33rd Annual Meeting

2024 Annual Meeting Prices
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$490.00
$870.00
Nurse
$150.00
$250.00
Student
$150.00
$250.00
Abstract Presenter
$250.00
$450.00
Other Clinician
$490.00
$870.00
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Annual Meeting Registration
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Comped Attendees
Intended Audience
This year's conference is intended for practitioners, mental health professionals, and researchers of ECT and related stimulation techniques. A poster session will allow for the most recent research in ECT and other brain stimulation modalities to be presented. The information presented in this CME offering reflects the opinion of the presenters. As with all science, there may be multiple explanations for the data and multiple reasonable conclusions.
Objectives
At the conclusion of the conference, participants should be able to
  • discuss the latest clinical trials and knowledge of ketamine and ECT in treating depression,
  • discuss the latest clinical data on risks of complications and identify new techniques in managing ECT side effects,
  • summarize new strategies in the use of TMS and DBS in the treatment of psychiatric disorders,
  • describe topics in basic science and clinical research of ECT and related brain stimulation treatment.
Venue Information
etc.venues
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
https://convene.com/locations/new-york-city/601-lexington-avenue/
One of New York City's most iconic skyscrapers is now home to Midtown's newest meeting and event venues. 601 Lexington Avenue is a versatile and tech-enabled space with plenty of breakout areas to catch up with colleagues and clients. Look forward to contemporary design, freshly prepared food and award-winning hospitality.
All registrants will receive a unique QR code via email around 5am ET on the day of the event. This QR code will need to be scanned at the security turnstiles located at the 601 Lexington Avenue entrance, 53rd Street entrance, or lower-level subway entrance. This email will come from noreply@angusanywhere.com. You may find it in a junk or spam folder.
Once through the turnstiles, guests should take the down escalator to the lower level. The elevator lobby, on your right, will be divided into “evens & odds” options. Guests should choose the “evens” option, which is the first on the right. etc.venues is located on the 14th floor.
If you do not receive the QR code email, please proceed to the security desk at the 601 Lexington Avenue entrance to show a valid ID.
Guest QR codes will be valid only for the duration of the day. Those registered for both the ECT Course and Annual Meeting events will need to use the QR code received on the date corresponding with each event.
Accommodations
  • Courtyard by Marriott New York Manhattan/Midtown
    East 866 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10022
    This hotel is just a three-minute walk away.
  • The Lexington Hotel, Autograph Collection
    511 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017
    This hotel is a six-minute walk away.
  • InterContinental New York Barclay
    111 E 48th St, New York, NY 10017
    This hotel is a seven-minute walk away.
Event Format and Digital Materials
The ECT Certificate Course and 33rd Annual Meeting are being offered exclusively as in-person events. Video recordings of the Annual Meeting event will be made available to registrants approximately one week after the event. Please note, however, continuing education credits can only be claimed for sessions attended in-person. The ECT Certificate Course will not be recorded.
All event registrants will have access to program information, including slide sets received from speakers in advance of the course or meeting, via a password-protected page on the ISEN website.
Refund Policy
A refund of the registration fee, less an $85 processing fee, will be made when an email written request followed by an email-written confirmation is received two weeks prior to the event start date. After this time, refunds cannot be made. Fees will not be refunded for failure to participate. The sponsors of the course reserve the right to cancel or postpone any conference because of unforeseen circumstances or insufficient enrollment. In the event of such cancellations, full tuition will be refunded. ISEN reserves the right to refuse registration, or refund registration fees, to any person whose presence has the potential to be disruptive and/or not consistent with the mission and goals of the organization.
Disclosure of Commercial Relationships
In compliance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, all individuals in a position to control/influence the content of this activity are required to disclose relevant financial interests with any commercial interests and/or non-FDA approved use of a drug or a device that is included in the presentation.
Enhancing Communication
If you require assistance with hearing or vision to make this conference accessible to you, please email meetings@isen-ect.org at least three weeks prior to the event date.
