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. 2024 Nov 25;15:1450351. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1450351
DAY 1
08h30-08h45 Attendee welcome
08h45-09h00 Introduction to the STEP training course
09h00-10h15 rTMS & tDCS for mood disorders: from evidence-based guidelines to applications in the clinical settings
10h15-11h00 rTMS & tDCS for schizophrenia dimensions
Break – Booth visit
11h30-13h00 rTMS & tES mechanism of action and indication outside of the field of psychiatry
Break – Booth visit
14h00-17h00 Three 45-min practical sessions (groups of 10 max)
Session 1 How to start and monitor a TMS session?
Safety guidelines and reglementary consideration
Screening for eligibility, the process for obtaining written informed consent, and screening for TMS contraindications
Session 2 Target detection using the 10/20 system and Beam F3 (and F4)
Proper coil handling and placement (location, orientation, angulation)
Finding the motor hotspot, rMT determination using EMG and/or visible twitch, DLPFC Location (and other target)
Session 3 Neuronavigation systems - theoretical and practical aspects