Tags: HDIVC23
Presenter: Nancy Dodge, MD
Description:
This presentation is intended to provide familiarity with this niche pediatric specialty, discussing patients we see, conditions we treat, ways in which we provide care and commonalities, as well as variability in our practices.
Learning Objectives
1. Understand the scope of practice of neurodevelopmental pediatricians and how they differ from pediatric neurologists.
2. Hear about three groups of pediatric patients who would likely see a neurodevelopmental pediatrician (where available).
3. Recognize the interdisciplinary and collaborative nature of the specialty.
4. Be familiar with at least two common disabling conditions of childhood and the recommendations that neurodevelopmental pediatricians commonly make in treating them.
Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics: Who We Treat, What We Do, and How We Roll (2.6 MB) | Available after Purchase |
Nancy is a board-certified neurodevelopmental pediatrician who recently retired after 37 years of practice. Her practice over the years focused on the care of children with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and those born extremely prematurely or with birth complications. Research interests included developmental outcomes and treatment of associated conditions that often accompany cerebral palsy, such as sleep and feeding disorders.