ECT Certificate Course

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 full-day course on ECT, with exam, was developed. This course has been developed for psychiatrists, other physicians, and nurses involved in the administration of ECT.

At the conclusion of the course, participants should be able to

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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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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) trough 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 6 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.

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 May 19, 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.

For questions related to the evaluation or your AffinityCE account, please contact AffinityCE support directly.