Spin Class

Spin Class:
The Dizziness and Vertigo Mastery Course

Designed by a Master Vertigo Obsessive and an EM/CC Clinical Educator.

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I finally understand emergency vertigo presentations! For the first time I am excited to pick up a dizziness patient to test my new skills rather than hoping my partner grabs that patient first. Thank you!

Jake Cohen, MD

Emergency Physician

The things they should have taught you in residency…

Positional Vertigo Dx and RX,
The Subtle Posterior Stroke,
Vestibular Migraine,
and So Much More!

This course will teach you the hidden vertigo curriculum.

Course Titles we almost went with…

Pete and Scott’s excellent vertigo course adventure
The last vertigo course you’ll need to take
Patient has vertigo, you have vexation, let’s make you both feel better
Breaking out of the vertigo vicious cycle of vexation
To have nystagmus or not to have nystagmus, that is the question
How to send home the patient with dizziness/vertigo
What is your least favorite patient presentation, and why is it vertigo?
How to become a vertigo positive physician
How to become a vertigo champion
A vertigo course like no other vertigo course ever
The road to vertigo competence and/or excellence

Meet your Instructors

Take one EM doc obsessed with all things vertigo, dizziness, and posterior stroke and add in an ED Intensivist with a passion for new media education and you get one kick-ass course!

Peter Johns, MD

Vertigo/Dizziness Obsessive

Retired Emergency Physician from Canada. Creator Vertigo/Dizziness Medical Education Youtube Channel.

Scott Weingart, MD

Iconoclastic EM Educator

Emergency Intensivist from New York. Physician Coach. Editor-in-Chief of EMCrit.org.

Peter has spent decades exploring the intricacies of emergency vertigo presentations and distilling that knowledge to make it understandable and usable at the bedside.

Who Can be Discharged?

Rule out serious conditions by ruling in a benign cause of vertigo at the bedside without tests.

Who could be a posterior stroke?

Immediately know which patients require immediate MRI or transfer for possible posterior stroke.

Go to the Next Level and Dx Vestibular Migraine

Are you seeing these regularly at the bedside, if not, it is because you are missing the diagnosis.

Start Loving Dizziness

Knowledge breeds enthusiasm, lacking a clear paradigm causes discomfort. Start loving vertigo and dizziness.

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Emergency Medicine

Course Table of Contents

Introduction & Logistics

Why We Fear & Dislike Vertigo
Goals When Seeing a Dizzy Patient
Vertigo Myths & Misinformation
General Assessment of Vertigo
Appropriate History
Nystagmus Assessment and Documentation
Screening for Central Features
Vertigo Categorization

Vertigo – Only When Moving

Intro to Only When Moving
Posterior Canal BPPV
- Dix-Hallpike Test
- Epley Maneuver
Horizontal Canal BPPV
- Supine Roll Test
- Gufoni Maneuver
Anterior Canal (AC) BPPV
- When to suspect AC BPPV
- Deep Head Hanging Maneuver
Central Paroxysmal Postional Vertigo (CPPV)

Vertigo – Continuous, At Rest

Intro to Continuous at Rest
Acute Vestibular Syndrome
- Vestibular Neuritis vs. Posterior Stroke
- HINTS-Plus Exam
Acute Imbalance Syndrome – Constant Dizziness without Nystagmus

Vertigo – Chronic, Episodic, At Rest

Intro to Chronic, Episodic, At Rest
Vestibular Migraine
Posterior Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)

Additional Information

Other Maneuvers
Logistics of Posterior Stroke with Isolated Vertigo
The Triage Posterior Neuro Check
STANDING Assessment
Freznel Lens

Conclusion

Conclusion and Summary
Spin Class Final Quiz

How it Works
and What You Get

Extensive Video Course
available for 1 year. Everything you need to know to handle vertigo presentations in the ED, the floor, and the ICU.
The Ability to Send us Questions
If we have not adequately explained something, we want to know! Send us a question and we will either respond or create new educational material to address the gap.
A course completion quiz
To be able to demonstrate your new level of knowledge to any committee or group that needs it.
Additional Reading
Unfortunately, a possible side effect of this course is you may catch Peter’s vertigo obsession disease. If that occurs, we will provide you with plenty of material to feed that need.