HCE: Military Vestibular Assessment and Rehabilitation (MVAR), Beginner
Program Description
This Beginner course is appropriate for clinicians with limited (<2 years) vestibular experience evaluating and treating individuals with dizziness.
This course will feature didactic and laboratory instruction covering: introduction to peripheral and central vestibular anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology; assessment of the patient with dizziness; vestibular function testing; assessment and treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and other disorders of the peripheral vestibular system; clinical and instrumented tests and measures; rehabilitation techniques for the patient with dizziness; and special considerations and return to duty decision making for the military population.
Target Audience
This activity provides continuing education for physicians, audiologists, athletic trainers, physical therapists, and physical therapy assistants treating military beneficiaries and Veterans in Defense Health Agency and Department of Veterans Affairs health care facilities. A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.
Selena Bobula, P.T., D.P.T., N.C.S., O.C.S.
Army Lieutenant Colonel Carrie Hoppes, P.T., Ph.D., N.C.S., O.C.S., A.T.C., C.S.C.S.
Karen Lambert, P.T., D.P.T., N.C.S.
Robin Pinto, Au.D., CCC-A.
Army Major Angela Weston, P.T., D.P.T., O.C.S., C.S.C.S., Ph.D.
Accommodations for Learners with Hearing Impairment
Captions and transcripts are available upon request for all CE/CME live events and on-demand courses sponsored by J-7 CEPO.
Live events:
To request real-time, streaming closed captions, please contact CEPO at least three business days before an event begins. If CEPO cannot arrange for live event captioning, then a video recording and transcript of the audio will be provided after the event.
On-demand "Home Study" courses:
You may request a transcript (a written account of a pre-recorded video’s audio content) upon registering for a CEPO Home Study course.
CEPO can typically deliver a transcript within ten business days.
For more information, or to submit a request, please contact CEPO at dha.ncr.j7.mbx.cepo-cms-support@health.mil.