CEU Courses for PTs

BPPV is a common vestibular disorder that most often is treated in limited sessions with high success rates, however, there are complex, atypical and refractory presentations that can be challenging to manage. This course is designed to help guide clinicians in establishing better understandings of differential diagnosis e.g. BPPV vs migraine, proposed pathophysiology e.g. apogeotropic posterior canal BPPV, refractory BPPV presentations especially in older adults and develop treatment strategies to more optimally manage patients with atypical/complex BPPV. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

The purpose of this course is to introduce the vestibular clinician and researcher to the emerging concept of remote telehealth for vestibular rehabilitation and the use of digital tools that may enhance outcomes. This course will cover limitations of current clinic-based practice and how they can be addressed with digital health tools, the user-centered iterative design process for developing a gamified gaze stability exercise program, validation procedures, challenges associated with the development of digital health tools for vestibular rehabilitation, feasibility and efficacy study design and preliminary pilot study outcomes. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

This presents common pediatric diagnoses leading to peripheral or central vestibular dysfunction. The presenter will discuss screening tools, diagnostic tests, outcome measures, and physical therapy interventions for children with suspected vestibular dysfunction. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

Chronic dizziness or Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD or 3PD) is common “complication to healing” from definable inner disorders that can be both very disabling for the patient and challenging for clinicians. This course will review differential diagnosis, clinical presentation, and treatment techniques to better manage these complex patients. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

This presentation discusses the current diagnostic criteria for vestibular migraine and provides a framework for physical therapists to be able to screen for this disorder. Management of Vestibular Migraine, to include behavioral, pharmaceutical, and physical rehabilitation, will be discussed to provide physical therapists with the tools to promote successful outcomes with their patients. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

This course provides a foundation on which to treat persons with peripheral vestibular hypofunction. The Vestibular Hypofunction Clinical Practice Guideline is utilized via case based learning and recent vestibular hypofunction literature is discussed in the management of persons with peripheral vestibular disorders. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

This course outlines the patterns of central adaptation after insult to the vestibular system identifying the symptoms that can manifest and affect function. A guide to intervention strategies appropriate to each category is provided. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

BPPV is the most common vestibular disorder across the life span for which therapists play a critical role in optimal management, including, potential high rates of success with limited treatments. This course is designed to help guide clinicians in establishing the fundamental knowledge and treatment techniques to more effectively manage patients with BPPV. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

Vestibular physical therapists are in a unique position to leverage their knowledge and skills to optimize diagnosis and treatment for patients presenting with dizziness/vertigo. The ED and Acute Care setting presents the opportunity for assessment and treatment of acute presentations of dizziness/vertigo, which the speaker utilizes to impart knowledge and skills for working with people who have vestibular system pathology. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

Persons with vestibular dysfunction frequently have associated or co-morbid hearing loss. This course will help clinicians strengthen connections between their knowledge of the anatomy and neurophysiology of the vestibular and auditory systems and their clinical practice. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.