Intro to Vestibular Rehabilitation
Third Party Event
| Venue | Mater Hospital |
| City | Dublin |
| County | Dublin |
| Contact Hours | 14 |
| Event Type | Course/Workshop |
| Specialities | Gerontology, Neurology |
| Presenter Details | Dr. Dara Meldrum, PhD MISCP Dara is a physiotherapist with over 25 years of clinical and teaching experience. She is presently a Research Fellow at the Academic Unit of Neurology, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin and also works clinically at the Balance Centre in Ranelagh, Dublin. She graduated from Trinity College Dublin and worked in Physiotherapy departments in Canada and Ireland, specializing in neuro-rehabilitation. She obtained a MSc. in Neuro-rehabilitation from Brunel University. In 1996 she started the first formalized vestibular rehabilitation service in Ireland at Beaumont Hospital. Her research is primarily in neuro-rehabilitation with particular interest in vestibular rehabilitation and computerized motion analysis. She was awarded a Health Research Board Research Training Fellowship in August 2010 to carry out a randomized controlled trial in the area of vestibular rehabilitation and obtained her PhD in 2014. She has published 31 peer reviewed publications, 4 book chapters and has over 60 conference proceedings. She lectures and teaches extensively in the area of vestibular rehabilitation. She completed a Diploma in Clinical Trials at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2015). Dr. Douglas Duffy, DPT MISCP Douglas received his doctorate in physiotherapy from Arcadia University in Philadelphia, USA in 2004. He has a post-doctoral certificate in vestibular rehabilitation from Emory University run by the leading experts in the field. After training and working in America, he moved to Ireland in 2006. He has given numerous lectures and taught courses in the evaluation and treatment of vestibular and balance disorders and has been a clinical tutor on vestibular disorders at the Eye and Ear hospital for UCD and Trinity medical students. |
| Refreshments Included | Yes |
| Free Event | No |
| How to Book | Phone or email |
| Contact Person | Ruth |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |
| Contact Phone | 016625977 |
| Pre Course Requirement | None |
| Member Price | €350.00 |
| Branch Price | €350.00 |
| Non-Member Price | €350.00 |
| Date | 25 May 2024 09:00 - 26 May 2024 16:30 |
This 2 day introductory course is designed for physiotherapists to gain knowledge and skills in the growing area of vestibular rehabiltiation. No prior knowledge is required. Through a series of lectures, videos, practicals and interactive case studies participants will learn to assess and recognize common vestibular disorders and their presentations. Basic treatment techniques will be demonstrated and practiced.
