Schedule

* This Schedule is only a draft and is subject to change

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2024
6:00pm - 8:00pm Special Function: Cocktail Party with Faculty
Optional Paid Program (at a nearby hotel or restaurant)
TBA
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2024 ROOM
8:00am - 8:25am Main Registration for PULSES Conference & Continental Breakfast
(coffee, tea, muffins, biscuits, juice)
 
8:25am - 8:45am Welcome & Introductions
Michelle Cochran, MD, DLFAPA, FCTMSS, PULSES Course Director
Main Lecture Hall
8:45am - 10:00am TMS: History, Basic Principles and Some Practical Considerations
Professor Anthony Barker, BEng, PhD, FIET, FIPEM, Honorary Member of CTMSS
Main Lecture Hall
10:00am - 10:15am Break (Coffee, Tea)
10:15am - 12:15pm TMS Transition into Medical Care
Evidence for Repetitive TMS for Medical Care
Linda Carpenter, MD, FCTMSS, Former Board Member
Main Lecture Hall
12:15pm - 1:45pm Group Photo then Lunch on Own
1:45pm - 2:45pm Practical Administration of TMS for Depressed Patients I
Leandro da Costa Lane Valiengo, MD, PhD
Main Lecture Hall
2:45pm - 3:45pm Practical Administration of TMS for Depressed Patients Part II
Rafael Benatti, MD
Main Lecture Hall
3:45pm - 4:00pm Coffee, Tea, Beverage Break & Transition to Breakout Groups
  TRACK A ROOM TRACK B ROOM
4:00pm - 5:00pm Practical Administration of TMS for Depressed Patients Part III
Lucas Borrione, MD, MSc
Main Lecture Hall Hands-On: Device Orientation
All other faculty
Neuro-modulation Center
5:00pm - 6:00pm Practical Administration of TMS for Depressed Patients Part IV
Andre Brunoni, MD, PhD
Main Lecture Hall Hands-On: MT finding
All other faculty
Neuro-modulation Center
6:00pm Break
7:00pm - 8:30pm Optional Special Programming: Financial & Marketing Matters
Optional Paid Program
Michelle Cochran, MD, DLFAPA, FCTMSS, PULSES Course Director & Mohamed Abdelghani, MBBCh, MSc, FRPsych, FCTMSS
Hotel Emiliano
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2024
8:00am - 8:30am Arrival & Breakfast Main Lecture Hall
8:30am - 9:00am Welcome ~ Day 2
Michelle Cochran, MD, DLFAPA, FCTMSS, PULSES Course Director
Main Lecture Hall
9:00am - 9:15am Transition to Breakouts
  TRACK A ROOM TRACK B ROOM
9:15am - 10:15am Hands-On: Device Orientation
All other faculty
Neuro-modulation Center Practical Administration of TMS for Depressed Patients Part III
Lucas Borrione, MD, MSc
Main Lecture Hall
10:15am - 11:15am Hands-On: MT finding
All other faculty
Neuro-modulation Center Practical Administration of TMS for Depressed Patients Part IV
Andre Brunoni, MD, PhD
Main Lecture Hall
11:15am - 11:30am Break and Transition Back to Lectures
11:30am - 12:30pm Practical Management Side Effects & Seizures Part V
Izio Klein, MD
Main Lecture Hall
12:30pm - 2:00pm Lunch on Own
2:00pm - 3:00pm Beyond Depression I
Tracy Barbour, MD
Main Lecture Hall
3:00pm - 4:00pm Beyond Depression II
Leo Chen, MBBs, MPsych, PhD, FRANZCP
Main Lecture Hall
4:00pm - 4:30pm Break with Snacks
4:30pm - 6:30pm Questions with All Faculty Main Lecture Hall