Award Scholarships
The ISEN is pleased to offer Trainee Travel Award Scholarships to eligible attendees who demonstrate interest in the field of neuromodulation. The travel awards offer an opportunity to attend an outstanding scientific program and interact with internationally distinguished researchers and scientists in the field of ECT and neuromodulation. This award can be used to request reimbursement for travel costs associated with attending the Annual Meeting, including airfare, hotel, and ground transportation. To learn more and download an application form, click here.
Continuing Education Information
This activity provides continuing education credit for physicians and psychologists. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the collaboration of AffinityCE and ISEN. AffinityCE is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AffinityCE designates this live CME activity for a maximum of 7.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AffinityCE is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. AffinityCE maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The instructional level of this activity is intermediate. The cost to participate in this CE activity is included in the activity registration fee.
Nurses and other health professionals can receive a participation certificate that states that this activity provides AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. This may be used for continuing education credit. Please consult your accrediting organization or licensing board for their acceptance of this CE activity.
ISEN 33rd Annual Meeting Agenda
Start
End
Symposia / Session
8:00a
8:30a
Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:15a
8:30a
Update on The Society
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Adriana Hermida, MD [President, ISEN]
Clinical Care Dilemmas and Strategies
Adriana Hermida, MD [chair]
8:30a
9:00a
Comorbid Personality Difficulties and Response to ECT for Depression
Declan McLoughlin, MD
9:00a
9:30a
Enhancing Patient and Family Experience: Update on ENCODE Program and Use of ECT Support Groups
Paula Bolton, MS, CNP, ANP-BC
Teresa Henderson, MSN, CNP, FNP-BC
Vona Davis, MSN, PMHNP-BC
9:30a
10:00a
Post Ictal Agitation Review and Treatment Strategies
Lyndsay Head, MD, MBS, FASA
10:00a
10:15a
Break
10:15a
10:45a
ECT vs. Ketamine: A Critical Review of the Comparative Data
Gerard Sanacora MD, PhD
10:45a
11:15a
Prescribing ECT: Not As Simple As It Used To Be
Shane Gill, BMBS, FRANZCP
11:15a
11:45a
Question and Answer Session
Clinical Care Dilemmas and Strategies Symposium Presenters
11:45a
1:00p
Awards Luncheon
2024 Trainee Travel Awards presented by Adriana Hermida, MD
Best Abstract by a Trainee Award presented by Irving Reti, MBBS to Azriel Hong Kiat Koh, MBBS for The Association Between Outpatient Continuation/Maintenance ECT, Readmission Risk and Total Direct Cost in Patients with Depressive, Bipolar and Psychotic Disorders: A Naturalistic Retrospective Cohort Study
Best Abstract Award presented by Phern-Chern Tor, MBBS, MMed (Psy) to H. Yavuz Ince, MD for Epilepsy-Risk in Children and Adolescents Receiving ECT
Best Publication, Journal of ECT Award presented by Randall Espinoza, MD, MPH to Simon Hjerrild, MD, PhD for ECT and Risk of Road Traffic Accidents. A Danish Register–Based Cohort Study
Mary Rosedale Patient Advocacy Award presented by Paula Bolton, MS, CNP, ANP-BC
Advances in ECT
Daniel Maixner, MD [chair]
1:00p
1:30p
Towards Personalized Electrical Dosing in ECT: Factors and Methods
Randall Espinoza, MD, MPH
1:30p
2:00p
Individualizing Amplitude to Improve ECT Clinical Outcomes
Chris Abbott, MD, MS
2:00p
2:30p
Neurocognitive Effects of ECT: Separating Fact from Fiction
Shawn McClintock, PhD, MSCS
2:30p
2:45p
Question and Answer Session
Advances in ECT Symposium Presenters
2:45p
3:00p
Break
Studies in Neuromodulation
Irving Reti, MBBS [chair]
3:00p
3:30p
Rapid Depressive Symptoms Improvement in Bipolar Disorder Type 1 after Stanford Accelerated Intelligent Neuromodulation Therapy (SAINT): A Two-Site Feasibility and Safety Open-Label Trial
