Bioethics Calendar Of Event
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Event Title: The Division of Brain Stimulation and Therapeutic Modulation TMS Course
Date: 11/1/2009
Time:
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Place: NYS Psychiatric Institute
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Sponsor: sponsored by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University and conducted by the Division of Brain Stimulation and Therapeutic Modulation, Department of Psychiatry and New York State Psychiatric Institute
Contact Information: For further information regarding this event, please contact Janet Mindes, Ph.D. by sending email to jm653@columbia.edu or by calling 212-543-6228.
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Description:
The Division of Brain Stimulation and Therapeutic Modulation, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, College of P&S offers Visiting Fellowships (CME courses) in Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) approximately fours times/year. Both courses also discuss the range of brain stimulating modalities in use [e.g., ECT; Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS); Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease], or being investigated [TMS; transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS); Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST); DBS for depression].
The course, sponsored by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University and conducted by the Division of Brain Stimulation and Therapeutic Modulation, Department of Psychiatry and New York State Psychiatric Institute, includes hands-on administration of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), recently approved by FDA for treatment of major depression. Didactic sessions with the TMS faculty of Columbia University 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 and concurrent medications, post TMS management and continuation treatment, clinical and non-clinical research applications, TMS research study designs, and emerging brain stimulation techniques (e.g., magnetic seizure therapy).
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