TY - JOUR
T1 - Report from the child neurology education and training workshop at the International Child Neurology Congress 2024
T2 - Expert's addressing the training gap
AU - Wilmshurst, Jo M.
AU - Albert, Dara VF
AU - Doja, Asif
AU - Carrizosa, Jaime
AU - Saini, Arushi Gahlot
AU - Gupta, Juhi
AU - Gwer, Samson
AU - Hammond, Charles
AU - Ishihara, Naoko
AU - Joshi, Charuta
AU - Kija, Edward
AU - Rafay, Mubeen Fatima
AU - Sebunya, Robert
AU - Serdaroglu, Esra
AU - Vidaurre, Jorge
AU - Wanigasinghe, Jithanghi
AU - Patel, Archana A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Authors
PY - 2024/11
Y1 - 2024/11
N2 - This report summarizes the key findings of a workshop undertaken at the International Child Neurology Congress in 2024 by child neurologists with expertise in training education and invested colleagues. The workshop aimed to explore global issues which have impact on access to child neurology training. The major findings supported a great need for more training programs globally, that consensus is needed for the minimum standards of training, and that training programs can be strengthened via global health partnerships especially with collaborations from regions with more available resources. The group concurred that the phenomena of ‘neurophobia’ amongst general paediatricians and medical trainees, was a reality, and creates barriers both working with paediatric colleagues, as well as recruiting specialists to the field. Optimal teaching practices for child neurology should include the expansion of learning through global partnerships and virtual educational resources. Measures must be put into place for fledgling training programs, to support colleagues in less resourced settings and to avoid their burn-out. Collegial and collaborative work is essential to support the future of child neurology across the globe, both to reach the current capacity needs but also to meet the necessary growth in the field.
AB - This report summarizes the key findings of a workshop undertaken at the International Child Neurology Congress in 2024 by child neurologists with expertise in training education and invested colleagues. The workshop aimed to explore global issues which have impact on access to child neurology training. The major findings supported a great need for more training programs globally, that consensus is needed for the minimum standards of training, and that training programs can be strengthened via global health partnerships especially with collaborations from regions with more available resources. The group concurred that the phenomena of ‘neurophobia’ amongst general paediatricians and medical trainees, was a reality, and creates barriers both working with paediatric colleagues, as well as recruiting specialists to the field. Optimal teaching practices for child neurology should include the expansion of learning through global partnerships and virtual educational resources. Measures must be put into place for fledgling training programs, to support colleagues in less resourced settings and to avoid their burn-out. Collegial and collaborative work is essential to support the future of child neurology across the globe, both to reach the current capacity needs but also to meet the necessary growth in the field.
KW - Child neurology
KW - Low and middle country income settings
KW - Neurophobia
KW - Training
KW - Training gap
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ejpn.2024.10.004
DO - 10.1016/j.ejpn.2024.10.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 39437559
AN - SCOPUS:85206821580
SN - 1090-3798
VL - 53
SP - 104
EP - 108
JO - European Journal of Paediatric Neurology
JF - European Journal of Paediatric Neurology
ER -