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The Better Balance Fall Prevention and Wellness™ Society was founded to advance the effectiveness of vestibular sciences, fall prevention and wellness methods to health care professionals.

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Nation's First Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program for Balance Disorders

“Neurovestibular Sciences: The Study of Balance Medicine, Part I” is the first of its kind in the nation designed specifically to teach clinics and private practices how to manage dizzy and balance disordered patients. MD's and DO's who attend the two day course will be eligible to receive up to 18 CME credits.

Neurovestibular Sciences: The Study of Balance Medicine, Part I

Curriculum Outline: Part I
Curriculum Outline: Part II
Registration Fees

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Next PART I event:

Jacksonville, Florida
September 22-23, 2012

The event will be hosted by Welcome HomeCare, Inc.
9570 Regency Square Boulevard, Jacksonville, Florida, USA 32225

NOTE: To register, contact the Better Balance Society at 260-436-1432 or fax your completed registration/payment form to 928-543-4324. For more information, please click here. We have obtained special discounts for select local hotels in Jacksonville, Florida for this event.

Part I Target Audience
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of medical doctors and health care professionals involved in the care of patients with balance disorders.

Part I Program Overview
This course is designed specifically to teach clinics and private practices how to manage dizzy and balance disordered patients. The health care professionals who attend will learn to successfully apply all educational material presented and learned skills acquired directly and immediately into their practices.  Participants will gain an enhanced understanding of effective diagnosis and management techniques to benefit their patients with dizziness, balance and movement disorders.

Part I Educational Objectives
After completing this activity, participants should be better able to:

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Curriculum Outline: Part I
Curriculum Outline: Part II
Registration Fees

Part I Curriculum Outline

Neurovestibular Sciences:
The Study of Balance Medicine – Part One
Course Director – Randolph McKenzie, MD, PhD, FACS

Program Agenda

Course Outline:

1. Introduction
1. Historical Perspectives
2. Scope of the Problem
3. Normal Aging- The Phenomenon of Presbyastasis
4. Balance Factors & Aging
5. Visual, Vestibular & Proprioceptive Changes with Aging
6. Falls
2. Anatomy & Physiology
1. Central & Peripheral Vestibular Systems
1. General Considerations
2. Balance Control
2. Peripheral Vestibular Systems
1. Labyrinthine Structures
1. Semicircular Canals (SCC)
2. Otolith Organs
3. Vestibular Receptor Cells
2. Endolymph Flow
3. Physiology of Vestibular Afferents
1. Vestibular Afferents
2. SCC excitation / inhibition
3. SCC Orientation
4. Vestibular Nuclei
5. Vestibular Ocular Reflex (VOR)
4. Central Vestibular System
1. Vestibular Nerves
2. Vestibular Nuclei
1. Location & Orientation
3. Vestibular Efferent Pathways
4. Cerebellum
1. Gross & Microscopic Anatomy
2. Vestibulo & Spino Cerebellar Afferents
3. Deep Nuclear Arrangement
5. Vestibular Reflex Systems
6. Summary of Peripheral & Central Vestibular Systems

Faculty
Randolph McKenzie, MD, PhD, FACS is the Course Director for “Neurovestibular Sciences: The Study of Balance Medicine.”  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.

 

Curriculum Outline: Part I
Curriculum Outline: Part II
Registration Fees

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Part I Event hours:
Saturday: 7:15 am to 5:45 pm
Sunday: 7:15 am to 5:45 pm

NOTE: Attendees will be credited for actual hours attended. If you cannot attend the entire seminar, you will still receive credit for the hours you are present. Please refer to the program agenda for schedule details.

