Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most prevalent vestibular disorder in clinical practice, yet its diagnosis and management remain challenging for trainees due to their procedural and interpretation-dependent nature. Existing teaching approaches are often variable, lack standardisation, and provide limited support for skill acquisition....
No immediate change to clinical practice; however, the validated SMART-BPPV module may be worth adopting in audiology and otology training programs to improve BPPV diagnostic and management competency.
Effective trainee education tools for BPPV — one of the most common causes of dizziness seen in audiology and ENT — could reduce misdiagnosis rates and improve patient outcomes at scale.
- 01SMART-BPPV is a newly developed and validated multimedia learning module for BPPV education.
- 02BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) is among the most common causes of dizziness treated by audiologists and ENT clinicians.
- 03Module targets trainee education in both diagnosis and management of BPPV.
- 04Validation study design supports educational effectiveness, though clinical outcome impact is not yet measured.
- 05Potential adoption in audiology residency and ENT training programs.
The SMART-BPPV multimedia module improves trainee education in BPPV diagnosis and management.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42387499
- DOI
- 10.1186/s12909-026-09848-7.
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Medical and audiology/ENT trainees learning BPPV diagnosis and management
- Intervention
- SMART-BPPV multimedia learning module
Primary outcomes
Validity of the SMART-BPPV educational module; Trainee knowledge and competency in BPPV diagnosis and management