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 February 20 - March 31, 2023.
- Now registering for the 1 day vestibular lab scheduled for April 22, 2023.
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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.
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:
Part 1 (online course): $250 course fee. Part 2 (1 day 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.
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
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