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Equilibrium – Vestibular Assessment for Infants by Richard E. Gans, Ph.D. is the featured article in the January/February 2012 issue of Audiology Today magazine.
Read the article: Equilibrium_Vestibular
Drs. Gans and Nochez visit with Dra. Alejandra Ullauri and the country’s leading ENTs in Quito, Ecuador. Dra. Ullauri is the only audiologist in Ecuador and has a very busy practice providing diagnostics, hearing aids, and cochlear implant expertise. She and her family operate hearing clinics, Clinica de Audicion , in Quito and Guayaquil.
Dr. Gans visited the beautiful city of Medellin, Colombia’s second largest city, to meet with leading ENTs and Audiologists.
Visiting with his former doctoral student, Dra. Angela Lopez, in Cali, Colombia at her practice Centro Médico Imbanaco. Dra. Lopez is past president of the Colombia Audiology Association.
Dr. Gans also visited Dr. Pedro Blanco, who is well recognized as one of South America’s leading otologists. El Dr. Blanco and his wife graciously hosted a dinner at their home during Dr. Gans visit to Cali. Dr. Blanco will serve as the president of the 2012 Pan-American ENT congress.
Strike a Balance | Today in OT.com
Take a look at the article published by Today in OT magazine about AIB’s educational workshops for OTs, PTs, and audiologists on dizziness and vestibular assessment and rehabilitation at its Florida location. The institute also offers online courses and seminars given nationwide and around the world.
Another successful workshop held at The American Institute of Balance located in Tampa Bay, Florida.
The workshop, led by Drs. Richard Gans and Kenton Tarver, emphasized common vestibular disorders, diagnosis based therapy strategies and hands-on manual practice in this 5-day training course.
Workshop participants came from different parts of the US, Costa Rica, Canada, and UK.
On October 14 & 15, 2011, Drs. Gans and Tarver conducted a training workshop for Accolade Home Care Agency in Lubbock, Texas.
Accolade Homecare and Hospice has 25 locations throughout Texas and Oklahoma and they provide service to patients in their home to evaluate and provide treatment. The 27 participating therapists completed an intense two-day training and advanced coursework through AIB and have received Certification in Vestibular Rehabilitation. Accolade is now an AIB Affiliate.
Congratulations to Ashley Mason, the recipient of the 2011 “Richard Gans Scholarship in Vestibular Science”. Ashley is a 3rd year Au.D. student at The Ohio State University who has excelled in academic achievement, clinical skills, and is interested in working with patients with balance disorders.
Dr. Gans, an OSU alumnus (Ph.D.), created this annual award to recognize OSU students interested in the vestibular sciences. The AIB Education Foundation also supports an annual vestibular research award to the AAA Foundation.
Winner of the 2011 “Richard Gans Scholarship in Vestibular Science” Ashley Mason pictured with Gail Whitelaw and Christina M. Roup, Ph.D. at the Student Academy of Audiology meeting.
The American Institute of Continuing Medical Education (AICME) partners with The University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM) at the AOA’s 116th Annual Osteopathic Medical Conference and Exposition going on now in Orlando, FL.
Dr. Gans and Kellie Miller, director of CME at UNECOM, exhibit at AOA in Orlando.
Dr Marc Hahn, Dean of UNECOM and Dr Gans visit at the AAO meeting in Orlando. AICME and UNECOM partner on the cme2go global medical education platform.
Pictured are the Select therapists receiving instruction and practicing the Repositioning Manuevers.
Youngsters are just as subject to acquired BPPV post head trauma as are adults. Trevor, a 9 year old avid sports enthusiast, took a bad backward tumble off his skateboard hitting his head. Parents took him to the ER and all looked okay until he went to bed that night. Positional vertigo with acute nausea… so another trip to the ER. For two-weeks he was seen by multiple specialists and MRI studies…he was also very upset as he was about to miss a long awaited Soccer Camp. Finally the Children’s Hospital referred him to AIB for advanced testing for dizziness. Good news, bilateral PC-BPPV, treated with Gans Repositioning Maneuver, no restrictions and he was at Soccer camp within days. So remember what the late Harold Schuknechtt M.D. taught us…always look for the simplest explanation and solution first.
Dr. Gans visits various cities in Latin America. Visits include: Dr. Juan Garcia Gomez in Bogotá, Colombia, Dr. Jorge Melo & Dra. Elvia Molano in Barranquilla, Colombia, and Dra. Ilonka Rodriguez in Santo Domingo, Domincan Republic.
Dra. Andrea Ximena Varela from Buenos Aires, Argentina, visits with Dr. Gans and the AIB staff/doctors in Largo, FL for a week in the beginning of June.
Article by Richard Gans, Ph.D.published in ENT & Audiology News Vol 20 No 1 Mar/Apr 2011
Dr. Paty Castellanos, of Guatemala City, Guatemala, one of Central America’s foremost audiologists, recently conducted pediatric vestibular screenings on 700+ hearing impaired children throughout Guatemala. The children, previously identified, were being seen at McDonald’s restaurants for their hearing aid fittings as part of an ongoing philanthropic initiative performed by Dr. Castellanos and her colleagues. Dr. Castellanos in collaboration with Dr. Richard Gans of AIB, who designed the study utilizing the Gans Sensory Organization Performance Test, will be reporting their findings in a major publication early next year. Felicidades, Dra. Castellanos!
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