II simpósio teórico de neuropediatria

Um Relato de Experiência

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Neuropediatrics is a topic that is not addressed enough during the training of brazilian students in the health area. In order to provide the dissemination of knowledge in pediatric neurology, the II Theoretical Symposium on Pediatric Neurology was designed. The objective of this work is to report the activities developed by members of an academic neurology league for the elaboration and execution of the project, so that similar events can be developed in the future by the academic community. REPORT: The second edition of the symposium needed to be adapted to the online model due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The event took place over two days and featured four topics, given in lectures by specialized professionals, namely: Motor function and gait, Intellectual disability, Neuropsychomotor development and Cognition. DISCUSSION: The elaboration of a symposium whose main theme is Neuropediatrics, is fundamental for the qualification of the academic curriculum of students in the health area, since it is a topic with very common pathologies in clinical practice, although they are still little addressed in of the educational environment. Likewise, the topics covered in the event's program are relevant issues in current times, due to the increase in their prevalence rates in the pediatric population. CONCLUSION: The symposium provided an extremely relevant educational experience, as it allowed students from different regions of Brazil to update themselves on important topics in pediatric neurology. The production of symposia as a strategy to complement learning during university education is effective, since in addition to promoting important discussions, it allows the democratization of knowledge.