Update from Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology-November 2024 Highlights
Child Development and Disability Essentials
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The resources in our Child Development and Disability Essential course have been co-produced by experts in the field, including families of children with developmental differences and disabilities and paediatric trainees. They thus should be accessible, meaningful and useful for all practitioners who may work with these children and young people, as well as for families.
Dr Alex Christmas from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has praised the course:
‘I would strongly recommend this course to any paediatric trainee looking to improve their understanding of development and disability,’
‘I also appreciated that the majority of modules include links to a range of additional helpful resources. This not only includes further reading but also good resources to signpost to parents, such as websites to help with potty training/constipation, communication skills and positive parenting, and vaccine hesitancy.’
Read the rest of Dr Christmas’ review on the product page, just scroll down and find the Reviews tab.
Coming very soon: Gillette Children’s Healthcare Series!
The upcoming Gillette Children’s Healthcare Series contains nine books that provide in- depth understanding of conditions treated at the hospital. The first five titles will be published on 3rd December 2024, followed by four more titles in 2025, and are available for pre-order now!
The series includes in order of publication:
- Craniosynostosis
- Idiopathic Scoliosis
- Spastic Hemiplegia
- Spastic Quadriplegia
- Spastic Diplegia (Second Edition)
- Epilepsy
- Spina Bifida
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Scoliosis: Congenital, Neuromuscular, Syndromic, and Other Causes
The books address each condition detailing both the medical and human story. These books are written for an international audience. They are primarily written for parents of young children, but also for adolescents and adults who have the condition. They are also written for members of multidisciplinary teams, researchers, extended family members, teachers, and students taking courses in the fields of medicine, allied health care, and education.
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Ethics in Child Health: Core Modules – access for free!
In Ethics in Child Health: Core Modules, written by Peter L. Rosenbaum, Gabriel M. Ronen, Bernard Dan Jennifer Johannesen, and Eric Racine, we offer clinicians and other professionals a set of guiding principles that overlap with and complement principles of ‘best practice’ and practical clinical wisdom. The emphasis throughout is on clinical methods, the use of appropriate investigations and treatments, and the avoidance of unnecessary or potentially harmful interventions:
- Complements your clinical training to improve knowledge and clinical practice in an important but often neglected area of practice;
- Newly-recorded original video content for an immersive and personal learning experience;
- Interact with the material by answering reflective activities to immerse yourself in a personal response to ethical issues;
- Read further with references and supplementary materials;
- Receive a PDF certificate on completion, and documents of your submitted responses and personal notes.
Access the core modules for free – sign up now!
DMCN- Editor’s Choice
Wheelchair skills training improves power mobility and participation in young people with cerebral palsy
Key papers in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology this month:
Cerebral Doppler imaging in neonates: A guide for clinical application and diagnosis
This review aims to help clinicians to improve their Doppler sonography knowledge and skills in order to use this helpful tool in neonates with neurological symptoms or suspected cerebral vascular abnormalities admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit.
UK research priority setting for childhood neurological conditions
The aim of this paper is to identify research priorities regarding the effectiveness of interventions for children and young people with childhood neurological conditions. These include common conditions such as epilepsies and cerebral palsy, as well as many rare conditions.
Check out the rest of the December 2024 issue here.
Visit Early View to see the most recent publications.
Top podcast
In this podcast, John Coughlan and Agnes Kojc discuss their paper ‘A Manifesto for Cerebral Palsy’.