Aimed at professionals in the field of pediatrics who seek to improve the skills necessary to produce an adequate diagnostic strategy together with a correct treatment approach"

In recent years we have witnessed a considerable increase in the demand for neuropediatric care, which can be justified for several reasons. 

On the one hand, the continuous advances in neurosciences have led to the discovery and diagnosis of previously unknown neurological diseases. This has led to the death of children or the development of severe sequelae.

On the other hand, the appearance of social changes and advances have led to new care demands that had been  previously underdeveloped.  The rise of assisted reproduction and the improvement of neonatal care techniques lead to a higher rate of multiple and premature births with increased survival rates. This leads to increased morbidity and the need for more specialized care at both the health and educational levels.

General pediatricians cannot encompass the complexity of all pediatric subspecialties. As they progress in their development, each one of them acquires a specific body and entity to become its own specialty. In addition, the particularities of child development and its variability according to age and other factors do not allow neurologists for adults to cope with the existing demand.

All this, together with the great diversity and complexity of neurological disorders in childhood, means that more and more neuropediatric units are needed and the demand for highly trained professionals in this area is increasing.

The weight of neuropediatrics within general pediatrics almost exceeds 25% of the overall demand in specialized care units in our country. This figure, together with the significant increase in overall pediatric demand and despite the current birth rate, suggests a significant increase in the coming years. 

More and more authors are reporting an increase in the diagnosis of various neurological pathologies typical of childhood, such as disorders within the autism spectrum, learning disabilities, and even neoplasms affecting the central nervous system. This is leading to the development of units structured on the basis of care processes oriented towards specific pathologies and therefore to a need for extremely high need specialization.

Update your knowledge with the professional master’s degree in Pediatric Neurology and Neurodevelopment"

This professional master’s degree in Pediatric Neurology and Neurodevelopment contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Diagnostic-therapeutic developments on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment in pediatric neurology and neurodevelopment
• It contains practical exercises where the self-evaluation process can be carried out to improve learning
• Iconography of clinical and diagnostic imaging tests
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course
• With special emphasis on evidence-based medicine and research methodologies in pediatric neurology and neurodevelopmental neurology
• All of this will be complemented by theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This professional master’s degree may be the best investment you can make when selecting a refresher program, for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge of Pediatric Neurology and Neurodevelopment, you will obtain a qualification from Pediatric Neurology and Neurodevelopment”

The teaching staff includes professionals from the field of Pediatric Neurology and Neurodevelopment, who bring their experience to this program, as well as renowned specialists from leading scientific communities.

Thanks to its multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology, it will allow the professional a situated and contextual learning, that is to say, a simulated environment that will provide an immersive learning programmed to prepare in real situations.

The design of this program is based on Problem-Based Learning, through which the physician must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the academic course. For this purpose, the physician will be assisted by an innovative, interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in the field of Pediatric Neurology and Neurodevelopment with extensive teaching experience.

This professional master’s degree offers education in simulated environments, which provides an immersive learning experience designed to prepare for real-life situations"

It includes clinical cases to bring the program as close as possible to the reality of medical care"

The program in Pediatric Neurology and Neurodevelopment is oriented to facilitate the performance of the physician dedicated to the treatment of pediatric neurological pathology.

This program is designed to help you update your knowledge of Pediatric Neurology and Neurodevelopment with the use of the latest educational technology to contribute quality and confidence to decision-making, diagnosis, treatment, and patient support”

General objectives

• Update specialist knowledge in the different syndromic disorders in this discipline through evidence-based medicine
• Promote work strategies based on a comprehensive approach and multidisciplinary care in the patient's social environment that become a reference model for achieving excellence in care
• Encourage the acquisition of technical skills and abilities, through a powerful audiovisual system, and the possibility of development through online simulation workshops and/or specific training
• Encourage professional stimulation through continuous education and research

Specific objectives 

Module 1. Update on Neurology Consultations

• Perform a correct anamnesis in pediatric neurology
• Apply neurological assessment scales 

Module 2. Advances in Prenatal and Neonatal Neurology

• Explain the procedure for neurological examination of newborns and infants
• Identify the clinical neurological examinations performed in newborns and in children up to one year of age

Module 3. Advances in Central and Peripheral Motor Disorders

• Explain how to thoroughly and rigorously perform psychomotor developmental assessment
• Identify warning signs in the evaluation of psychomotor development

Module 4. Update on Inborn Errors of Metabolism

• Explain the usefulness of genetic studies and biochemical studies
• Identify the main congenital diseases
• Diagnose the metabolism of the patients and identify their deficiencies

Module 5. Advances in Developmental, Learning and Neuropsychiatric Disorders

• Describe the application of diagnostic imaging in neurodevelopmental assessment and neuropathology
• Define the correct neuropsychological examination for school children

Module 6. Update on Neurosurgical Pathology in Pediatric Neurology

• Explain the use of neurophysiological studies in the diagnosis and evaluation in neuropediatrics 
• Describe electroencephalogram execustion and assessment 
• Explain the application of visual, truncal and somatosensory evoked potentials in neuropediatrics 
• Define the use of the Electroneurogram (ENG) in neuropediatrics 

Module 7. Advances in Infectious, Parainfectious, Inflammatory and/or Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System

• Describe congenital bacterial infections that can cause neurological and neurodevelopmental involvement 
• Identify congenital parasite infections with neurological repercussions 
• Explain the causes of neurological involvement when related to congenital viral infections 

Module 8. Malformations, Chromosomal Disorders and Other Genetic Disorders of the CNS

• Describe the main central nervous system abnormalities 
• Describe the etiology and risk factors of cerebral palsy 
• Explain the consequences of aminoacidopathies and organic acidemias in neuropediatrics 
• Describe the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of psychomotor developmental delay and mental retardation

Module 9. Advances in Related Areas. Neuro-Ophthalmology, Neurotology, Nutrition 

• Explain Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis and other neuromuscular junction disorders
• Identify the main disorders that occur in child patients and analyze their derivations
• Delve into neurophthalmology, neurotology and nutrition and their direct impact on the patient

Module 10. Advances in Neurological Emergencies

• Define the diagnosis and treatment of learning disorders
• Classify the Primary Tumors in the Nervous System
• Explain the treatment of Primary Tumors in the Nervous System
• Define nutritional recommendations in neurological pathologies

Module 11. Advances in Paroxysmal Disorders 

• Describe the symptomatology and appropriate treatment for children with bowel and bladder control disorders
• Describe the symptomatology and appropriate treatment for children with sleep disorders 
• Describe epilepsy according to the stages of child development 
• Explain the diagnosis and appropriate treatment of childhood headaches
• Distinguish the different meningeal syndromes and define how they should be approached and treated

Seize the opportunity and take the step towards becoming up to date on the latest developments in Pediatric Neurology and Neurodevelopment”