Event Location
VJ Patel Building, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom
Event Dates
15 Sep 2021 - 17 Sep 2021
Event Cost
£575.00
This 3-day intensive course promotes a multidisciplinary approach to the dizzy patient and is designed to appeal to all those who manage balance patients. Over the 3 days a detailed exploration of the causes of dizziness will be undertaken, including sessions on BPPV, Meniere’s, PPPD, migraine, medical causes of dizziness, perilymph fistula, canal dehiscence, vestibulopathy and many more.
In addition to lectures there are hands on practicals with VNG, vHIT, calorics, and the new Bertec video posturography and TRV particle repositioning chair. There will plenty of opportunities for small group discussions, training on examination and treatment techniques, and a choice of small expert-led Masterclass sessions to suit your own training requirements. We welcome ENT surgeons and physicians of all grades, audiologists, physiotherapists, GPs, and scientists. Departmental balance teams often attend together.
The faculty includes the following multidisciplinary experts in the field:
Professor Peter Rea – Consultant ENT Surgeon and Professor in Balance Medicine, Leicester
Professor Joel A. Goebel – Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Washington, University School of Medicine
Professor Chris Degg – Professor in Balance Science and Consultant Clinical Scientist Nottingham University Hospitals
Professor Simon KW Lloyd – Consultant Otologist and Skull Base Surgeon Manchester
Mr Rakesh Patel – Associate Professor in Audiology, Leicester
Mr Andrew Clements – Specialist Vestibular Physiotherapist, Leicester
Mr Anil Banerjee – Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat, Leicester
Dr Peter Savundra – Consultant Audio-vestibular Physician, London
Dr Waheeda Pagarkar – Consultant Paediatric Audio-vestibular Physician, London
Paramita Baruah – Consultant ENT surgeon, Leicester
Yougan Saman – Consultant ENT surgeon, Leicester