Registration is closed for the 2024 Online ECT Certificate Course
Intended Audience
Since its development in 1938, electroconvulsive therapy has remained a crucial part of the psychiatrist’s armamentarium in the treatment of major mental illness. Continued research has resulted in numerous refinements in treatment technique. Recommendations in the last decade regarding optimal practice have included important new ideas regarding patient selection, stimulus dose titration, and outpatient maintenance strategies. The International Society for ECT and Neurostimulation (ISEN), in accordance with its mission to promote the safe and effective use of ECT, commissioned a task force in 1997 to study the training and credentialing of clinicians in this treatment modality. As a result of this task force, this course on ECT concluding with an exam, was developed. This course has been developed for psychiatrists, other physicians, and nurses involved in the administration of ECT.
Objectives
At the conclusion of the course, participants should be able to
- identify the indications for electroconvulsive therapy and appropriateness of patients,
- evaluate patients to determine appropriateness for unilateral or bilateral treatment,
- understand stimulus settings for present ECT devices,
- identify and manage common ECT complications,
- develop effective continuation and maintenance treatment strategies for patients with recurrent illness.
Online Event Format
This online event will be hosted live via Zoom Video Webinar. Webinar login instructions will be emailed to registrants the week of the event. Registrants will have access to program information, including slide sets received from speakers in advance of the meeting, via a password-protected page on the ISEN website. This event will not be recorded. Registrants should plan to participate at the times noted on the event agenda.
ECT Certificate Course Agenda
Saturday, October 5, 2024
9:45a
10:00a
Event Log In & Opening Remarks
Richard Jaffe, MD
10:00a
11:00a
Patient Selection, Preparation, and Management in ECT
Richard Jaffe, MD
11:00a
11:15a
11:15a
12:15a
ECT Adverse Effects and Their Management
Richard D. Weiner, MD, PhD
12:15p
12:45p
12:45p
3:00p
The Use of Anesthesia in ECT
Georgios Petrides, MD
Decisions in the Course of ECT
Sohag N. Sanghani, MD
ECT Certificate Course Agenda
Sunday, October 6, 2024
10:00a
11:00a
Skill Session | EEG
William V. McCall, MD, MS
11:00a
11:15a
11:15a
12:15p
Skill Session | Patient Preparation
Charles H. Kellner, MD and Amy S. Aloysi, MD, MPH
12:15p
12:45p
12:45p
1:45p
Skill Session | ECT Devices
C. Edward Coffey, MD and Joan Prudic, MD
12:45p
1:45p
Breakout Session | Nursing in ECT
Donna Ecklesdafer, MSN, BSN, RN and Paula Bolton, MS, CNP, ANP-BC
ONLINE CERTIFICATE EXAM
Participants may begin the one-hour multiple choice exam at their convenience as early as October 6th @ 1:45p, but no later than October 12th @ 11:59p.
Course Faculty
AMY S. ALOYSI, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Director, MSHS ECT Program, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
PAULA BOLTON, MS, CNP, ANP-BC
Nursing Subcommittee Co-Chair, ISEN
Program Director, Psychiatric Neurotherapeutics Program, McLean Hospital
Belmont, Massachusetts
C. EDWARD COFFEY, MD
Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
DONNA ECKLESDAFER, MSN, BSN, RN
Nursing Subcommittee Co-Chair, ISEN
Neuromodulation Clinic Manager, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
Grand Rapids, Michigan
RICHARD JAFFE, MD
Course Director
Clinical Associate Professor (Adjunct), Psychiatry, Temple University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CHARLES H. KELLNER, MD, DFAPA
Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
WILLIAM V. MCCALL, MD, MS
Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, The Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University
Augusta, Georgia
GEORGIOS PETRIDES, MD
Chairman, Department of Behavioral Health and Psychiatry, Trinitas Regional Medical Center, RWJBarnabas Health
Elizabeth, New Jersey
JOAN PRUDIC, MD
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York
SOHAG N. SANGHANI, MD
Assistant Professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Geriatric Psychiatrist, The Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health System
Glen Oaks, NY
RICHARD D. WEINER, MD, PHD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina
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 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.
Practicum sessions will give attendees sufficient time to complete the course objectives. However, ISEN does not certify the competency of any individual.
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
events@isen-ect.org at least three weeks prior to the event date.
Claiming Credit After the Event
ISEN requests that all attendees complete the event
evaluation. Upon completion of the evaluation, you may download and save/print a certificate indicating either the number of continuing education credits earned or proof of attendance. The deadline to claim continuing education credit is
October 20, 2024.
To access the evaluation, you will need to log in to your AffinityCE account. Of note, this is not the same as your ISEN website account.
- If you’ve attended an ISEN event in the past, use your AffinityCE account information to log in, resetting your password, if necessary.
- If you’ve not attended an ISEN event in the past, please first sign up for an AffinityCE account.
For questions related to the evaluation or your AffinityCE account, please contact
AffinityCE support directly.
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 prior to September 5, 2024. Fees will not be refunded for failure to participate. The sponsors of the course reserve the right to cancel or postpone any event 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.