TMS-Visiting Fellowship in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
The 3-day course offers intensive training on the FDA-cleared treatment for major depression, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). Sponsored by the Duke University School of Medicine, includes didactic sessions and hands-on administration of TMS. The didactic sessions with the TMS faculty of Duke University and University of Texas Southwestern cover all topics relevant to running a TMS clinical service and a TMS research lab, including: new developments in motor threshold determination, treatment technique, stimulus dosing, risks, complications and contraindications, safety screening, post TMS management and continuation treatment, clinical and non-clinical research applications, and emerging brain stimulation techniques (e.g., magnetic seizure therapy).
Learning Objectives
At the end of this activity, learners should be able to:
- Understand the basic principles of TMS technology to enable rational choice and safe use of device
- Apply the indications for the use of TMS in depression
- State the the rationale for the use of TMS in depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and other off-label conditions
- Outline steps necessary to set up TMS service/lab
- Describe post-TMS maintenance strategies
Available Credit
- 20.00 Attendance
- 20.00 JA Credit - AH