The planned 4-day-program format includes 27.5 CME-accredited hours, 5 to 8 hours/day
Mon: 12noon-5:00pm (ET)
Tue: 9am-5:00pm (ET)
Wed: 9am-4:30pm (ET)
Thurs: 9am-3:30pm (ET)
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
Unit I: Theory and Design
Module 1: tDCS – Principles and mechanisms of tDCS in humans and animals
Module 3: Stimulation parameters and protocols
Module 2: Targeted outcomes
Day 2: April 18, 2023Module 4: Electrodes/montages
Module 5: Safety
Unit II: Implementation & practical exercises
Station 1: Electrode Measurement Procedures 45 min
Station 2: Electrode Preparation and Placement 45 min
Station 3: Conventional tDCS Devices 30 min
Station 4: HD-tDCS Devices 30 min
Unit III: Clinical and research trial design
Module 6: Patient/Subject Selection
Day 3: April 19, 2023Module 7: Clinical Trial and Research Study Design
Module 8: Outcomes and Practical Considerations
Module 9: IRBs and Code of Federal Regulations
Module 10: Professional Standards and Good Practices
Unit IV: Multimodal tDCS
Module 11: tDCS and Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Spectroscopy
tDCS course Practical exercises skills practice
Station 1: Electrode Measurement Procedures
Station 2: Electrode Preparation and Placement
Station 3: Conventional tDCS Devices
Station 4: HD-tDCS Devices
Day 4: April 20, 2023Module 12: tDCS and Electrophysiology
Unit V: Computational Modeling of tDCS Current
Module 13: Modeling tDCS Current in the Human Brain (includes also tDCS modeling software)
Unit VI: Home-delivered Remotely Supervised tDCS Helena Knotkova
Module 14: Concepts and Protocols
Module 15: Feasibility elements, Patient selection, Compliance and Training