SINDA: Standardized Infant NeuroDevelopmental Assessment

Mijna Hadders-Algra (1956; MD, PhD) is emeritus professor of Developmental Neurology. 

Her research focuses on 1) early detection of developmental disabilities, 2) early intervention, 3) significance of minor neurological dysfunction (MND) in children with DCD, learning- and behavioural disorders, 4) pathophysiology of motor impairment in children with cerebral palsy or DCD.  She is (co)author of  >300 papers in peer-reviewed international journals and invited author of many chapters in handbooks in the field of developmental paediatrics. She frequently lectures and teaches across the world.

Clinical focus of  Uta Tacke (1951) is diagnosis, diagnostic and treatment of early neurodevelomental disorders. She was co-chair of the Centre for Child Neurology (Socialpediatric centre) at the University Childrens’ Hospital, Freiburg, Germany, worked at the department of neuropaediatrics at the University Childrens’ Hospital in Basel, Switzerland. Now she is senior consultant of neuropaediatrics at the department of haemato-oncology in Basel. She is co-author of specialized books and teaches neuropaediatrics for students and professionals.

Joachim Pietz (1951) is author and co-author of 59 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals, several paediatric books, and has been funded over 30 years by several organisations incl. German Research Foundation, was reviewer for paediatric, neurological and radiological journals. His research and studies focused on neurological and psychological outcome esp. in patients with phenylketonuria, after preterm birth as well as other aspects of developmental neurology and child neuropsychology.

Heike Philippi is (co)author of 41 papers in peer-reviewed international journals developmental neurology and epileptology. Sponsored by an ERASMUS-Study-Project ICF-Meduse, she developed a Training Program on ICF-CY for multidisciplinary teams in charge of chronically ill children in Germany. She co-conducts the German-wide three years Heath Service Study PART-CHILD that is sponsored by the German Health Ministry. PART-CHID evaluates the effect of the application of the ICF-CY on social participation and shared decision making in the care of chronically ill children. She is an experienced ICF-Trainer and she gave and gives lectures on General Movements, early intervention and developmental neurology for medical students, paediatricians, paediatric neurologists and physiotherapists in Germany.