Vestibular Rehabilitation/Dizziness for Occupational Therapists 2021

Vestibular Rehabilitation/Dizziness for Occupational Therapists is organized by the National Centre of Rehabilitation Education (NCORE). This onsite medical conference will be held from Jan 12 - 13, 2021 at London Road Community Hospital, Derby, England, United Kingdom. This course has been recommended for a maximum of 13.25 CPD Hours.

Targeted Audience
The CME course is intended for physiotherapists, osteopaths, and chiropractors with no experience of dizzy patients or those wishing to consolidate existing skills.

Course Description:
Dizziness is among the most prevalent patient complaints and can complicate Occupational Therapy intervention.

This course provides Occupational Therapists to analyze and distinguish their patient's dizziness. Practicing movement and exercise, Occupational Therapists can also efficiently treat common causes of dizziness. This intense two-day course addresses the essentials of vestibular assessment and treatment. A powerful emphasis is placed on clinical assessment, differential diagnosis, and treatment selection. 

Delegates will be taught to recognize signs and symptoms that direct the central/sinister pathology. The vestibular rehabilitation procedures involved in the course have a strong evidence base. Analysis concerning the employment of vestibular rehabilitation evaluation and treatment in the context of Occupational Therapy and the Scope of Practice will be included. The course content is particularly applicable to patient/client groups who are prone to falling.

Course Aims:
• Know basic vestibular anatomy and physiology (semicircular canal orientation plus function and the vestibulo-ocular reflex in particular)
• Have a summary of the main vestibular pathologies
• Select a relevant subjective history including vestibular special questions
• Carry out a clinical oculomotor examination
• Clinically analyze the vestibulo-ocular reflex (dynamic visual acuity, infrared video analysis, and head thrust test)
• Clinically evaluate different types of nystagmus (central/sinister s peripheral/benign)
• Carry out an appropriate outcome-based assessment of balance
• Do positional testing for BPPV, interpret findings and treat using the appropriate maneuver (posterior, anterior, and horizontal canal variants
• Produce, evaluate and progress a patient-specific exercise-based rehabilitation program
• Identify how the content of the course could be integrated into the Occupational Therapy role.