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Introduction to Pediatric Vestibular Rehabilitation
Specialty Therapy Source, LLC
Format(s): Live Seminars
Discipline(s): Physical Therapy
Contact Hours: 16
Registration Fee: $525
Objectives
Following successful completion of the course, the participant will:
1. Identify 75% of the anatomical and physiological mechanisms
underlying impairments related to vision and balance impairments
related to vestibular dysfunction in children
2. Based on a case scenario, select age appropriate clinical tests of
vestibular function.
3. Based on examination results in a case scenario, correctly identify
vestibular function status (differentiating central and peripheral).
4. Based on a case scenario, identify and select appropriate functional
vision and balance (static and dynamic) tests representative of vestibular
related impairments in children
5. Given case descriptions, identify children for whom testing of vestibular
function and related impairments is warranted.
6. Based on evaluation results, choose appropriate intervention for vision
and balance impairments related to vestibular dysfunction in children.
Confirmation Notes
CEUs: 16 contact hours; 16 CCUs by FSBPT
Approved by Florida and New Jersey state boards and the FSBP
FSBPT (ProCert) approvals are accepted in 35 states/provinces:
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, DC, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NC, ND, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, VA, WI, WY
Approved by New Jersey State Board of Physical Therapy (#1811-51); approval pending in MA and FL.
Agenda
Day 1 (8.00 contact hours):
7:30 Registration
8:00 – 10:00 Anatomy & physiology: framework for evaluation &
treatment of vestibular function and related impairments.
10:00- 10:15 BREAK
10:15 – 11:00 Diagnoses involving vestibular dysfunction in children:
incidence and presentation
11:00 - 12 Diagnostic and clinical testing of the vestibular canal
function
Noon - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 2:15 Practicum/lab demo: Clinical tests of the oculomotor and
VOR function
2:15 - 3:00 Diagnostic and clinical testing of the vestibular otolith
function
3:00 - 3:15 BREAK
3:15 - 4:15 Practicum: clinical testing of otolith function
4:15 - 5:30 Case presentations and Discussion
5:30 Adjourn
Day 2 (8.0 contact hours):
8:00 – 9:30 BPPV – Mechanisms, Examination, Treatment
9:30 – 10:45 Practicum: Exam and Rx for BPPV
10:45-11:00 BREAK
11:00 – 12 Rationale, evidence for and selection of intervention for
vestibular related vision impairments
12:00 - 12:45 Practicum: intervention for vision impairments
12:45 -1:45 LUNCH
1:45 – 2:45 Rationale, evidence for and selection of intervention for
vestibular related balance impairments
2:45 - 3:30 Practicum: intervention strategies
3:30 - 3:45 BREAK
3:45 - 4:45 Cases and questions
4:45 - 5:30 test
5:30 PM Adjourn
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, several on site. Reviewed and approved by the
Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT).
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