Introduction to Administering Rtms for Physicians: November 27 & 28, 2015
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Introduction to Administering rTMS for Physicians: November 27 & 28, 2015 Implementing an rTMS treatment program within a clinical or research setting. Learning Objectives Day 1 Course Layout Day 2 Course Layout Day One Module 1 Overview : Introduction to TMS Module 5 Overview: Practical Sessions of TMS • Basics of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) • 1.1 Overview of TMS and rTMS Technology • 5.1 Determine Motor Threshold including electromagnetic field characteristics, • 1.2 Mechanisms of Action • 5.2 Identify Treatment Spots by Approximation neurophysiology, and neuroantatomical targets. • • Review safety guidelines for rTMS including Module 2 Overview : TMS Treatment Fundamentals 5.3 Observe Neuronavigation • dosing and localization, and establishing client • 2.1 Clinical Indications and Patient Selection 5.4 Appropriate Treatment Parameters motor threshold. • • 2.2 Review of rTMS Treatment Protocols 5.5 Observe Technician Apply rTMS • Clinical applications of rTMS in Psychiatry. • 5.6 Managing Equipment Software • 2.3 Issues in Treatment and Side Effects • Review of evidence for the application of rTMS in • Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). 2.4 Overview of Maintenance Treatment • Advances in rTMS treatment protocols. Module 3 Overview: Clinical Applications of TMS: Applications in Mood Disorders Day Two • 3.1 Major Depression • Hands on training to determine motor • 3.2 Bipolar Disorder threshold. Module 4 Overview: Clinical Applications of TMS: • Hands on exposure in finding the appropriate Applications in Other Psychiatric Disorders treatment spot using methods of approximation. • 4.1 Psychotic Disorders • Setting-up protocols such as High-Frequency Left • 4.2 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (HFL), Low-Frequency Right (LFR), theta-burst. • 4.3 Addiction • 4.4 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder To learn more about this training opportunity, please email [email protected] Despite more than 50 different antidepressants and anti-psychotic medications on the market, over 30 The purpose is to increase exposure to repetitive percent of people with a mental illness do not respond well to medications. For these patients – whose transcranial magnetic stimulation for psychiatric symptoms persist – there are few remaining treatment options. Such treatment resistance leads to disorders among health care professionals. unnecessary patient suffering and high public health care costs. This workshop will involve an introduction to the CAMH is Canada’s leading academic centre in mental health. The Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain history of TMS and a review of the current technology. Intervention at CAMH is one of the largest non-invasive brain stimulation treatment centres in the world. Additionally, participants will be provided the The clinical populations that are presently investigated, include depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, opportunity to observe sessions in real-time, practice OCD, and PTSD. These non-invasive brain stimulation treatments include repetitive transcranial magnetic finding resting motor threshold, as well as administer a stimulation (rTMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), magnetic seizure therapy (MST), and session of rTMS. electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention Course Directors Please contact for more information or registration: [email protected] Z. Jeff Daskalakis, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Chief of Mood and Anxiety, Co-Director of the Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention at CAMH, and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Cost: 1,500 CDN Daniel M. Blumberger, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Co-Director and Medical Head of the Temerty Centre Registration Deadline: November 1st, 2015 for Therapeutic Brain Intervention at CAMH, and Head of the Late-Life Mood Disorders Clinic. Minimum participants: 10 He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Maximum participants: 20 Guest Speakers Robert Chen, MA, MSc, MB, BChir, Senior Scientist at Toronto Western Research Institute (TWRI) and Professor at the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Jonathan Downar, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Scientist at Toronto Western Research Institute (TWRI) and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Interactive Program Design based on Active Learning Principle • Small group discussion • Interactive lectures • Simulations/hands-on methods • Practice reflection exercises To learn more about this training opportunity, please email [email protected].