Introduction to Pediatric Vestibular Rehabilitation by Texas Children's Hospital

Introduction to Pediatric Vestibular Rehabilitation is organized by Texas Children's Hospital and will be held during Apr 27 - 28, 2018 at Texas Children's Hospital - Feigin Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 16 CCUs by FSBPT.

Course Description:
This 2 day course provides an overview of evidence based practice for vestibular related impairments in children, and is appropriate for physical & occupational therapists and assistants working in pediatrics. The didactic content includes: 1) detailed review of the anatomy, physiology and development of the vestibular system, 2) the epidemiology of vestibular dysfunction in children, 3) diagnostic and clinical testing of vestibular function, 4) examination and evaluation of vestibular related impairments, and 5) intervention for vestibular related impairments in children. Hands-on demonstration and training of evaluation and intervention are included. Case reviews and discussion are used to facilitate application of the material. Handouts are provided online. Reviewed and approved by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT). TX approval pending.

Course Objectives:
Following successful completion of the course, the participant will:
• Identify 75% of the anatomical and physiological mechanisms underlying impairments related to vision and balance impairments related to vestibular dysfunction in children
• Based on a case scenario, select age appropriate clinical tests of vestibular function.
• Based on examination results in a case scenario, correctly identify vestibular function status (differentiating central and peripheral).
• Based on a case scenario, identify and select appropriate functional vision and balance (static and dynamic) tests representative of vestibular related impairments in children
• Given case descriptions, identify children for whom testing of vestibular function and related impairments is warranted.
• Based on evaluation results, choose appropriate intervention for vision and balance impairments related to vestibular dysfunction in children.