Please find a quantitative course evaluation summary followed by all comments provided by 170 total participants in nine courses taught in Michigan and Ohio since 2017.
What were the best aspects of the course?
February 6 and 6, 2022
Can you teach others to put together useful resources and the links were 100X more helpful than a 500-page manual.
The flow of examination and all the online tools and videos provided to help us work through cases. It was very organized and easy tools to use.
Full of resources, practical, appreciate all the videos.
Extensive resources, organized materials, excellent handouts, videos, and patient cases.
Great info and lots of practical application.
All materials plus videos.
The videos!
Very organized materials.
Having the ppt. Provided to us when we can access all of the handouts and info
Organization of material for quick access in the clinic and organzing it in many different ways.
Expanded my already little knowledge on vestibular therapy. Makes treating vestibular not as “scary.”
Plenty of information! Very well organized and will be easy to revisit.
March 2 and 3, 2019 Course Evaluation
All the treatment ideas and the way the course was organized (the elements)
This course helped me to become a little more comfortable with working with vestibular patients and giving me things to do with patients.
Course handout, examples/case studies, concussion, discussion.
Good review from course! Cleaned everything up!
Videos, treatment exercises, overall knowledge.
Very practical testing, treatment that can be used right away.
Case studies and treatment ideas.
Review of evaluation and treatment. New info on concussion.
The visual examples given when a topic was discussed.
Lots of treatment ideas.
Different types of exercises, lab practice, lots of case studies!
Materials organized.
The instructor is extremely humble and enthusiastic.
All great class.
Exceptional focus on real-world situations going beyond theory.
Concussion and treatments.
Great info that is very relatable to my patients.
Instructor’s knowledge, enthusiasm, passion, flexibility, information, detailed, and thorough.
Nov 23 and 24, 2019 Course Evaluation
Lab, patient application, case studies
Very interactive and engaging
Wonderful handouts and references
Andy was a great instructor. I liked to be able to hear the perspective of the other health care professionals. Real-life examples were also great.
Dynamic. Inclusion of functional optometry. Being able to look at all systems and benefits of multiple disciplines.
Practical nature of the course.
Very easy to understand and use.
Broad concepts were described with great detail as well!
I loved the amount and the helpfulness of the course handout, as well as the detail provided in the links. This will be so helpful to refer to in the clinic.
The handout
Depth of knowledge, passion for subject, utility
The presenter, Andy, very knowledgeable and enthusiastic
Knowlege, professor/instructor, and techniques taught
Nov 17 and 18, 2018 Course Evaluation
Tips for how to talk to/encourage patients/patient education
Mock demonstrations and real-life examples.
The knowledge presented.
Reinforcement
Engaging instructor
Easy organization for evals
I liked how you kept going over the same concepts to reinforce the concepts.
Learning new treatment options
Great enthusiasm as well as case studies to help apply the knowledge.
Made complicated subject (to me) much more understandable, applicable to patients.
Treatment ideas
The ability to rule out the really bad stuff.
Good emphasis of most common issues.
Good emphasis of emergency situations.
Lots of interaction with students.
Learning about BPPV.
Instructor expertise
I feel confident in my abilities to treat BPPV.
Hands-on lab assessment, case study
Knowledge and experience of the instructor, time to ask questions.
All the info and helpful hints! Awesome course!!
November 4 and 5 2017 Course Evaluation
Andy was able to “go with the flow” if a question was asked he would move to talk more about the subject. “Concussion”
Materials provided. Thank you for sharing your information with us.
Andy B.
Good balance of videos, case studies, practical content.
I learned very good assessment techniques that will make me more comfortable with vestibular patients.
It was very thorough and great that it was taught by an expert who has seen such a variety of cases.
A lot of good info applicable to treatments.
Excellent presentation of material. Much discussion.
The instructor provided many examples and in an organized fashion.
Learning how to apply tests and treatments to patients.
Videos, examples of exercises, lab handouts, online resources
Great take-home tools, great problem-solving ideas, well-rounded info.
Great intro to the vestibular world. I feel more comfortable handling a dizzy patient now.
Andy was engaging, extremely knowledgeable, and a great teacher.
Learning eval and treatment tools. The info/google drive for us to reference.
Concussion and vision therapy added. A missing piece to my treatments.
Fun. Relaxed. Advanced knowledge. Great evaluation organization.
Experience/examples/videos
Examples, videos, instructor knowledge
Clinical examples and expanding treatment ideas.
Treatment ideas; evaluation of non-BPPV
Time to practice labs with feedback.
Videos and case studies
Algorithms for organizing hx/tx.
Loved info was applied to all patients not just vestibular cases.
May 13, 2017 Course Evaluation
Well organized- excellent video material
Best course I have attended on vestibular screening and treatment
Hands-on lab, reviews, question/answers
Hands-on
Andy’s explanation of the material was excellent.
