Assessment and Management of Balance Disorders in Children

25 – 27 June 2025

The course is designed for all clinicians with an interest in the assessment and management of children with dizziness who have some basic knowledge of vestibular assessment and rehab in adults.

Course organisers: Dr Elwina Timehin & Paul Radomskij

Delegates will be provided with a pre-course reading list and presentations, which will maximise their learning opportunities during the course. Course materials are included in the registration fee.

The course is suitable for:

– Audiologists
– Audiovestibular doctors
– Physiotherapists and other health professionals

The course covers a wide range of topics including:

– Functional anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system
– Development of normal balance function in children and common motor milestones
– Common peripheral and central causes of dizziness in children
– Patient and Parent Centred Interview
– Non-vestibular causes of dizziness
– Role and value of non-audiological tests
– Genetics of Vestibular Disorders
– Medical Management of the dizzy child
– Clinical test of vestibular function
– Physiotherapist assessment of the dizzy child
– The frequency response of the vestibular system – which part of the vestibular system are we testing?
– Modification of objective balance assessments when testing children and case studies
– VEMPs and VHIT in children
– Vestibular rehabilitation in children

For full information and how to book see the link here.