Foundation Cases - Vertigo (222HEE)

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Format: Online teaching via Zoom https://zoom.us/join

Joining details will be made available only once booked onto this course.

About the “Foundation Cases” teaching series:

Delivering education to trainees has become more challenging during the COVID19 pandemic. As such the ‘foundation cases’ series has been set up to provide doctors as an alternative to face to face teaching. To be kept up to date about upcoming events visit our Facebook page.

We will be providing certificates of attendance to use for your CV/as proof for teaching hours.

After the session please complete the feedback form via Maxcourse or the QR code linked within the session.

Mandatory: Foundation Year 2

Dr Emma Axon (EM) talks through a variety of different presentations in the ED/primary care setting – considering different causes for vertigo, the examination and investigations to consider and how to gain confidence with your diagnosis/differentials and treatment plan.

This course aims to help you gain confidence assessing, investigating and managing vertigo within the ED/primary care or on the ward.

1. How to differentiate peripheral and central causes of vertigo.

2. Confidence with the initial examination of a patient in the ED or primary care

3. When and what investigations to consider

To consider and gain confidence with differentials of vertigo – trauma, drug, CV, respiratory, vestibular causes and stroke.

This course links with the following Foundation Professional Capabilities (FPCs):

4: Keeps practice up to date through learning and teaching

9: Recognises, assesses and initiates management of the acutely ill patient

11: Obtains history, performs clinical examination, formulates differential diagnosis and management plan

12: Requests relevant investigations and acts upon results

19: Makes patient safety a priority in clinical practice