Event. Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD) Unpacked: A Modern Approach to Chronic Dizziness

Time: 15:00 UK Time

In this Interacoustics Academy eWorkshop, we will join Dr Diego Kaski and Dr David Herdman in a discussion of Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD). PPPD is a common but often misunderstood condition which presents significant challenges to clinicians aiming to assess and rehabilitate patients presenting with symptoms of dizziness and imbalance.
Dr Kaski and Dr Herdman will provide detailed insights into latest guidance, research and recommendations; combined with their own hands-on experience in assessing, diagnosing and treating patients with PPPD. From this eWorkshop, you will draw a deeper understanding of PPPD, co-morbidities and susceptibility amongst different populations to inform your clinical approach to assessment of the dizzy patient.

Learning Objectives

1. Describe the clinical presentation and features and characteristics of Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD).
2. Discuss the process of diagnosing Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD).
3. Classify approaches to the management of Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD).

Speakers:

Dr Diego Kaski

Dr Diego Kaski is a consultant neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, honorary associate professor at University College London.
His special clinical interests are the diagnosis and treatment of dizziness, balance and eye movement disorders. He runs vestibular neurology clinics at the Royal National ENT & Eastman Dental Hospitals and an acute vertigo clinic at UCLH. He runs an acute vertigo service, vestibular neurology clinics, and MDT educational sessions for vestibular migraine and functional dizziness at NHNN.
Dr Kaski is an international leader in Vestibular Neuroscience, with major publications in high-impact journals, including Nature Genetics, BMJ, Lancet Neurology, Annals of Internal Medicine, and is a contributor and content editor for Neuro-otology for the European Academy of Neurology e-Brain e-learning resource.
He set up and heads the SENSE Research Unit within the Department of Clinical and Motor Neurosciences at UCL and lead an active group of research exploring the neural mechanisms of spatial orientation and multisensory integration, with a strong translational element that aims to develop novel clinical biomarkers and therapies for vestibular disorders.

Dr David Herdman

David is the Lead Physiotherapist for the Neurology and Vestibular Physiotherapy Department at St George’s Hospital, London. He obtained a Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and completed his PhD applied to Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD) in the Department of Health Psychology at the Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, King’s College London. He obtained a post-doctoral NIHR Advanced Clinical Academic Research Fellowship in 2024 enabling him to join UCL and conduct a multicentre clinical trial (the INVEST trial) for persistent dizziness. His other current research interests include implementing evidence-based recommendations in emergency medicine to improve management of acute vertigo and developing rehabilitation tools for children with balance disorders. He was previously Chair of the physiotherapy special interest group in vestibular rehabilitation (ACPIVR) and is the co-director of the UK vestibular rehabilitation competency accreditation, amongst invitations to participate in other international conferences, seminars and workshops.