Jorge Almeida, MD, PhD
3:30p
4:00p
Current Status of TMS: Lessons from a Very Large Patient Registry
Harold Sackeim, PhD
4:00p
4:30p
A Preliminary Report from the Confirmatory Efficacy and Safety Trial of Magnetic Seizure Therapy for Depression (CREST-MST)
Daniel Blumberger, MD, MSc, FRCPC
4:30p
4:45p
Question and Answer Session
Studies in Neuromodulation Symposium Presenters
4:45p
5:45p
Poster Session & Reception
Spring 2024 Events Brochure (PDF)
ISEN Annual Meeting Faculty & Planning Committee
Planning Committee
FRANK M. MOSCARILLO, MD
Executive Director, ISEN
Chevy Chase, Maryland
ADRIANA P. HERMIDA, MD
President, ISEN
Associate Professor, Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Director, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University Atlanta, Georgia
DANIEL F. MAIXNER, MD
Vice President, ISEN
Program Chair
ECT Program Director, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Michigan Medicine Ann Arbor, Michigan
IRVING M. RETI, MBBS
Secretary, ISEN
Director, Brain Stimulation Program, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, Maryland
PHERN-CHERN TOR, MBBS, MMed (Psy)
Treasurer, ISEN
Head of Neurostimulation Services, Institute of Mental Health (Singapore) Singapore
PAULA BOLTON, MS, CNP, ANP-BC
Nursing Subcommittee Co-Chair, ISEN
Program Director, Infection Control, Psychiatric Neurotherapeutics Program, McLean Hospital Belmont, Massachusetts
DONNA ECKLESDAFER, MSN, BSN, RN
Nursing Subcommittee Co-Chair, ISEN
Neuromodulation Clinic Manager, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services Grand Rapids, Michigan
Clinical Care Dilemmas and Strategies
ADRIANA P. HERMIDA, MD
(see above)
DECLAN M. MCLOUGHLIN, PhD
Research Professor of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin & St Patrick's University Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
PAULA BOLTON, MS, CNP, ANP-BC
(see above)
TERESA HENDERSON, MSN, CNP, FNP-BC
Charge Nurse, Psychiatric Neurotherapeutics Program, McLean Hospital
Belmont, Massachusetts
VONA DAVIS, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Director of Nursing Operations, Hill Center Partial Hospital Program/Outpatient Trauma Clinic, McLean Hospital
Belmont, Massachusetts
LYNDSAY W. HEAD, MD, MBA, FASA
Emory Specialty Associates Anesthesiology, Division Chief of Inpatient Community Practice
Atlanta, Georgia
GERARD SANACORA MD, PhD
George D. Gross and Esther S. Gross Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine Director Yale Depression Research Program Co-Director Yale New Haven Hospital Interventional Psychiatry Service
New Haven, Connecticut
SHANE GILL, BMBS, FRANZCP
Director of Psychiatry Training, South Australia, Clinical Lecturer, Discipline of Psychiatry, University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Advances in ECT
DANIEL F. MAIXNER, MD
(see above)
RANDALL ESPINOZA, MD, MPH
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Medical Director, ECT and Interventional Psychiatry Program, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Los Angeles, California
CHRIS ABBOTT, MD MS
Professor, Neuromodulation Division Chief University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
SHAWN M . MCCLINTOCK, PhD, MSCS
Professor, Division of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Studies in Neuromodulation
IRVING M. RETI, MBBS
(see above)
JORGE ALMEIDA, MD PhD
Director, Bipolar Disorder Center, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
HAROLD A. SACKEIM, PhD
Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Radiology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University
New York, New York
DANIEL M. BLUMBERGER, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Director and Chair, Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
Awards
AZRIEL KOH HONG KIAT, MBBS
Senior Resident, National Healthcare Group
Singapore
H. YAVUZ INCE, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan Ann
Arbor, Michigan
SIMON HJERRILD, MD, PhD
Associate Clinical Professor, Aarhus University
Denmark