Vestibular and Concussion Management for Healthcare Professionals
This online course is an introduction to vestibular pathologies such as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, peripheral hypofunction, central vertigo, and post-concussion syndrome. Rehabilitation management strategies are reviewed, including technology commonly used in vestibular and concussion management.
This course consists of two parts. An online course and an in-person lab. Participants may register only to take the online portion but must complete the online in order to participate in the 1-day in-person lab.
The online course is 13 content hours delivered over a 6-week timeframe (35 educational hours).
- Now registering for January 22 - March 1, 2024
- Now registering for the 1 day vestibular lab scheduled for December 15, 2023 (for those compelting the Fall 2023 online course).
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Course Goals for Vestibular/Concussion (Lecture)
- Students will understand the pathophysiology, assessment, and management of various common vestibular pathologies
- Students will be familiar with the assessment and treatment maneuvers for different variants of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
- Students will demonstrate understanding of the recommended assessment and management principles for acute concussion
- Students will be able to identify and manage common persistent post-concussion
symptoms.
Course Goals for Vestibular/Concussion (Lab)
- Students will be able to perform a basic assessment of vestibular conditions and concussion.
- Students will be familiar with the assessment and treatment maneuvers for different variants of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
- Students will comprehend the recommended management principles for acute concussion and post-concussive disorder.
COURSE HOURS
The course is approximately 1 credit equivalent (13 content hours). However you should expect to spend somewhere between 18-35 total hours on the course (varies depending on the individual). We do equate the course on the high end of that and 35 educational hours appear on the digital certificates that are issued after course completion.
*If you are an allied health staff member with Alberta Health Services and you support University of Alberta Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine student placements (e.g. preceptor, site coordinator) you may be eligible to receive complimentary registration for this micro-course. Please contact alliedhealth.education@ahs.ca for more information.
*If you are a current (2023-24) Faculty of Rehab Medicine (FRM) Affiliated Clinical Educator you may be eligible to receive a 15% discount for this micro-course. Please contact frmcpe@ualberta.ca for more information.
Course Instructor
Kim Dao, PT, DPT is a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy with more than fifteen years of clinical practice in acute care, rehabilitation, and outpatient settings.
She taught at the University of Alberta for over eleven years and is currently an Assistant Professor with the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Tufts University. Her teaching focus is on neuroscience, neuromuscular practice management, aging, complex conditions, and prosthetics and orthotics.
More Information
Please submit an application then proceed to make payment at:
Online course: $250.
1 day clinical lab: $350.
*A 100% refund of the $250 online course fee and $350 lab fee is available to participants who withdraw before the first day of the course/lab.
Withdrawal requests after the first day of the course are subject to a $50 administrative fee.
There are no grades for this course. Instead, students receive a complete or incomplete score based on satisfactory completion of the course. To successfully complete the course students are required to work through all learning activities and achieve 60% on all the knowledge check quizzes at the end of each module. Students are given unlimited quiz attempts and can challenge these at any time throughout the course.
Contact us at sdrefs@ualberta.ca