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Biometrics and Reflexes in Autonomic Assessment
Master HRV, baroreflex, and bedside autonomic testing in this 25-hour course. Learn to evaluate dysautonomia using QASAT, Valsalva, tilt table, pupillary reflexes, and oculomotor assessments.
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Course Description
This 25-hour advanced course is the fourth module in a six-part series on dysautonomia, focusing on functional diagnostic testing and practical application in clinical settings. Clinicians will explore advanced topics such as heart rate variability (HRV), baroreceptor reflexes, cerebral vasoreactivity, vestibulosympathetic integration, and trigeminocardiac pathways. Participants will also gain hands-on strategies for autonomic testing using Valsalva, tilt table, grip strength, pupillometry, and sudomotor evaluation. This course emphasizes clinical utility and helps practitioners build a reliable diagnostic toolkit for managing complex autonomic disorders.
What you’ll learn:
- Interpret HRV data and apply it in the context of autonomic dysfunction.
- Perform bedside autonomic tests including Valsalva, tilt table, and sudomotor assessments.
- Understand cerebral and cardiovascular reflex integration in autonomic regulation.
- Utilize QASAT and combined metrics to support comprehensive autonomic evaluations.
Components
Educational Syllabus
- Foundations of the Autonomic Nervous System
- Review autonomic nervous system anatomy and organization
- Explore sympathetic, parasympathetic, and enteric nervous system functions
- Understand autonomic regulation of cardiovascular, respiratory, and visceral systems
- Examine central autonomic network structures and pathways
- Cerebral Blood Flow and Autonomic Regulation
- Understand mechanisms controlling cerebral blood flow
- Explore neurovascular coupling and cerebral autoregulation
- Examine vasoreactivity and blood pressure regulation
- Identify autonomic influences on cerebral perfusion and function
- Pathophysiology of Dysautonomia
- Review common causes and classifications of autonomic disorders
- Examine central and peripheral autonomic dysfunction mechanisms
- Understand autonomic consequences of concussion and neurological injury
- Explore relationships between autonomic dysfunction and chronic disease
- Clinical Presentation and Differential Diagnosis
- Recognize common signs and symptoms of dysautonomia
- Differentiate autonomic disorders from other neurological conditions
- Identify patterns of sympathetic and parasympathetic dysfunction
- Develop clinical reasoning strategies for complex presentations
- Cardiovagal Function and Heart Rate Variability
- Understand the physiology of respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA)
- Explore heart rate variability as a marker of autonomic health
- Review methods for measuring and interpreting HRV
- Examine clinical applications of cardiovagal assessment
- Autonomic Examination Procedures
- Perform structured autonomic nervous system evaluations
- Assess cardiovascular autonomic reflexes and responses
- Understand patient preparation and testing considerations
- Recognize factors that influence autonomic test validity
- Special Testing and Diagnostic Interpretation
- Conduct deep breathing assessments and E:I ratio analysis
- Understand Valsalva maneuver testing and interpretation
- Evaluate orthostatic responses and tilt-table findings
- Interpret autonomic testing reports and clinical data
- Orthostatic Disorders and Cardiovascular Dysautonomia
- Identify orthostatic hypotension, orthostatic intolerance, and related conditions
- Examine autonomic contributions to dizziness and syncope
- Assess baroreflex function and cardiovascular adaptation
- Develop evidence-informed management strategies
- Integrated Rehabilitation Strategies
- Design individualized autonomic rehabilitation programs
- Utilize exercise and conditioning interventions to improve autonomic function
- Apply breathing, sensory, and neurorehabilitation techniques
- Integrate lifestyle and behavioral modifications into treatment plans
- Clinical Case Studies and Grand Rounds
- Analyze real-world dysautonomia patient presentations
- Correlate examination findings with diagnostic testing
- Develop comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation plans
- Apply clinical reasoning to complex autonomic disorders
Venue, Hotels & Schedule
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Biometrics and Reflexes in Autonomic Assessment
Master HRV, baroreflex, and bedside autonomic testing in this 25-hour course. Learn to evaluate dysautonomia using QASAT, Valsalva, tilt table, pupillary reflexes, and oculomotor assessments.
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