Vestibular Testing: What's Warranted, What's Wasteful, 2024

Saturday, September 28, 2024

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

Location: MBCC, 222

CME/MOC Credit: 1

Disclosure(s):

Edward I. Cho, MD:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Meredith E. Adams, MD MS:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Jeffrey D. Sharon, MD:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The growing array of available vestibular tests presents new possibilities for measuring the function of the vestibular system. However, it also invites debate and confusion as clinicians determine how best to utilize these tools to evaluate patients with dizziness. In this case-based panel presentation, sponsored by the Equilibrium committee, panelists will present a range of common clinical scenarios and will discuss how they would approach the evaluation, including which vestibular tests they would obtain (if any), how they would interpret them, and, most importantly, how having the results would change their management. Testing modalities discussed will include videonystagmography, rotary chair, video head impulse testing, and vestibular evoked myogenic potentials. The goal of this presentation is to equip clinicians to make wise choices about the use and interpretation of vestibular testing when caring for dizzy patients.

Learning Objectives:

Evaluate the benefits and limitations of the diverse array of vestibular tests available.
Determine what is a reasonable vestibular test battery for common clinical scenarios.
Interpret patterns in vestibular test results that drive patient management decisions.

Moderator(s)

Edward I. Cho, MD

Physician
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA, United States

Disclosure(s):
faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Panelist(s)

Meredith E. Adams, MD MS

Associate Professor
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, United States

Disclosure(s):
faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Jeffrey D. Sharon, MD

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
UCSF Medical Center
Berkeley, CA, United States

Disclosure(s):
faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.