Bruna Bašić, MSc in Rehabilitation and Education Sciences and MSc in Kinesiology, a research assistant on the PRE-VISOR project, attended an International Course ‘Infant Motor Profile’ (IMP) in assessing early neuromotor development. The course took place on 5–6 October 2026 at the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) in the Netherlands and was led by Dr Kirsten Heineman and Dr Tjitske Hielkema.
The IMP is an instrument for assessing neuromotor development in infants aged 3 to 18 months. Alongside motor performance, it assesses four qualitative domains of motor behaviour: variation, adaptability, symmetry and fluency, providing insight into the diversity and quality of infant movements.
The programme combined theoretical lectures with practical exercises in analysing video recordings of infants of different ages, administering the instrument and scoring assessments. Applications of the IMP in research and clinical practice were also explored, and the course concluded with a knowledge assessment.
The knowledge gained contributes to a broader understanding of early motor development and its connections with other developmental domains, a topic closely related to the research conducted within the PRE-VISOR project.
Participation in the course was made possible through financial support from the City of Zagreb for doctoral students’ education.