Organized and important material covered in depth.
Andy made the course interesting and humorous. He is very engaging and has a wealth of knowledge.
Made terms more simple and able to understand better.
Great visuals with videos/case study
Instructor knowledge and presentation low cost
Andy is a phenomenal speaker and instructor. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience. Excellent course. Thank you!!
Easy to understand. Lots of clinical pearls!
New material helpful in treatment and findings
The interactiveness of course
Applying current evidence, applying examples in the clinical setting, practicing tests
Refresher on the vestibular system
Demonstrations and videos of each test/exercise
Andy was really good at answering questions
The practical application and the fact that we got up and moved frequently.
Videos and demonstrations.
Andy is engaging and informative.
Feb 2, 2017 Course Evaluation
Interactive nature
Hands-on learning. Teacher open and responsive to questions.
Hands-on.
Seeing the actual videos to help interpret
Very hands-on. Made class fun.
Hands-on training with instruction.
Hands-on material and case studies.
Learning quick tools to evaluate BPPV and screen for BPPV
The tests and what they helped to diagnose.
Enjoyed the humor, hands-on material, videos, and application.
Demonstration
Case studies
Mr. Beltz’s knowledge was great and helped me with vestibular
Knowledgeable instructor and hands-on learning
The lab parts brought me an understanding to the different techniques.
April 29, 2017 Course Evaluation
The interactive ability to work with Mr. Beltz and his ability to change positions and keep interest of group.
Live demo and videos
Hands-on learning and well thought out explanations of topics
Clinical application
Identifying and applying
Very comprehensive. Real-world applications discussed.
Discussion and hands-on lab work for practice and application to the clinical setting.
Very applicable-Questions welcomed. Adapted material to our clinical setting.
Homestudy prepared me to be able to dissect and participate in on-site training.
December 2, 2017
Nicely done! Great job Andy!
Great course! Examples, demos, and discussions helped to clear up confusion on very good but challenging topics. Good addition to a PTs “toolbox.”
Awesome job! Thank you so much!
Great job! Thank you!
How could this course be improved?
February 5 and 6, 2022
The material was organized but there was a lot. I could tell you took tons of time to make it not overwhelming, but having a printed course manual may help some to organize parts, with the electronic materials as extra to have.
Keep on truckin!
Teach other people to give courses this effective.
More treatment techniques demonstrated, but it was offered and the class chose something else which was also just as helpful for examination process.
Good course. I took it a few years ago and I can see the helpful changes and I am glad I took it again.
More case studies
More examples of full cases to bring it all together.
March 2 and 3, 2019 Course Evaluation
More concussion!
Have Team print out the handouts or get it to us earlier so that we can order prints. Too much to print in clinic or at home.
Not jumping around from page to page. If we have to, at least knowing which pages so we are not struggling flipping between pages.
More time to practice maneuvers vs. oculomotor.
Maybe a third course.
I really enjoyed this course!
Printed material
The presentation at times was a little jumpy and challenging to follow.
With the amount of material given, I feel that this course should be taught over three days. It would have just given more time to reinforce the material.
Nothing. It was great.
Have training manual printed and provided at course or telling us to print it at home.
A little longer. There always seems to be so much information and so little time. More info on cupulo and canalo diagnosis and treatment.
A little greater detail regarding basic physiology and pathophysiology surrounding conditions.
(Most) sometimes when Andy asks a question the answer is crickets because the question is very vague and non-specific therefore hard to answer. Just some suggestions to get better participation.
Not sure.
Less sheets and slides. Slides better organized.
Nov 23 and 24, 2019 Course Evaluation
Pull everything together more often with treatment, eval, etc
Slightly disjointed at times, but overall great.
A little more organization
I feel the handout was very overwhelming and hard to follow. At times I felt we were jumping all over. I thought it was a very helpful course, but wish the course was more organized in how we progressed through the weekend.
Would have been nice to have slides printed. Unable for some of us to print in clinic.
No recommendations.
Organization- Anatomy/types prior to evaluating
Ideas and material presented quickly and easily off tangents. Very difficult for beginners in the realm to follow. Felt like this was not a beginner class.
A lot of info, but presented in a good way.
Nov 17 and 18, 2018 Course Evaluation
Include anatomy/basic definitions in the handout
Putting info together in real-world situations.
Organize the manual a little better. Sometimes seem to jump around/back and forth.
Turn heat on, luckily manuals were not needed for this course. If my fingers are numb I find it difficult.
Increase practice time/lab
N/A
I think it would be helpful to have a more in-depth review of the anatomy during some of the objective tests and measures.
It was an outstanding course!
More blank pages in the course manual to write own notes.
N/A
Potentially organizing the BPPV test/treatment section into two parts (ant/post) and (horiz). I feel this was a source of confusion.
