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AAGP 2026 Geriatric Psychiatry Board Review Course

Session 13: ECT and TMS in the Elderly

Adriana Hermida, MD
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This comprehensive, high-yield educational activity is designed to enhance clinical competence in geriatric psychiatry and support clinicians preparing for the geriatric psychiatry board examination. Led by expert, board-certified faculty with extensive experience in clinical practice and education, the course delivers a structured review of core diagnostic and therapeutic topics relevant to the evaluation and management of psychiatric disorders in older adults. Through evidence-based content and interactive board-style self-assessment questions, participants will reinforce key concepts, identify learning needs, and integrate best practices into patient care

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Differentiate the indications, efficacy, and safety profiles of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), for the treatment of late-life mood disorders, including treatment-resistant depression.

  • Apply evidence-based principles of ECT practice in older adults by selecting appropriate electrode placement, dosing strategies, continuation treatments, and cognitive monitoring approaches based on patient-specific clinical factors.

  • Identify and manage common medical, cognitive, and neuropsychiatric complications associated with ECT in geriatric patients, incorporating risk-mitigation strategies and post-treatment relapse prevention plans.

Educational Goal

This presentation aims to enhance clinicians’ professional growth by deepening their knowledge in neuromodulation treatments for older adults with complex mood disorders. Learners will strengthen future clinical skills in applying evidence-based ECT and TMS strategies while thoughtfully balancing efficacy, safety, cognitive outcomes, and long-term management in geriatric populations.

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professional
  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Nurse
  • Physician
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

Adriana Hermida, MD
Dr. Adriana Hermida is a Professor at Emory University Medical School, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science. She completed her residency training at the University of Chicago and her Geriatric Psychiatric fellowship at Northwestern University. Dr. Hermida is a consulting physician in the outpatient clinic. In her role as Director of the Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship, she mentors Geriatric Fellows, psychiatry residents, and medical students. Dr. Hermida’s area of interest is neuropsychiatry and the behavioral aspects of neurodegenerative disorders. She is involved in research with transcranial magnetic stimulation and neuroimaging in Alzheimer’s disease.

She is an active partner in Emory’s Movement Disorders division and is a member of the Parkinson’s Disease Comprehensive Care Clinic. She is conducting research on Huntington’s Disease (HD) with the Emory HD Center of Excellence.

Financially Sponsored By

  • American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)