Program

Program

The planned 4-day-program format includes 27.5 CME-accredited hours, 5 to 8 hours/day.
This format allows for optional individual program on Tue-Fri from 4pm, including scientific, educational and social events available at the CUNY and/or the MJHS Institute, based on a local Event Calendar (TBD) for each institution. Examples of events include: Guest Lectures, Equipment Demonstrations, Clinical Case Discussions.


Day 1: April 17, 2023

12 - 12:15 PM: Introductory remarks

12:15 - 2:45 PM: Unit I: Theory and design
Adam Woods, Marom Bikson
Module 1: tDCS – Principles and mechanisms of tDCS in humans and animals

2:45 - 3 PM: Coffee Break

3 - 4 PM: Unit I: Theory and design
Adam Woods, Marom Bikson
Module 3: Stimulation parameters and protocols

4 - 5 PM: Unit I: Theory and design
Adam Woods, Marom Bikson
Module 4: Electrodes/Montages

5:30 - 6 PM: Facilitated discussion - Moderator: Adam Woods
End of day, venues closes

Day 2: April 18, 2023

9 - 9:15 AM: Quiz (0.25 credits)

9:15 - 10 AM: Unit I: Theory and design/br> Helena Knotkova
Module 2: Targeted outcomes

9:15 - 10 AM: Unit I: Theory and design
Adam Woods, Helena Knotkova, Marom Bikson
Module 5: Safety

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Lunch

12:30 - 3 PM: Unit II: Implementation & practical exercises
Adam Woods, Helena Knotkova, Marom Bikson
Station 1: Home-based tDCS
Station 2: Conventional tDCS
Station 3: High-Definition tDCS Devices

3 - 3:15 PM: Coffee Break

3:15 - 3:45 PM: Unit III: Clinical and research trial design
Helena Knotkova
Module 6: Patient/Subject Selection

3:45 - 5 PM: Unit III: Clinical and research trial design
Adam Woods, Helena Knotkova
Module 7: Clinical Trial and Research Study Design

5 - 5:30 PM: Facilitated discussion - Moderator: Adam Woods, Helena Knotkova
End of day, venues closes

Day 3: April 19, 2023

9 - 9:15 AM: Quiz (0.25 credits)

9:15 - 10 AM: Unit III: Clinical and research trial design
Helena Knotkova, Adam Woods
Module 8: Outcomes and Practical Considerations

10:00 - 10:30 AM: Unit III: Clinical and research trial design
Helena Knotkova
Module 9: IRBs and Code of Federal Regulations

10:30 - 11:00 AM: Unit III: Clinical and research trial design
Helena Knotkova
Module 10: Professional Standards and Good Practices

11:00 - 11:15 AM: Coffee Break

11:15 - 12:15 PM: Unit IV: Multimodal tDCS
Adam Woods
Module 11: tDCS and Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Spectroscopy

12:15 - 1:15 PM: Lunch

1:15 - 3:15 PM: tDCS course Practical exercises skills practice
Adam Woods, Helena Knotkova, Marom Bikson
Station 1: Home-based tDCS
Station 2: Conventional tDCS
Station 3: High-Definition tDCS Devices

3:15 - 3:30 PM: Coffee Break

3:30 - 4:30 PM: Unit IV: Multimodal tDCS
Adam Woods, Marom Bikson
Module 12: tDCS and Electrophysiology

4:30 - 5:30 PM: Unit VI: Home-delivered remotely supervised tDCS
Helena Knotkova
Module 14: Concepts and Protocols
Module 15: Feasibility elements, Patient selection, Compliance and Training

5:30 - 6:00 PM: Facilitated discussion – Moderator: Helena Knotkova, Adam Woods
End of the day

Day 4: April 20, 2023

9 - 9:15 AM: Quiz (0.25 credits)

9:15 - 12:30 PM: Unit V: Computational modeling of tDCS current
Marom Bikson
Module 13: Modeling tDCS Current in the Human Brain
(includes also tDCS modeling software)

12:30 - 01:00 PM: Lunch

1 - 3 PM: Final examinations
Helena Knotkova, Marom Bikson
Demonstration of Practical Skills Proficiency
Written Final Examination

3 - 4 PM: Special Demo: tES with EEG. tES in MRI. 
Marom Bikson

4 - 4:15 PM: tDCS course Closing Remarks
Helena Knotkova, Marom Bikson