The 3rd International Course on Electroconvulsive Therapy in Japan
SigmaStim is proud to sponsor an ECT course in Kobe, Japan as part of the Brain Stimulation Conference. Please join us for an exciting day where you will learn more about ECT best practices.
One-Day ECT Workshop: An Introduction to Modern ECT Practice
The 3rd International Course on Electroconvulsive Therapy at the 6th International Brain Stimulation Conference
Location: Kobe Portopia Hotel, Kobe, Japan
Date: 23 February 2025
Time: 8:00 - 17:00
Industry Sponsored Workshop Details: An eight-hour ECT course taking place on 23 February 2025 – the first day of the 6th International Brain Stimulation Conference. A stellar faculty will be teaching and discussing best practices and the nuances behind effective delivery of treatment in the field of Electroconvulsive Therapy.
Specific topics of the workshop include: An Overview of Indications for ECT, Optimizing ECT Techniques, ECT treatment for Depression & Schizophrenia, and Adverse Effects of ECT. Please see agenda below for additional details.
FACULTY
Dr. Colleen Loo, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Dr. Harold A. Sackeim, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Dr. Vaughn McCall, Medical College of Georgia, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
TENTATIVE AGENDA
REGISTRATION DETAILS:
Early Registration (until 31 December 2024): $529.00 USD
Registration (after 31 December 2024): $599.00 USD
To register for the 3rd International Course on Electroconvulsive Therapy, please visit:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-introduction-to-modern-ect-practice-tickets-1026909031557
6th International Brain Stimulation Conference Details
Location: Kobe Portopia Hotel, Kobe, Japan
Conference Dates: 23–26 February 2025
Conference Program: https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/5116/program
About the Conference: This sixth international meeting, organized by Elsevier and sponsored by and integrated with the Brain Stimulation journal, continues in the tradition of the prior highly successful meetings. This meeting will continue the integrative multidisciplinary approach of the prior meetings. Basic scientists will attend lectures by engineers and psychiatrists. Cognitive neuroscientists will mingle with neurosurgeons and brain modelling physicists. This fertile cross-disciplinary meeting will provide ample opportunity to discuss the science that is driving advances in this field.
For more details regarding the conference, see the following page:
www.brainstimconference.com
Thank you for being part of the SigmaStim community!
SigmaStim
USA
One-Day ECT Workshop: An Introduction to Modern ECT Practice
The 3rd International Course on Electroconvulsive Therapy at the 6th International Brain Stimulation Conference
Location: Kobe Portopia Hotel, Kobe, Japan
Date: 23 February 2025
Time: 8:00 - 17:00
Industry Sponsored Workshop Details: An eight-hour ECT course taking place on 23 February 2025 – the first day of the 6th International Brain Stimulation Conference. A stellar faculty will be teaching and discussing best practices and the nuances behind effective delivery of treatment in the field of Electroconvulsive Therapy.
Specific topics of the workshop include: An Overview of Indications for ECT, Optimizing ECT Techniques, ECT treatment for Depression & Schizophrenia, and Adverse Effects of ECT. Please see agenda below for additional details.
FACULTY
Dr. Colleen Loo, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Dr. Harold A. Sackeim, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Dr. Vaughn McCall, Medical College of Georgia, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
TENTATIVE AGENDA
| TOPIC | PRESENTER |
| Introduction | Dr. Sackeim |
| Overview of Indications: Who does ECT Help? | Dr. McCall |
| ECT in Major Depressive Episodes | Dr. Loo |
| ECT in Schizophrenia and Mania | Dr. Sackeim |
| Optimizing of ECT Technique | |
| Consent, Patient Workup, Anesthesia, Monitoring During and After ECT | Dr. McCall |
| Physics of Stimulus, Electrical Dosing, Electrode Placement | Dr. Loo |
| Number of Treatments, Concurrent Pharmacology, Relapse Prevention | Dr. Sackeim |
| Physiological Monitoring at ECT (EEG, ECG, EMG, BP, O2) | Dr. McCall |
| Adverse Effects (Medical Morbidities, Suicide, Mania) | Dr. Loo |
| Demonstration of Σigma Device with EMR | Dr. Sackeim |
| Cognition | Dr. Sackeim |
| Staging and Combining ECT with Ketamine and Other Neuromodulation Interventions | Dr. Loo |
| Quality of Life | Dr. McCall |
REGISTRATION DETAILS:
Early Registration (until 31 December 2024): $529.00 USD
Registration (after 31 December 2024): $599.00 USD
To register for the 3rd International Course on Electroconvulsive Therapy, please visit:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-introduction-to-modern-ect-practice-tickets-1026909031557
6th International Brain Stimulation Conference Details
Location: Kobe Portopia Hotel, Kobe, Japan
Conference Dates: 23–26 February 2025
Conference Program: https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/5116/program
About the Conference: This sixth international meeting, organized by Elsevier and sponsored by and integrated with the Brain Stimulation journal, continues in the tradition of the prior highly successful meetings. This meeting will continue the integrative multidisciplinary approach of the prior meetings. Basic scientists will attend lectures by engineers and psychiatrists. Cognitive neuroscientists will mingle with neurosurgeons and brain modelling physicists. This fertile cross-disciplinary meeting will provide ample opportunity to discuss the science that is driving advances in this field.
For more details regarding the conference, see the following page:
www.brainstimconference.com
Thank you for being part of the SigmaStim community!
SigmaStim
USA