Webinar: Balance & Vertigo – Assessment & Treatment of Vestibular Disorders

Date and time

Thursday 25th June

15:00 - 17:00

Speaker

Dr Ben Turner & Mr Nicholas Eynon Lewis

Consultant Neurologist And Consultant ENT Surgeon

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Webinar: Balance & Vertigo – Assessment & Treatment of Vestibular Disorders

This event is available to purchase on-demand and was first delivered on Thursday 25 June 2020.

According to a Medscape article, the incidence of dizziness, vertigo, and imbalance is ‘40% in patients older than 40 years’. Such symptoms can lead to falling accidents which occur in 25% of subjects over 65. With presentations of this kind being extremely common, it is important to be able to isolate and identify where the problem lies, particularly if it is a persistent issue.

Join Consultant Neurologist, Dr Ben Turner, and Consultant ENT Surgeon, Mr Nicholas Eynon-Lewis, for an in-depth discussion of Vestibular Disorders in this interactive webinar. They will be uniting their knowledge and expertise to provide a comprehensive analysis of the conditions.

We will be breaking down and assessing the various parts of the balance system, examining the reasons why some people feel such symptoms while others do not. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo is commonly caused by a problem with balance in the inner ear, however, it can also be caused by problems in certain parts of the brain. We will look at the signs that are commonly exhibited by patients, such as sickness and dizziness, and how to identify whether the problem is neurological, or ENT-related. We will discuss how abnormalities in specific areas of the brain that deal with balance or integration of vision can cause dizziness and put patients off-balance. Our speakers will be presenting their assessment techniques including function testing, such as looking inside the patients’ ears and checking the eyes for signs of uncontrollable movement (nystagmus). This will help in the accurate diagnosis of problems and conditions, such as Ménière’s disease.

They will also be taking a multidisciplinary approach in advising on clinical techniques that can be used in the rehabilitation of balance and vertigo. From simple manual therapy manoeuvres, such as the Epley’s head manoeuvre, to medication options available and treatment of Ménière’s disease which includes salt restriction and diuretics, we will be covering all the bases.

Schedule

Assessing the parts of the balance system
Symptoms of different conditions – how to identify where the problem lies
Assessment & diagnostic workup - Balance function testing
Treatment options – Manual & pharmaceutical therapies

Learning Outcomes:

Understand why people get feelings of dizziness, imbalance and vertigo
Identify differences between neurological and ENT disorders
Enhance your knowledge of function testing techniques
Learn about rehabilitation therapy options, including exercises and medications

Nicholas Eynon-Lewis

Consultant ENT Surgeon |London

Mr Nicholas Eynon-Lewis is an ENT surgeon at Barts Health. He trained at Charing Cross Hospital, The Royal Free Hospital and St Bartholomew’s as well as The National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital and other hospitals in the UK.

He is the lead for undergraduate teaching at Barts and The London Medical School, University of London. In addition, he is involved with organising and lecturing on courses at The University of London, City University and The Royal College of Surgeons of England. He has lectured on core training, basic surgical skills and surgical careers at The Royal College.

He is the only UK-based surgeon on the editorial board of the worldwide online ENT journal Otolaryngology published by OMICS. He has published on a range of surgical topics.

Mr Eynon-Lewis lives in London. He is interested in sport, natural history and global health.

Ben Turner

Consultant Neurologist |London

Dr Ben Turner is a highly experienced Consultant Neurologist. He was appointed to St Bartholomew’s and The Royal London NHS Hospitals in 2003. An Honorary Senior Lecturer for his research work and publications in Multiple Sclerosis and other Neurological Conditions, such as Headache and Dizziness. Private patients are seen at London Bridge Hospital, Old Broad Street Clinic, The London Clinic, and The BUPA Cromwell Hospital.

Dr Turner has a particular interest in headache, notably migraine and dizziness. More than one in five people suffer from migraine making it one of the most common disabling conditions, according to the World Health Organisation and yet it remains under-recognised.

Dr Turner is also actively involved in research into Multiple Sclerosis, particularly clinical research into new therapies, and has over 20 years clinical trial experience. He is Chief UK and Principal Investigator for several phase III clinical treatment trials and leads the HSCT stem cell therapy programs for MS at Bart’s Health NHS Trust. Through this work Dr Turner has an extensive knowledge and experience in the full range of disease modifying therapies available to MS patients.

As an NHS consultant in a busy London Teaching Hospital, Dr Turner has two decades of experience in the full range of neurological conditions, caring for patients suffering from daily complaints such as headache and dizziness as well as life threatening conditions such as TB meningitis.

Dr Turner is Clinical and Educational Lead of Neurology for Barts Health NHS Trust, As Clinical lead Dr Turner manages the Neurology department and helps develop its role in a large London Teaching Hospital, providing for one the most ethnically rich but economically poor areas of the UK. As Educational lead Dr Turner oversees the training of junior doctors both locally and nationally.

Live 2-hour group learning webinar, speaker's slides (if permitted), CPD certificate, recording of the course.

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