Organize course material.
It was great!
November 4 and 5 2017 Course Evaluation
It was hard to follow the handouts with your lecture. If it was explained at the beginning you’d jump around it would have helped. All great info though!
I would like to better understand how to communicate this information to patients.
As presenting, note where in the handouts info is located. It was not done often enough.
Nothing I can think of.
Hard to follow on laptop.
Should have printed course material.
I would have liked a clearer link between exam findings- specifically non-red flag central findings and treatments.
Some better aligning between powerpoint/handout and lecture.
N/A
Presentation of info felt scattered/jumped around. Hard to make notes when couldn’t follow where were in handouts.
I felt like we jumped around a lot and so it was difficult at times to keep up with the actual course content.
A short PowerPoint we can print out to follow along with the lecture.
It was a little too much jumping around for me who knew nothing coming in.
Framework/organization with exercises. Dosing of ex more explained.
Sometimes I felt a bit lost, but I know I have the handouts to review.
Flow and presentation of material.
Better handouts on day one.
Have handouts correlate directly to lecture. Was difficult to follow slides as lecture was being given.
Nothing
Nothing!
May 13, 2017 Course Evaluation
Very good course
It was perfect
Issue course handouts at seminar. I was unable to download/print copies.
Nothing in my opinion. I learned a lot
Condense the powerpoint that came with the manual
Too much was “touched on” with direction to websites. I would have preferred less information given much more thoroughly to be able to feel confident addressing one or two issues instead of touching a little on a bunch of potential issues and not feeling confident to do much on “Monday.”
Surfaces to practice on.
Nothing
Just keep on learning!
March 2 and 3, 2019 Course Evaluation
No suggestions
None
No
None
I would be interested in a more comprehensive two-day course for more complete course.
Having the slides to print off in white background, but can still have the course slideshow in color.
April 29, 2017 Course Evaluation
A tool “kit” to put together package of tests and procedures.
More plinths
More clinical setting
General explanations of anatomic structures of inner ear.
See use of goggles
Be in a room that was cooler.
Nothing. Everything was great.
NA
No complaints
Any other comments?
February 5 and 6, 2022
Will be coming to the second course if I can!
Already looking forward to your November course!
Thank you!
Good course. I took it a few years ago and I can see the helpful changes and I’m glad I took it again!
Well organized and extremely helpful course!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Nov 23 and 24, 2019 Course Evaluation
Thank you!
Nope, great course and instructor!
I think our special guests often got on to tangents and would be better suited to have their own one day or ½ day course- great info, just got a little jumbled. (Andy’s remarks on this comment: Special guests were Neurologic Optometrist and Emergency Department Physicians I invited to join our class)
**Andy was very enthusiastic and helpful. If the handout/powerpoint was a bit more organized I feel it would be a lot easier for those of us who are new to vestibular.
Great course. Please do another level II course!
Great course! Looking forward to the future of this type of therapy.
Not enough time to practice
Not enough time for treatment flow, do what, when, and why.
Continue to have this course! It’s a really good tool for therapists!
November 4 and 5 2017 Course Evaluation
Thank you for all the handouts and informational resources.
Thanks!
Thank you!
Thank you for providing educational material for use in the clinic!
Great class!
Great job! I enjoyed this class a lot.
Thank you!
Thanks
Great!!
Great job and content!
Great course!
Appreciate the online handouts
Thank you for spending the time to teach us!
May 13, 2017 Course Evaluation
Thank you!
Big thanks to Andy and Casey for putting this on. I learned a lot!
When is another course?
Great job Andy! I love your passion for BPPV Dx and Tx.
Great course. I would highly recommend it!
Great job!
Thank you!
Thanks Andy for sharing your wealth of knowledge and experience with us in an effort to improve the quality of lives of thse in our care day to day!
Thank you for this course!
March 2 and 3, 2019 Course Evaluation
Maybe come back and do a whole concussion course??
Great job!!
22 key elements are good, but a little confusing- almost too much- maybe break them up first into the SOAP prior to going over them vs. after.
A more advanced, review course could be interesting
When first introducing “elements,” etc actually call them that right away. I didn’t realize that is what Andy was referring to when we first started case studies.
I really enjoy Andy’s approach. I enjoy that he is so motivated to learn and so knowledgeable. I feel inspired and empowered to explore vestibular as well as other treatments to optimize my patient’s wellness. I like having vestibular tools. I typically like treating chronic pain most and I have used so much of his material to help them live better lives.
Great course!
So so good! Really inspired me to keep trying to be better and better! Thank you!
Absolutely love course! Great info!
Provide instructions of course materials, ie what we need, updates.
February 2, 2017
Great course!
Thank you!
Thank you for your knowledge!
April 29, 2017
Great job!! Best CEU ever!
Excellent
Thank you
Great class, excited to apply in practice
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