Program Agenda for Part I

Saturday September 22 Schedule
7:00 am	Registration and Continental-style breakfast
7:15 – 7:45 am	Program Overview
7:45  – 9:00 am	Scope of Problem, Normal Aging, Falls, Anatomy-Central/Peripheral
9:00 – 9:50 am	Vestibular Systems, Physiology – Vestibular Afferents, Central Vestibular Systems ,Vestibular Afferents, Central Vestibular Systems
9:50 – 10:00 am	Break
10:00 – 11:00 am	Physiology –Vestibular Nerves, Vestibular nuclei, Efferent pathways
11:00 – 12:00 pm	Physiology –Cerebellum ,Vestibular Reflex Systems, Summary of Peripheral/Central Vestibular Systems
12:00 – 1:00 pm	Lunch hour (on your own). A casual lunch (ie, sandwiches/salad) will be provided on site.
1:00 – 2:00 pm	Vestibular Testing-VNG & Platform posturography
2:00 – 3:00 pm	Vestibular testing continued, Vestibular disorders with audio findings
3:00 – 3:10 pm	Break
3:10 – 4:00 pm	Breakout Session – VNG & Platform posturography demonstration
4:00 – 5:30 pm	Establish a Balance Practice, Billing & Coding
5:30 - 5:45 pm	Wrap up and Adjourn
Sunday September 23 Schedule
7:00 am 7:15 – 7:30 am	Sign-in and Continental-style breakfast   Program Overview
7:30 – 9:00 am	Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
9:00 – 10:00 am	Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT)
10:00 – 10:10 am	Break
10:10 – 11:00 am	Specific VRT Exercises
11:00 – 12:00 pm	VNG interpretation, Case studies
12:00 – 1:00 pm	Lunch hour (on your own). A casual lunch (sandwiches/salad) will be provided on site.
1:00 – 2:00 pm	Breakout Session – BPPV Diagnosis and Canalith Repositioning Maneuvers
2:00 – 3:00 pm	Breakout Session – VNG & Posturography Interpretations, Case Studies
3:00 – 3:10 pm	Break
3:10 – 4:15 pm	Breakout Session – VNG & Posturography Interpretations cont.
4:15 – 5:30 pm	Establishing a Balance Practice, Billing & Coding for Vestibular Testing
5:30 – 5:45 pm	Wrap up and Adjourn

 

 

Americans with Disabilities Act
Event staff will be glad to assist you with any special needs (ie, physical, dietary, such as vegetarian, religious, etc). Please contact us prior to the live event by calling 260-436-1432 or indicate your request(s) on the registration form.

 

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Curriculum Outline: Part I
Curriculum Outline: Part II
Registration Fees

Part I Seminar Registration Fees

Fees for all registered attendees:

All physicians (MD's or DO's) requesting CME credits
Registration is $795 


All attendees who are not requesting CME credits, including physicians, Audiologists, OT's, PT's, technicians, other health care professionals and staff members
Registration is $449 


Early Registration Discounts and Group Rates

Group rates are available based on the type and number of attendees in the group. Please call 260-436-1432 for information regarding specific group packages. Group rates may be combined with early registration discounts.

Early registration discounts are available to attendees who pre-pay 30 days or more in advance. To obtain a discount of $50 per attendee, please return your registration form with payment at least 30 days ahead of the event's start date. To obtain a discount of $75 per attendee, please prepay 60 days ahead and to obtain a discount of $125 per CME attendee and $100 per non-CME attendee, please prepay 90 days in advance. Make a notation on the form indicating the early registration discount, which is only available upon request at the time of sign-up. Retro-active early registration discounts are not available.

Full payment must be received with each registration to achieve any discounts. Visa, Mastercard and checks drawn on US banks are accepted.

 

Program Agenda

What is included for all registered attendees?

1. Notebook of the course information and handout
2. A complimentary Continental-style breakfast and casual lunch (sandwiches/salads) will be available onsite both days for the Jacksonville program. Several restaurants are located nearby for those who wish to go offsite for lunch.
3. One year membership in the Better Balance Fall Prevention and Wellness Society for all registered attendees who attend the 2012 programs.

CEU’s for PT’s, OT’s and other physicians are planned for the future, but not available for current seminars.



 

Payment Information

Visa, Mastercard and checks drawn on US banks are accepted. Please complete the registration form and fax or mail it with your credit card information or check. Our fax line is confidential and secure.

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Program Agenda

Facility Location and Hotel Reservation Information

Please contact us for details on Better Balance CME seminar locations and hotel accomodations.

The next Part I event will be hosted by WELCOME HOMECARE located at 9570 Regency Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32225. For more information, please click here. We have obtained special discounts for select local hotels in Jacksonville, Florida for this event.

 

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