National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR)
NCRAR Monthly Seminar Series - CEU Details
The current month's seminar info and CEU documents are below (see highlighted section when you scroll to the bottom of the page).
Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024
Time: 12-1pm (Pacific)
Location: VA Portland Health Care System, NCRAR (Virtual)
Presenter: Mark Carpenter, PhD, Professor, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education, at the University of British Columbia, Canada
Title: Standing up to our fear: the interaction of human balance and emotion
Abstract: Emotions such as fear and anxiety are strongly related to balance instability and falls, and have a high co-morbidity with dizziness, vertigo, and vestibular-balance disorders. While traditionally fear and anxiety are considered a negative consequence of balance impairments, recent evidence suggests these factors may also directly contribute to altered balance performance and balance perceptions in both healthy and clinical populations. Although postural changes with fear and anxiety are well-characterized, the underlying mechanisms are still unresolved. However, recent evidence suggests that anxiety and fear significantly influence somatosensory and vestibular reflex gains, as well as sensory processing, cortico-muscular coupling, and conscious perception of whole-body postural movements. We will discuss how these experimental results align with current theoretical models of emotion-balance interactions and implications for improving balance assessments and training for those with clinical or situational fear and anxiety.
Learner Outcomes: Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify how emotions such as fear and anxiety can influence human balance control and increase fall-risk.
- Describe the potential sensorimotor and cognitive-emotional mechanisms that may contribute to emotion-related changes in balance control.
- Discuss the potential impacts of emotional-balance interactions on current and future approaches to the assessment, treatment and prevention of balance deficits and falls
Disclosure statements: Dr. Mark Carpenter, PhD, does not have any relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
*IMPORTANT DETAILS: The seminar will be broadcast via Microsoft Teams.
To register and receive a Teams invitation, you must contact Marianne Pierson at Marianne.Pierson@va.gov before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 13th, and she will send you an email invitation with a Microsoft Teams link.
Once you have a Microsoft Teams invitation, please see the instructions for joining below at the time of the call:
1. Click on the “Join Microsoft Teams Meeting” link in the Outlook invitation for the seminar (in the Outlook calendar)
2. Click on “Join now," and mute your microphone.
3. Alternately, you can simply call the telephone number listed below the "Join Microsoft Teams Meeting" link. Note: MUTE your phone; do not place your phone on hold.
CEUs: If you wish to receive ASHA CEUs for watching the seminar, please click on the link below to submit your evaluation:
| ASHA CEU Evaluation (link) |
You will need to submit your CEU evaluation within 5 business days (November 22nd) in order to receive credit. Contact Marianne Pierson at Marianne.Pierson@va.gov with questions.
NCRAR is approved by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association to offer 0.1 CEU for this continuing education activity (Advanced level, Professional Area).
