In-Person

Integrated Approaches to Mental Health:: The Role of rTMS

Presented by Antonello Bonci, M.D.
1.0 CE Hours Clinical
Integrated Approaches to Mental Health:: The Role of rTMS

Information

Date & Time

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Location

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Explain the basic principles behind TMS.

  • Describe how TMS changes brain activity and physiology at the cellular level.

  • Identify at least 3 neuropsychiatric conditions where clinical studies on TMS have shown significant results.

  • Describe the scientific and clinical rationale for why TMS technology is applied to a wide range of neurological and psychiatric conditions.

  • List at least 3 treatment resistant conditions that have been successfully treated with TMS.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is to inform healthcare professionals about the role of TMS in mental health.

Description

The number of people worldwide suffering from anxiety, depression, OCD, addictions, or long-COVID symptoms keeps on increasing at an alarming rate.

 

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a very well-established technology that is receiving increasing attention, as it has shown very promising therapeutic potential for several neuropsychiatric conditions, including depression, anxiety, long-COVID symptoms and substance use disorders. The main goal of this lecture is to emphasize the latest findings on how TMS can significantly improve quality of life as well as work life, by alleviating symptoms of burn out, anxiety, depression, addictions as well as cognitive deficits. It will also be emphasized that TMS works best when administered as part of an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to mental health.

Target Audience

  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Medical Doctor
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker
  • Substance Use Disorder Professionals

Presenters

Antonello Bonci, M.D.

Dr. Antonello Bonci is the President and Founder of GIA Healthcare. He left UCSF in 2010, where he was Professor-in-Residence in the Department of Neurology. Before moving to GIA Miami, he was Scientific Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the NIH.  He is known worldwide for his pioneering studies on the long-term effects of stress and drug exposure on the brain.  Dr. Bonci is also one of the pioneers in the research and application of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS).

Financially Sponsored By

  • GIA Healthcare