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NATIONAL TRAINING ASSESSMENT INQUIRY
European Paediatric Neurology Training Advisory Board
Country:________________________________________________
Population _____million total, estimated nr of children ________
1. National organisation of Paediatric Neurology and neurodisability services
1.1. Is Paediatric Neurology recognised as
subspecialty of Paediatrics ___________
subspecialty of Neurology ___________
independent specialty ______________
not recognised ____________________
other or comments?
___________________________________________________________________
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1.2. To what extent (estimated % or total number) are paediatric neurologists employed in
neuropaediatric centres (or units)? ________ ; in paediatric departments _______; in
neurology departments _______; in private practice _______ ; in neurodisability
centres_________; in other units or out-patient services__________?
Comments __________________________________________________________
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1.3. What is the estimated number of paediatric neurologists? ________________
1.4. How many neuropaediatric centres are there? ___________________________
1.5. Are these integrated in paediatric departments (Y/N)? Are they integrated in
neurology departments (Y/N)? Do they function independently (Y/N)?
Comments __________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
1.6. Is neurodisability normally a subject of Paediatric Neurology activity? (Y/N)
Is mental retardation normally a subject of Paediatric Neurology activity?(Y/N)
If not – what medical specialty is engaged in the needs of these children?
Comments _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
1.7. Are research facilities attached or connected to the PN centres? (Y/N)
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2. Residents and Training Centres
2.1. By what procedure and basis are residents accepted for training? University degrees,
clinical experience, published research, pronounced interest, trial period or other?
National or local selection?
________________________________________________________________
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2.2. How many residents are currently in paediatric neurology training?
________________________________
2.3. How many residents do normally start training per year? ___________
2.4. Who decides the need for training capacities and the number of residents needed?
________________________________________________________________
2.5. How many centres are training Paediatric Neurologists? ____________________
2.6. Is there a National System for the accreditation of Training Centres?
(Y/N)
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2.7. Does it include a Visiting Program?
(Y/N) _______________________
3. National Training Program
3.1. Is there a National Training Program for Paediatric Neurology? (Y/N)
3.2. If there is one, do you consider it compatible with the European Training
Programme/Syllabus (Y/N)?
3.3. How long is the training period?
_____________________________________________
4. Relation to paediatric and neurology training
4.1. What is the most common medical background to paediatric neurology training?
Paediatrics? Neurology? First specialty after internship/medical license? Other?
______________________________________________________________
Is a full specialty of background specialty demanded? (Y/N)
4.2. What amount of paediatric training is demanded?
____________________________________________________________
Comment ____________________________________________________
4.3. What amount of neurology training is demanded?
____________________________________________________________
Comment ____________________________________________________
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5. Structure of the National Training Program
5.1. What modules does it consist of ? Which duration?
5.2. Are they obligatory?
5.3. If not, is there a possibility for the trainee to achieve these modules on a volunteering
basis?
5.4. Is it usual to go abroad in order to complete the modules?
5.3.
Adult neurology? (for paediatrics origin trainees)
Included in the program? (Y/N) Obligatory? (Y/N)
How long? ___________________________________________
Comment ____________________________________________
5.4.
General paediatrics (for neurology origin trainees)
Included in the program? (Y/N) Obligatory? (Y/N)
How long? ___________________________________________
Comment ____________________________________________
5.5.
Neonatalogy (for neurology origin trainees)
Included in the program? (Y/N) Obligatory? (Y/N)
How long? ___________________________________________
Comment ____________________________________________
5.6.
Neurodisability and (re)habilitation
Included in the program? (Y/N) Obligatory? (Y/N)
How long? ___________________________________________
Available in national centres? (Y/N)
Usually completed abroad?
(Y/N)
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Comment ____________________________________________
5.7.
Neonatal Neurology
Included in the program? (Y/N) Obligatory? (Y/N)
How long? ___________________________________________
Available in national centres? (Y/N)
Usually completed abroad?
(Y/N)
Comment ____________________________________________
5.8.
Child and adolescent psychiatry
Included in the program? (Y/N) Obligatory? (Y/N)
How long? ___________________________________________
Comment ____________________________________________
5.9.
Neuroimaging
Included in the program? (Y/N) Obligatory? (Y/N)
How long? ___________________________________________
Available in national centres? (Y/N)
Usually completed abroad?
(Y/N)
Comment ____________________________________________
5.10.
Clinical neurophysiology
Included in the program? (Y/N) Obligatory? (Y/N)
How long? ___________________________________________
Available in national centres? (Y/N)
Usually completed abroad?
(Y/N)
Comment ____________________________________________
5.11.
Paediatric Neuropathology
Included in the program? (Y/N) Obligatory? (Y/N)
How long? ___________________________________________
Available in national centres? (Y/N)
Usually completed abroad?
(Y/N)
Comment ____________________________________________
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Paediatric Neurointensive care
Included in the program? (Y/N) Obligatory? (Y/N)
How long? ___________________________________________
Available in national centres? (Y/N)
Usually completed abroad?
(Y/N)
Comment ____________________________________________
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Advanced paediatric epileptology
Included in the program? (Y/N) Obligatory? (Y/N)
How long? ___________________________________________
Available in national centres? (Y/N)
Usually completed abroad?
(Y/N)
Comment ____________________________________________
5.14.
Neurometabolic disorders
Included in the program? (Y/N) Obligatory? (Y/N)
How long? ___________________________________________
Available in national centres? (Y/N)
Usually completed abroad?
(Y/N)
Comment ____________________________________________
5.15.
Neurogenetics
Included in the program? (Y/N) Obligatory? (Y/N)
How long? ___________________________________________
Available in national centres? (Y/N)
Usually completed abroad?
(Y/N)
Comment ____________________________________________
5.16.
Neuro-oncology
Included in the program? (Y/N) Obligatory? (Y/N)
How long? ___________________________________________
Available in national centres? (Y/N)
Usually completed abroad?
(Y/N)
Comment ____________________________________________
5.17.
Is there a special attention to include the following subjects? In what terms?
5.17.1. Ethical Issues (Y/N) _________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
5.17.2. Integrated multi-disciplinary care
(Y/N)_______________________
___________________________________________________________________
5.17.3. Academic work
(Y/N)___________________________________
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5.17.4. Management and organisational issues
(Y/N) _______________________
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6. Tutoring system and examination
6.3.
Is there a tutoring system (Y/N)? Is there a main tutor for the whole training
period (Y/N)? Tutors for the different training periods (Y/N)?
6.4.
How are tutors assigned? _________________________________________
6.5.
Is there an exit examination at the end of the PN training? (Y/N)
Is it obligatory? (Y/N)
6.6.
What type of examination? __________________________________________
Who runs the examination? State; University; County; Hospital; National Society;
Other?
_____________________________________________________________
Comment
__________________________________________________________
7. Professional issues
7.3.
Does the training in PN constitute a paid employment?
(Y/N) ___________
7.4.
Is the novel paediatric neurologist easily (or automatically) employed after
completion of training? (Y/N) ___________________________________
8. Other comments:
Date __________________
Completed by __________________________________________________________
2008 J-C Ferreira, L Palm