Nation's First CME-Certified Program for Balance Disorders Announced
"Neurovestibular Sciences: Part I" 24 hour Category 1 CME Course is scheduled August 6 - 8, 2010 in greater New York City
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) partnered with the Better Balance Fall Prevention and Wellness™ Society to certify their new Continuing Medical Education (CME) course, “Neurovestibular Sciences: The Study of Balance 
Medicine, Part I.” This course, the first of its kind in the nation designed specifically to reach clinics and private practices how to manage dizzy and balance disordered patients, is approved to offer 24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ to MD’s and DO’s. The next course is scheduled August 6 - 8, 2010 in Jersey City at the Hyatt Regency on the Hudson, conveniently located on the waterfront across from Manhattan and the greater New York City region.
New York/New Jersey CME Seminar
August 6 - 8, 2010 Click here
Coming in October: Indianapolis, Indiana 
New Intermediate Course "Neurovestibular Sciences: The Balance Continuum, Part II" Announced
June, 2010: The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) partnered with the Better Balance Fall Prevention and Wellness™ Society to certify their new intermediate Continuing Medical Education (CME) course, “Neurovestibular Sciences: The Balance Continuum, Part II.” This intermediate course is designed specifically for MD's, DO's and Audiologists and is approved to offer 24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ to MD’s and DO’s. "Neurovestibular Sciences: The Study of Balance Medicine, Part I" is recommended as a pre-requisite, but is not required. Please contact us to inquire about the next scheduled intermediate course.
About the Landmark Neurovestibular Sciences Series
Randolph McKenzie, MD, PhD, FACS, Medical Director for the Better Balance Fall Prevention and Wellness™ Society states, “Every effort was made during the creation of our landmark Neurovestibular Sciences series curriculum to present the most clinically relevant, patient care-oriented information designed for clarity of presentation and understanding.”
Dr. McKenzie continues, “The health care professionals who attend will learn to successfully apply all educational materials presented and immediately apply the learned skills in their practices. Participants will gain an enhanced understanding of effective diagnosis and management techniques to benefit their patients with dizziness, balance and movement disorders." Dr. McKenzie is Course Director for “Neurovestibular Sciences: The Study of Balance Medicine.”
Curriculum Outline: Part I
Curriculum Outline: Part II
Registration Fees
Before any CME activity is approved by PIM, the accrediting body, applicants must demonstrate strict adherence to the essential precepts, policies and standards as defined by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, as well as all guidelines put forth by the United States Food and Drug Administration and the American Medical Association. In accrediting the Neurovestibular Sciences course, PIM applied rigorous criteria to ensure clinical relevance, advancement of patient care objectives, objectivity of materials presented and complete scientific/ intellectual honesty were maintained.
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Daniel B. Scherer, Managing Partner of the Better Balance Fall Prevention and Wellness™ Society, LLC, stated, “This is the nation’s first CME-certified program for diagnosis and management of balance disorders in a clinic or private practice setting. It is a comprehensive program that advances awareness and continuing medical education for falls prevention, balance disorders and vestibular sciences. Those attending will learn how to identify risk factors, properly diagnose and effectively treat patients whose lives are adversely affected by dizziness and vertigo, patients who have fallen in the past or are unsteady or at-risk of falling. Doctors and health care professionals who are involved in falls prevention, and treatment of balance disorders will benefit by attending this course because there is no other CME program specifically designed to accomplish this goal.”
The Better Balance Fall Prevention and Wellness™ Society has currently scheduled six three-day weekend courses for 2010, including major cities such as Chicago, Illinois; Tampa, Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; Greater New York City/New Jersey; Dallas, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia. Additional course offerings during 2010 are also anticipated, covering intermediate and advanced levels of study in Balance Medicine. To view the curriculum, reserve your seat for this event, or view other scheduled dates and locations visit the CME Seminars page or call the Better Balance Fall Prevention and Wellness™ Society toll-free: 1-866-809-4452.
Medical Director Appointed
Randolph McKenzie, MD, PhD, FACS of Chattanooga, Tennessee has joined the Better Balance Fall Prevention and Wellness™ Society as Medical Director. Dr. McKenzie will direct ongoing clinical and medical efficacies and protocols plus develop the curriculum and serve as Course Director for the CME program.
Dr. McKenzie, a published author and lecturer, with more than 20 years of clinical experience, has held many academic positions including his current role as Associate Professor of Otology/Neurotology, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.
For more information on the Better Balance Fall Prevention and Wellness™ Society, its mission and the CME/CEU educational programs contact us by calling toll free: 866-809-4452.
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