (Acute Confusion): A Family Guide to Sudden Changes in Thinking and Memory, with Dr Sharmella SummanForthcomingBooks
- No yearFree websites: the4AT.com, Delirium Support, Delirium Academy, Delirium Tools and Delirium Words; Think Delirium videos on YouTubeHomepage