The Saudi Society for Pediatric Neurology, established in 2012, is a Saudi national scientific non-profit association concerned with the neurological health of children and youth with neurological disorders. It operates under the supervision of the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties for physicians and other pediatric neurology workers. The society is managed by a board of directors elected by the main provinces in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The society is dedicated to establishing a scientific level that promotes the neurological health of children, by providing clinical care services, in addition to contributing to the educational and research movement in the field of pediatric neurology.
Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society objectives
The objectives of the society include: providing professional support through continuous education for pediatric neurologists, such as educational opportunities represented in annual conferences, and online education, in addition to continuous education activities on a local scale.
The society also aims to identify gaps to help improve public policies affecting the neurological health of children and adolescents. It contributes to increasing awareness, education, and general knowledge about the neurological health needs of children and adolescents and their care. This is achieved by assisting parents of children with neurological disorders and educating them by providing reliable information on pediatric neurology, enabling them to make informed decisions regarding their children's health.
Among the society's objectives is monitoring research related to neurological diseases and conditions in children in the Kingdom, making it easier to identify neurological cases specific to the Kingdom. Additionally, the association collaborates with various governmental and health scientific organizations to achieve its goals.
Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society mandates
The society provides healthcare according to quality standards for patients suffering from neurological disorders in childhood. Among its tasks is facilitating education and clinical research for healthcare providers of pediatric neurology disorders in several medical departments, such as pediatric neurology, neurosurgery, neuropsychology, psychiatry, neuroradiology, nursing, and pharmacy.
The funding of the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society
The society derives funding for its programs and activities from multiple sources, including membership fees, revenues from continuing medical education events, annual conferences, as well as contributions from companies and institutions.
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