Vestibular rehabilitation: A competency-based course
The APA is excited to be bringing expert faculty to our shores to present Vestibular rehabilitation: A competency-based course, created by Profs Susan Herdman, Rick Clendaniel and colleagues.
As this internationally acclaimed course is in high demand and spaces are limited, registration is via an application where particular criteria applies. Applicants should note that the course requires a time commitment of approximately 65 hours across the six days.
The APA is seeking applications from applicable practitioners with prior experience treating patients/clients with vestibular deficits who are interested in furthering their knowledge of vestibular rehabilitation, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists and general practitioners.
Please note: Completing the application does NOT mean you have a confirmed place in the course. You will be notified of the outcome of your application by email within 6-8 weeks of submitting. If successful, you will be required to register and pay for the course through a separate registration process.
Please complete the short survey to register you application: application survey
Course description:
This intensive, evidence-based, six-day course is designed for physiotherapists, occupational therapists and general practitioners with experience treating patients/clients with vestibular deficits. The course consists of lecture and practical sessions with additional self-study sessions.
All participants will be expected to demonstrate assessment skills to the faculty including: oculomotor examination with emphasis on the identification normal and abnormal eye movements, balance and gait assessment with identification of fall risk, and functional assessments.
Participants will also be expected to demonstrate appropriate treatment procedures for BPPV affecting posterior, anterior and horizontal canals for both cupulolithiasis and canalithiasis, for unilateral and bilateral peripheral vestibular disorders, and for central vestibular disorders including traumatic brain injury and stroke.
Emphasis will be on utilizing assessment results to develop an effective treatment plan.
The course will include written, video and practical examinations. This course is NOT designed to be an introductory course, and it is strongly recommended that participants have experience treating people with vestibular deficits and/or have completed a previous vestibular course.
This course is now full. Please contact Lizzie.Vilmanis@australian.physio if you would like to be placed on the waitlist.
Learning outcomes
- Explain in lay terms the anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system.
- Recognize and state the clinical significance of diagnostic studies and lab data.
- Recognize and state the clinical significance of physical assessment and interview data obtained from medical records.
- Recognize the significance of therapeutic regimes including medications, diet, and surgical procedures for the patient and for vestibular rehabilitation.
- Recognize disorders that may affect the vestibular system but are not appropriate for treatment by physiotherapists
- Perform and give rationale for appropriate evaluation procedures.
- Interpret evaluation findings appropriately.
- Based on evaluation findings and medical records, formulate and give rationale for plan of care.
- Perform appropriate therapeutic procedures.
- Demonstrate appropriate post-therapy evaluation and discharge planning
Prerequisites
- Expression of interest completion.
- Attendance at a 2-day introduction to vestibular rehabilitation course would be an advantage.
- 2 years post grad with at least 6 months in Neurological patients.