Guest Speakers Services - Sample Session Topics & Speakers 2003-2007 ARCHIVES:

BADD regularly sponsors informative talks by professionals on topics of interest to members such as:  treatments available, medications, alternative medicine, helpful exercises for vestibular disorders.

January 24, 2007

"Dr. Brian Westerberg is Providence Health Care's Program Director for Ontalaryngology Residency.  He is also with the Rotary Hearing Clinic at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver.  Dr. Westerberg did his residency at the University of British Columbia in Otolaryngology, plus a fellowship in Otology and Neurotology at the California Ear Institute at Stanford University in California.  For the past 10 years his practice has focused on the study and treatment of disorders of the ear." [fr. pdf poster for BADD from Providence Health Care ]

(credits:  original pdf poster designed by Trudy Urquhart, Providence Health )

You are invited to a free program

“SHARING COPING STRATEGIES”

Our members share what they have learned about dealing with
Vestibular, Balance and Dizziness Disorders.
No one understands better than we do.
These strategies may be useful to others who are also dealing
with these disorders.

St. Paul’s Hospital,
Hurlburt Auditorium

4:30 p.m.
November 22nd, 2006

This event is our AGM, and is open to the public

For information call:604 878-8383 (BADD)

FLASH!!! FLASH!!! FLASH!!!

"BALANCE AWARENESS WEEK"
September 2006

SPECIAL PANEL PRESENTATION
featuring

Moderator:  David Berner, actor/playwright/broadcaster/ motivational speaker/author/activist and man-about- town.

Panel:

• Dr. Neil Longridge, Medical Director, VGH Neuro- otology unit, Head of Division of Otolaryngology, UBC.
• Art Mallinson, Neurophysiologist, VGH Neuro-otology unit, who assesses patients with dizziness, imbalance or generalized unsteadiness.
• Susan Rankin, Burnaby Physiotherapist with a special interest in vestibular rehabilitation, who has taken a number of post-graduate courses in this area.

St. Paul's Hospital, Hurlburt Auditorium
4:30 p.m. September 20th, 2006
Open to the public
For information call:604 878-8383 (BADD) or visit our Web Site

Panel Member Background Profiles

DAVID BERNER:
David Berner has been many things to many people; actor, playwright, broadcaster, teacher, social activist, and motivational speaker. After 10 years running a Residential Centre for drug addicts, alcoholics and ex-cons, Mr. Berner shifted his energies to Show Business. Over 30 years, he has compiled a 5-page resume of performances in radio, television, stage and film. He is a regular contributor to local magazines and websites and his first novel is in the hands of a Toronto publisher. Local audiences best know him of course, for his many years as an enormously popular Radio Talk Show Host on CKNW Radio.

DR. NEIL LONGRIDGE:
Dr. Longridge is an ear, nose and throat specialist with special expertise in diagnosing the patient with dizziness and balance disorders. He is Medical Director of the Neuro-otology unit at Vancouver General Hospital and Head of the Division of Otolaryngology at UBC.

ART MALLINSON:
Art Mallinson is a neurophysiologist in the Neuro-otology unit at VGH, and assesses patients who have (often complex) complaints of dizziness, imbalance or generalized unsteadiness resulting from inner ear disease. Patients are referred to the Unit by specialists and different assessment techniques are used.

Both Dr. Longridge and Art Mallinson have been actively involved in research together for the last 25 years and at present are working on several studies, including the effects of aging on the balance system, workplace injury to the balance system, and development of better techniques of measuring balance in adults as well as children.

SUSAN RANKIN:
Susan Rankin is a physiotherapist with a private practice in Burnaby, where she treats people with vestibular or facial problems or both. In addition to a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy and a Masters in Health Sciences, she began taking post-graduate courses in vestibular rehabilitation in response to many of her facial patients who also had vestibular symptoms. She sees people one-on-one, and is keen on empowering people through knowledge as well as guiding them through appropriate exercises.

Dr. Philippe A. Souvestre, M.D (France), R.R.P., R. Ac. will review possible common and uncommon causes of Balance and Dizziness Disorders; discuss the literature and a few typical clinical cases; their correlation with various types of traumas, whether physical, cognitive and/or emotional; the Sensory Motor Controls regulatory system; the Postural Deficiency Syndrome; the distinction between DAMAGE vs. DYSFUNCTION within the central nervous system/brain; successful treatment patterns and success rate for dizziness, unsteadiness, etc.

This event is open to the public. For information call: 604 878-8383 (BADD) or visit our Web Site at www.BalanceAndDizziness.org

Dr. Souvestre, founder and Medical Director of the NeuroKinetics® Traumatology and Concussion Clinic located in Vancouver, practiced for 20 years in Traumatology and Aerospace; Sports Medicine and trained in Occupational Medicine. He served 10 years as a Flight Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Flight Experimenter for the French Air Force, French Test Flight Centre and Aerospace industry. His academic and clinical work focuses on post trauma chronic disabilities and particularly that of balance disorders, dizziness, sensory perception disorders, posture and gait issues..."

March 16, 2005   4:30 pm. meeting
St. Paul's Hospital

with
Dr. Parmar, Naturopath
featured speaker and resource specialist

"Dr. Parmar is the medical director of the Fort Integrated Health Clinic in Fort Langley, will be presenting an exciting lecture on the latest advancements in the naturopathic medical approach to balance, dizziness, and their related disorders.  Dr. Parmar has extensive clinical experience treating these disorders, and will be sharing some case studies.  Come and learn what complementary and alternative treatments are out there that you should be using."

His website is www.integratedhealthclinic.com

Vestibular Rehabilitation - What can it do for me?
Speaker:  Pauline Martin, physiotherapist
St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver
Hurlbert Auditorium
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

In February 2003, BADD sponsored an introductory information session in Victoria, BC at the Royal Jubilee Hospital, with physiotherapist, Lorelei Lew, B.Sc., M.Sc. providing an introduction on balance and dizziness disorders and their treatment.  Her session was supplemented by a slide show presentation and a question and answer period, a photo of Lorellie with her overhead slide show is shown above.

At the November 2002 Annual General Meeting of BADD Glynnis Tidball, M.Sc Audiology (C), St. Paul's Hospital Audiologist spoke on "Hyperacusis"  "Is it too loud in here or is it me?" The 2002 information session (pictured on top of this page) was attended by 49 people (at Bonsor Recreational Centre, next-door to MetroTown Centre in Burnaby) on July 11, 2002 where a presentations were given by: · Susan Rankin, a physiotherapist in Burnaby specializing in facial and vestibular rehabilitation - gave an overview of vestibular disorders and what treatments may be useful (read summary)  · Hans Schmidt, from the Right to Quiet Society speaking on the surprising impact of "noise" on our quality of living and health.

BADD members have a common bond of understanding.  We all know how it feels to cope with a disorder that is not apparent to others but which affects our ability to engage in ordinary everyday activities.  Charlotte Wynne, President 2001-2002

e-mail:  info@balanceanddizziness.org mailing address #325 - 5525 West Boulevard Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6M 3W6 telephone  604-878-8383

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