Managing Vestibular Dysfunction
Managing Vestibular Dysfunction
Presented by: Michelle Gutierrez, PT, DSc
Sat. May 4, 2019, 8:00 – 5:00 pm and Sun. May 5, 2019, 8:00 – 2:45 pm
Campbell Building Room 113 (Lunch and snacks included in registration cost)
Sponsored by: The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
Fourteen (14.0) CCUs has been applied for from the Texas Physical Therapy Association
Course Description: This course will provide a comprehensive review of the physical therapeutic assessment and management of Vestibular Disorders. The target audience includes physical therapists working with patients complaining of dizziness. Secondary audience will be physical therapist assistants and occupational therapists working with patients complaining of dizziness. This is an introductory course; no prior experience with Vestibular Rehabilitation is required. The anatomy, pathophysiology and the clinical features of common vestibular disorders will be reviewed with emphasis on therapeutic techniques used in treatment. Lecture, demonstration, videos and hands-on lab will be used to present this information.
About the Instructor: Michelle Gutierrez, PT, DSc, received her Master’s in Physical Therapy from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and her Doctor of Science from the University of Alabama Birmingham. She has inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation experience in the El Paso and Las Cruces area, in staff and supervisory capacities. She has experience in a hearing and balance center in Las Cruces pursuing her interest in vestibular rehab. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor at University of Texas at El Paso at the Doctor of Physical Therapy Department. Her most recent clinical experience was at William Beaumont Army Medical Center working with both orthopedically and neurologically involved service members. She has taught continuing education courses for practicing therapists and physicians in Texas, New Mexico and Louisiana. She completed the Vestibular Competency Course in 1998. She is a member of American Physical Therapy Association’s Academy of Neurological Physical Therapists, and Orthopedic and Education Sections and has held various elected offices in the Vestibular Rehabilitation Special Interest Group.
Course and Registration information: Course Info.pdf
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