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Assessment of General Movements

Name: Assessment of General Movements
Start: 2018-11-07T09:00:00+11:00
End: 2018-11-07T09:00:00+11:00
Location: Alan Gilbert Building

Prechtl's Method of the Qualitative Assessment of General Movements: Basic and Advanced Course

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Photo of newborn baby lying on back on white blanket

This 3.5 day course provides an introduction to Prechtl's Method of the Qualitative Assessment of General Movements in young infants. Compelling evidence has shown that using this assessment method at a very early age is the best predictor for cerebral palsy.

Who should attend?

Medical specialists
Neonatologists
Physiotherapists
Occupational therapists
Registered nurses
Other professionals in the field of infant neurology

Both courses fulfil the standards specified by the General Movements Trust (http://general-movements-trust.info). Assessment is conducted on the last day of the course. Attendees may be able to receive up to 22.75 hours of CPD with professional bodies.

Instructors

Associate Professor Alicia Spittle, Deputy Head of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne
Professor Andrea Guzzetta, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy

Basic Course
Through lectures, demonstrations and exercises, attendees will learn:

The ontogeny of spontaneous motor activity;
Normal and abnormal General Movements (GMs) from birth to 20 weeks post-term;
Practical instructions for recording and assessing GMs;
GMs and follow-up: individual developmental trajectories and their predictive power for later neurological impairments.

Advanced Course
Suitable for participants who have successfully passed the basic course, the advanced course will provide additional intensive training in correct judgement. This training will deal with the details of the assessment, the proper terminology and technique, as well as the application of individual developmental trajectories.

Venue

Alan Gilbert Building

161 Barry Street

The University of Melbourne

Parkville VIC 3053