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: Sunday, March 30th
Time: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: Tufts University 800 5th Avenue, 33rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
Cost: $400
