Pediatric Balance and Vestibular Disorders – Contemporary Management and Pathways to Recovery

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Date & Location

Monday, May 8, 2023, 7:30 AM - Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 4:45 PM, Boston ,

Overview

Dizziness and balance impairment are common in children and adolescents, but most providers are unfamiliar with how to manage these complaints in the pediatric population. This course will train providers to effectively evaluate and manage children with vestibular disorders.

Course Format

The course will be held at Boston Children’s Hospital Waltham on Monday, May 8 and Tuesday, May 9, 2023 immediately following the weekend of the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM) in Boston.

A virtual option is available for those who are unable to attend in-person. We have also added a number of new topics, including vision therapy, genetics, surgery, school accommodations, and a panel discussion on setting up a new pediatric vestibular program.

Presentations will be recorded and available on-demand for all paid attendees for one month after the conference.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course:

Providers will be able to demonstrate effective history-taking and physical examination skills for children with dizziness and balance impairment.
Providers will be able to describe the work-up of children and adolescents presenting with dizziness.
Providers will be able to identify the most common causes of dizziness and balance impairment in pediatric patients.
Providers will be able to describe treatment strategies for pediatric patients with dizziness.
Audiologists will be able to effectively administer vestibular testing to pediatric patients.
Physical and occupational therapists will be able to administer vestibular rehabilitation to children and adolescents presenting with a variety of vestibular conditions.

Registration

To register, please click the register tab above and complete the form. If this is your first time registering for a course at Boston Children's Hospital, you will need to create an account. Please use an email address that you check frequently, as it will be used to send important information about the course.

Registration Type	Single Day	Both Days
Physician In-Person	$175.00	$300.00
Physician Virtual	$150.00	$250.00
Other Fee (e.g. physical therapists, audiologists, nurses, etc.) In-Person	$125.00	$200.00
Other Fee (e.g. physical therapists, audiologists, nurses, etc.) Virtual	$100.00	$150.00

In-person registration will close on April 24, 2023. Please note space is limited for this event and may close earlier due to max capacity. Anyone interested in in-person registration after April 24, 2023, please email cmedepartment@childrens.harvard.edu for assistance.

Pre-registration is required. Once you have registered you will receive a confirmation email with a registration receipt. Course access instructions will be sent 24 hours prior to the course launch. Please use an email you check frequently to ensure that you receive all of this important information.

If you have questions or need assistance with registration, please direct all inquiries to cmedepartment@childrens.harvard.edu.

Online Course Cancellation, Transfer & Refund Policy
Due to the propriety materials and content of each course, online virtual courses orders are NOT eligible for refund, cancellation or transfer.

Other Terms and Conditions:
Online training courses may NOT be transferred to another Participant. Participants have 2 weeks to access any virtual online course content. Participants have until the expiration date to access and complete any enduring material courses. Boston Children’s Hospital CE is not responsible for user technical difficulties including loss of internet, power outages, etc.

Cancellation of Services
Although highly unlikely, in case an event is canceled or postponed, Boson Children’s can provide a full refund or offer a credit towards future events to those who have already registered.

Refund Policy
Refunds will be made in the following ways: For payments received by credit or debit cards, the same credit/debit card will be refunded.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Boston Children's Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Disclosure Policy
Boston Children's Hospital adheres to all ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies. It is Boston Children’s policy that those who have influenced the content of a CME activity (e.g. planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that Boston Children's may identify and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.

(Academy CE Provider) is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of 15.50 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy’s Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.

Credits

CME - AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (15.50 hours), Non-Physician (Attendance) (15.50 hours), CNE (Nursing) (15.50 hours), PA (Physician Assistant) (15.50 hours), American Academy of Audiology (15.50 hours)