1301-21:  A Review of the Evidence and Practice of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation 

This interactive presentation will summarize research regarding the efficacy of utilizing repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to treat psychiatric disorders. Video demonstrations showing how rTMS is provided to patients will be included, with an overview of each step of the rTMS treatment process.

Presenter:  Michael Thomas, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Disclosures:  The presenter and planners have no conflict of interest or commercial support to disclose.  Off-label use of medications will be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  1 hour 52 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Discuss each step of rTMS treatment and the basic insurance coverage criteria for rTMS treatment of depression.

Keywords:  Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, TMS, Neurostimulation

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
2.0 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 35th Annual Conference

The contact hours for this session expire:  November 30, 2024