ASPO PEDIATRIC BALANCE AND VESTIBULAR DISORDERS SYMPOSIUM

Date:  Tuesday April 29, 2025 – 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM and Wednesday April 30, 2025 – 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Location: McGill University Health Center Research Institute,1001 Bd Décarie, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1

Cost: $350 Member, $400 Non-Member, $250 Allied Health, $150 Student/Trainee

Course Contact Person: Ms. Vicky Decubellis
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (514) 412-4400; extension 25302
Fax: (514) 412-4342 

Learning objectives:

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Describe the most common causes of vertigo and imbalance in the pediatric population
  • Diagnose these disorders based on the most up-to-date international diagnostic criteria, specialized physical examination, and diagnostic testing
  • Appreciate the multi-disciplinary treatment of children with these disorders that includes otolaryngologists, other specialists, audiologists, and physiotherapists, to name a few
  • Outline the process of starting a new multi-disciplinary pediatric vestibular program
  • Describe the recent advances and future directions of the pediatric balance and vestibular disorders field 

Symposium co-directors:
Dr. Joshua Gurberg, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, Canada
Dr Sharon Cushing, Sick Kids, Toronto, Canada

Organizing Committee Symposium:
Dr Sam Daniel, Vicky Decubellis, Dr. Joshua Gurberg, Dr. Sharon Cushing

Target audience: Otolaryngologists, audiologists, physiotherapists, pediatricians, and all health practitioners who treat children with balance disorders, including students and trainees

Symposium Schedule:

Tuesday April 29, 2025 – 8:00 AM – 16:15 (DAY 1)

8:00 am - 8:50 am- Registration and Breakfast

8:50 am - 9:00 am- Opening Remarks
                                Joshua Greenberg and Sharon Cushing

9:00 am - 9:30 am- The Pediatric Vestibular System: How Does it Differ?
                                Robert O'Reilly

9:30 am - 10:00 am- When to Worry
                                  Henri Traboulsi

10:00 am - 11:00 am- Vestibulopathy in SNHL and CI
                                    Keynote Speaker- McGill University 22nd Annual Melvin Schloss Lecturer
                                    Sharon Cushing

11:00 am - 11:30 am- Pediatric Migraine Variants
                                    Jacob Brodsky

11:30 am - 12:00 pm- Psychological Considerations in Pediatric Dizziness

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm- Lunch and Visit with Exhibitors

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm- Building a pediatric Vestibular Program in a Public Healthcare System
                                Moderator- Sharon Cushing
                                Elisabeth Plante, Isabelle Gauthier, Amelie Turcotte, Joshua Gurberg

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm- Tour of the MCH Vestibular Testing Lab
                                Elisabeth Plante, Isabelle Gauthier, Amelie Turcotte, Joshua Gurberg

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm- Panel Discussion- Post-Concussive Vertigo
                                Debbie Friedman, Joshua Gurberg, Lisa Grilli, Christine Beaulieu, Karine Gauthier

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm- Coffee Break and Visit with Exhibitors

3:30 pm - 4:15 pm- Exploring the Intersection of Congenital Cytomegalovirus and Vestibular Function

Wednesday April 30, 2025 – 8:00 AM – 16:00 (Day 2)

8:00 am - 8:50 am- Breakfast

8:50 am - 9:00 am- Opening Remarks

9:00 am - 9:30 am - A Dizzying Dilemma: Tackling Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness in Pediatric Patients
                                Carolyn Jenks

9:30 am - 10:30 am- Pediatric Vestibular Testing- VNG/VEMOs/VHIT
                                  Kristen Janky

10:30 am - 11:00 am- Pediatric Vestibular Testing- Rotary Chair
                                    Guang Wei Zhou

11:00 am - 12:00 pm- Panel- Peri-CI Vestibular Testing Part
                                    Moderator- Joshua Gurberg
                                    Melissa Hazen, Francois Prevost, David Lee, Karen Hendrick

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm- Lunch and Visit with Exhibitors

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm - Vestibular PT- Treatment of Vestibular Loss
                                 Elizabeth Dannenbaum

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm- Vestibular PT- Particle Repositioning Maneuvers- What Else Besides Epley? Hands-on
                                Elizabeth Cummo

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm- Pediatric Vertigo- Putting it all Together
                                Jacob Brodsky

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm- Coffee Break and Visit with Exhibitors

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm- Difficult Cases Panel
                                Robert O'Reilly, Jacob Brodsky, and Others