The Miami-­‐Marquette Challenge 2013-­‐2014 Course Course Title: Advances in Vestibular Rehabilitation Course Speaker: Susan L. Whitney, DPT, PhD, NCS, ATC, FAPTA Course Description: The participant will: 1. Be exposed to new methods of diagnosis and management of the person with BPPV 2. Be able to practice some of the newer techniques utilized for interventions for persons living with BPPV 3. Be exposed to some of the unique attributes that persons presenting with concussion demonstrate and will begin to understand how to utilize vestibular rehabilitation to assist in their management 4. Be able to perform and understand the results of the cover/uncover test plus will understand how a tropia or phoria can affect patient management of the person with a concussion 5. Be able to “vote” with clicker technology about eye movements in order to improve differential diagnosis skills related to knowing when to treat and when to refer out 6. Be exposed to the newest advances in balance and vestibular rehabilitation Date: Saturday April 12, 2014 Time: 8:00 AM-­‐4:30 PM Registration begins at 7:30 am Location: Lancaster General Hospital 555 N Duke St Lancaster, PA 17602 Room 5 & 7 Direct Access CEU’s: 1.5 General Access CEU’s: 5.5 Total CEU’s: 7 Cost of Course: $225.00 All proceeds from this course will be donated to the Foundation for Physical Therapy as part of the Miami-­‐
Marquette Challenge. Registration online: http://pittphysicaltherapy.com/ Registration by mail: (see last page) About the Speaker: Course Schedule: Susan L. Whitney, DPT, PhD, NCS, ATC, FAPTA received her PhD in motor development/motor learning from the University of Pittsburgh and her professional physical therapy education from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. Currently, she is a professor in physical therapy in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and an associate professor in the department of otolaryngology in the School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh. She is the Program Director of the Centers for Rehab Services (CRS) Balance and Vestibular Rehabilitation Center at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Whitney is supported by an NIH grant from NIDCD to study the effect of vibrotactile feedback in persons with vestibular disorders. Dr. Whitney has authored or coauthored over 80 articles on Medline, most of which relate to vestibular rehabilitation and has co-­‐written a book about vestibular disorders. 8:00-­‐10:00 –Course Introduction, Update on new interventions for persons with BPPV 10:00-­‐10:15 –Break 10:15-­‐11:00—BPPV Lab 11:00-­‐12:00—Managemnet of the Person with Concussion 12:00-­‐1:00—Lunch 1:00-­‐2:30—Concussion Case/Traumatic Brain Injury/Lab (Continued) 2:30-­‐2:45—Break 2:45-­‐3:30—Oculomotor video exam analysis 3:30-­‐4:15—New Advances in Balance and Vestibular Rehabilitation 4:15-­‐4:30—Questions and Answers *Schedule subject to change FOR REGISTRATION BY MAIL ONLY Course Information: Course Title: Advances in Vestibular Rehabilitation Course Speaker: Susan L. Whitney, DPT, PhD, NCS, ATC, FAPTA Date: April 12, 2014 Cost: $225.00 -­‐Make check payable to The Pittsburgh-­‐Marquette Challenge Registrant Information: *Full Name: _________________________________________________________________________________ Mailing Address: ___________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ *&Email Address:____________________________________________________________________________ Phone Number:_____________________________________________________________________________ Employer: ___________________________________________________________________________________ *Denotes required field for registration &Please note. Notification of registration from PittMarquetteChallenge@gmail.com will be sent to the mail address you provide. Until confirmation is received, you will not be successfully registered for the course. Mail this completed form and check to: Pitt-­‐Marquette Challenge 6035 Forbes Tower Pittsburgh PA, 15260