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General Movements Assessment: Basic Training Course – 10/25/2018

The General Movement Assessment (GMA) is a diagnostic tool used to identify neurological issues that may lead to developmental disabilities such as cerebral palsy. Research conducted in the last 20 years has shown that the qualitative assessment of spontaneous movement in the fetus, newborn, and young infant is an early and reliable indicator for diagnosis and prognosis of neurological disorders. Compelling evidence shows that qualitative assessment of General Movements (GMs) — a specific type of spontaneous movement — under the age of five months is the best predictor of cerebral palsy. This course fulfills the standards specified by the General Movements Trust.

Course Date & Time

October 25 – 28, 2018  (Thursday – Sunday)
October 25, 26 & 27: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
October 28: 8:30 am – 12:00 noon

Course Location

Oakland Masonic Center
3903 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94611

Instructor(s)/Speaker(s)

Andrea Guzzetta, MD, PhD
Natascia Bertoncelli, PT

Sponsored by

Kaiser Permanente and the CPTA Pediatric Special Interest Group

Target Audience

Neonatologists, Pediatric Neurologists, General Pediatricians, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatricians, and Physical and Occupational Therapists

Course Level

Basic

Course Description

The General Movement Assessment (GMA) is a diagnostic tool used to identify neurological issues that may lead to developmental disabilities such as cerebral palsy. Research conducted in the last 20 years has shown that the qualitative assessment of spontaneous movement in the fetus, newborn, and young infant is an early and reliable indicator for diagnosis and prognosis of neurological disorders. Compelling evidence shows that qualitative assessment of General Movements (GMs) — a specific type of spontaneous movement — under the age of five months is the best predictor of cerebral palsy. This course fulfills the standards specified by the General Movements Trust (generalmovements-trust.info). The course will consist of lessons, demonstration, and discussions of video recordings. Lectures will alternate with exercises in small groups discussing videos prepared by the tutors. At the end of the course, participants will be required to take a final test to receive a certificate of reliability in this method of assessment.

Objectives

After completing this course, participants should be able to:

  • Understand the theoretical basis of Prechtl’s method of Qualitative Assessment of General Movements.
  • Use the Qualitative Assessment of General Movements to assess typically developing infants as well as infants with brain lesions.
  • Incorporate this technique for clinical and research purposes.
  • Reliably distinguish typical versus atypical general movements.

More information about the course

Abigail Italia, PT
Email: AbigailItaliaPT@yahoo.com

Registration questions

Elaine Chow
Phone: 650-299-4854
Email: Elaine.Chow@kp.org

 

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