2-Day Enhanced Vestibular Course - Plymouth (4th & 5th July 2026)

Saturday 4th July and Sunday 5th July 2026 

Plymouth 

Two-Day Enhanced Vestibular Rehabilitation Course

This intensive two-day course equips frontline clinicians—physiotherapists, occupational therapists, advanced nurse practitioners, GP trainees, doctors, and consultants—in acute, primary, and community care with essential vestibular assessment and rehabilitation skills for managing acute and chronic dizziness.

Course Objectives

Participants gain practical proficiency in bedside vestibular screening (e.g., Dix-Hallpike, HIT), differential diagnosis of common causes like BPPV and PPPD, and evidence-based interventions such as canalith repositioning and gaze stabilization exercises. Tailored for busy clinicians, the program emphasizes rapid triage to rule out red fl<

Saturday 4th July and Sunday 5th July 2026 

Plymouth 

Two-Day Enhanced Vestibular Rehabilitation Course Agenda

This comprehensive agenda follows a case-study-driven, hands-on approach, integrating real-world scenarios (e.g., post-viral dizziness, TBI-related imbalance) with practical sessions for immediate clinical application.

Day 1: Vestibular Assessment Mastery (7 hours CPD)

9:00  Registration and Welcome  

         Case Scenarios

9:15-10:00: Balance control - Overview of Structures & Functions 

10:00 -10:45: Dizziness and Nystagmus 

Nystagmus Observation, Analysis & Interpretation  

Acute vertigo post-virus vs. stroke mimic.

Hands-on: video demos of spontaneous, gaze-evoked, and positional nystagmus  

Practical breakout: Differentiate central (stroke) vs. peripheral (vestibular neuritis) patterns, interpret for red-flag triage.

10:45.:-11:00 Coffee Break

11:00-12:15 Peripheral Vestibular Diagnosis: Hypofunction & Acute Variants  

Case: Unilateral vestibular hypofunction post-labyrinthitis with oscillopsia.

Practical: Head impulse test (HIT), ; diagnose hypofunction.

Group analysis: Rule out central causes, initiate acute management.

12:15-13:15 Lunch

13:15-14:30 BPPV basic: Common Variants (90 min)

Cases: Classic posterior canal 

Hands-on rotations: Dix-Hallpike test 

Practical: Perform Epley/ with competency checklists.

14:30-14:45 Coffee Break

14:45-15:45: Vestibular Rehabilitation for hypofunction   

15:45- 16:00: Synthesise Day 1 via acute dizziness pathway flowchart; peer-teach nystagmus/BPPV and hypofunction findings.

Day 2: Rehabilitation & Complex Conditions (7 hours CPD)

9:00-10:30 Vestibular Migraine  

Case scenarios: Vestibular migraine triggered by motion in IT consultant; PPPD post-TBI with non-spinning dizziness.

Diagnostic criteria (ICHD-3 for VM; Bärány for PPPD).

Practical: Trigger identification, lifestyle audits; differentiate from peripheral hypofunction.

10:30-10:545 Coffee Break

10:45-12:00 Persistent Postural-Perceptual  Dizziness (PPPD))

12:00-12:45 Lunch

12:45-14:30: BPPVs (Lateral, Anterior and cupulolithiasis variants)

14:30 -14:45 Coffee Break

14:45-15:45. Vestibular specific outcome measures 

Discuss NHS barriers (e.g., scarce vestibular access) and solutions like tele-rehab.

15:45-16:00 Q&A