A Hands-On Learning of Examination & Evaluation of the Dizzy Patient in the Emergency Department
Are you struggling with your examination, evaluation, and intervention skills with your patients with dizziness in the Emergency Department? Let’s fix that.
Course Objectives
This course prepares you to manage the dizzy patient in the Emergency Department as a physical therapist.
- Describe the epidemiology and medical assessment for non-vestibular dizziness in a typical emergency department.
- Recognize efficient examination components for differential diagnosis in patients with possible vestibular pathology as the root cause of dizziness presenting to the emergency department.
- Identify evidence-based vestibular treatment and patient education strategies suited to the emergency department and acute care settings.
- Characterize a multidisciplinary approach to medical team collaboration and education along with proper referral patterns for post-emergency department patient care for patients with vestibular dizziness.
Your Instructors
Dr. Helena Esmonde, co-founder of Vestibular First.
Praise From Past Participants
“Honestly, I loved it all!”
“Excellent presenters, very knowledgeable and relatable and brought up great specific examples to put you in the mindset of ED focus. Models were very helpful understanding the processes/anatomy. Lab time was very helpful as well.”
Logistics
Date: September 21st, 2025
Time: 8-530 p.m.
Location: Atrium Health
Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute
1237 Harding Place Charlotte, NC 28204
Cost: $450
CEUs: 10 CEUs of lecture and lab-based content
Additional CEU Credentialing information:
This course is subcontracted to Redefine Health Education. RHE is a registered CE approval agency of the PT Board of California, a rule-approved CE provider of the PT Board of Florida (#50-32784), a licensed CE sponsor of physical therapy continuing education by the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR #216.000360), an approved CE provider of the PT Board of New Mexico, an approved CE provider of the PT Board of Oklahoma (#BAP202310010) and recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Physical Therapy as an approved sponsor of PT/PTA continuing education. In addition to the aforementioned jurisdictions, courses approved by other state boards & APTA chapters will be accepted for licensure credit in all the jurisdictions listed on this webpage, pursuant to regulation: www.redefinehealthed.com/ceuinfo. If you have a specific question about CE credit for this course in your state, please direct your inquiry including the course title in which you are interested, to info@redefinehealthed.com.
