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ForwardECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) Visiting Fellowship October 21-25, 2019
This course will review the clinical practice of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT).
Target Audience
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the fellowship program, the participants should be able to identify the following:
Clinical indications, relative contraindications, side effects, and adverse risks of ECT.
Clinical evaluation and management of ECT patients.
Clinical and technical aspects of ECT administration.
Techniques in lead placement, stimulus dosing, and seizure monitoring.
ECT anesthesia procedures.
Informed consent and legal aspects of ECT.
Clinical implications for special populations.
ECT acute maintenance treatment.
Recent developments in ECT devices.
Date | Time | Topic | Instructor | Location |
Monday 10/21/2019 | 7:00 – 7:45 AM | Introduction and Overview (Complimentary Continental Breakfast) | Roger Haskett, MD | Room 1070, 10th Floor |
7:45 AM – 12:00 PM | ECT Practicum:
| Timothy Denko, MD Audrey Humes, BSN | ECT Treatment Suite Room E-1009 | |
12:00 – 1:00 PM | Lunch |
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1:00 – 2:30 PM | ECT Principles and Techniques Electrode Placement-Stimulus Dosing-Seizure Monitoring | Roger Haskett, MD | Room 1070 | |
2:30 – 5:00 PM | ECT Primer: APA Guidelines for Practicing ECT (Complimentary Refreshments) | Carmen Andreescu, MD | Room 1070 | |
Tuesday 10/22/2019 | 6:30 AM | Complimentary Breakfast |
| Room 1070 |
7:00 – 11:00 AM | ECT Practicum:
| Daniel Varon, MD Audrey Humes, BSN | ECT Treatment Suite Room E-1009 | |
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Medical Assessment and Management of the ECT Patient | Danforth Lincoln, MD | Room 1070 | |
12:00 – 1:00 PM | Lunch |
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1:00 – 2:00 PM | Preparation and Management of the ECT Patient Hospital and Ambulatory Procedures | Audrey Humes, BSN | Room 1070 | |
2:00 – 3:00 PM | Continuous Clinical Care of the ECT Patient (Complimentary Refreshments) | Audrey Humes, BSN | Room 1070 | |
3:00 – 4:30 PM | Development and Management of an ECT Service: Policy/Personnel/Facilities/Supplies/Licensure/QA | Alice Mullinary, BSN | Room 1070 |
Date | Time | Topic | Instructor | Location |
Wednesday 10/23/2019 |
| No Breakfast this day – Practicum Starts at 8 AM |
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8:00 – 11:00 AM | ECT Practicum:
| Mukesh Sah, MD Audrey Humes, BSN | ECT Treatment Suite Room E-1009 | |
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Anesthesia Presentation | William McIvor, MD | Room 1070 | |
12:00 – 1:00 PM | Lunch |
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1:00 – 2:30 PM | Optimization of ECT: Review of Research Findings (Complimentary Refreshments) | Roger Haskett, MD | Room 1070 | |
2:30 – 3:30 PM | Mechanism of Action | Daniel Varon, MD | Room 1070 | |
Thursday 10/24/2019 | 6:30 AM | Complimentary Breakfast |
| Room 1070 |
7:00 – 11:00 AM | ECT Practicum:
| Daniel Varon, MD Audrey Humes, BSN | ECT Treatment Suite Room E-1009 | |
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | ECT Integration | Mukesh Sah, MD | Room 1070 | |
12:00 – 1:30 PM | ECT Case Reviews/Treatment Team (Lunch is provided on this day) | ECT Faculty and Staff | Room 412 | |
1:30 – 2:30 PM | Memory Ability and ECT | Meryl Butters, MD | Room 1070 | |
2:30 – 3:30 PM | Center for Interventional Psychiatry | LalithKumar Solai, MD | Room 1070 |
Date | Time | Topic | Instructor | Location |
Friday 10/25/2019 | 6:30 AM | Complimentary Breakfast |
| Room 1070 |
7:00 AM – 12:00 PM | ECT Practicum:
| LalithKumar Solai, MD Audrey Humes, BSN | ECT Treatment Suite Room E-1009 | |
12:00 – 1:00 PM | Legal Issues | Mark Zacharia, Esq. | Room 1070 | |
1:00 – 2:00 PM | Open Forum: Course Evaluation and CME Certification | Roger Haskett, MD Audrey Humes, BSN | Room 1070 | |
2:00 PM | Adjournment |
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Disclaimer Statement
The information presented at this CME program represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters, and does not constitute the opinion or endorsement of, or promotion by, the UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Medical Center or Affiliates and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Reasonable efforts have been taken intending for educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and in compliance with regulatory requirements. However, each program attendee must always use his/her own personal and professional judgment when considering further application of this information, particularly as it may relate to patient diagnostic or treatment decisions including, without limitation, FDA-approved uses and any off-label uses
Carmen Andreescu, MD
Meryl Butters, Ph.D.
Timothy Denko, MD
Roger Haskett, MD
Audrey Humes, BSN
Danforth Lincoln, MD
William McIvor, MD, FASA
Alice Mullinary, RN, BSN
Mukesh Sah, MD
LalithKumar K. Solai, MD
Daniel Varon, MD
Mark Z. Zacharia, Esq.
Faculty Disclosure
No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.
Directly sponsored
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh School designates this live activity for a maximum of 35.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 35.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 35.50 Attendance