1 s t Symposium on NIBS in Psychiatry , 2015

About the symposium: The Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS) team at the

department of psychiatry, NIMHANS in collaboration with the Indian Psychiatric Society –

Karnataka Chapter is hosting the 1st Symposium on NIBS in Psychiatry on September 20th

2015 at NIMHANS, Bengaluru.

This daylong symposium will cover clinical and research applications of three NIBS

modalities in psychiatry – Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), Transcranial Magnetic

Stimulation (TMS) and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS). Apart from talks by

experts in these areas, there will be video/live demonstrations and a quiz session. A poster

session will also enable clinicians and researchers to share their ongoing/recent findings with

the audience. The target audience will primarily be MD/PhD trainees in psychiatry, but the

symposium is open to practicing psychiatrists and consultants as well. Participants will avail

CME credits from the Karnataka Medical Council. Please block your dates for September

20th 2015!

Webpage: Please visit our webpage for more details and updates: www.nibs2015.com

1 s t Symposium on NIBS in Psychiatry , 2015

Scientific program:

Time Event/Topic Speaker

8 to 9 Registration and breakfast Poster display

9 to 9:15 Introductory remarks Dr. BN Gangadhar

9:15 to 9:45 ECT – Contemporary practicing standards Dr. Preeti Sinha

9:45 to 10:30 ECT – Special populations Dr. Jagadisha Thirthalli

10:30 to 11 Coffee break Poster session

11 to 11:45 ECT – Current understanding of its mechanisms of action Dr. Chittaranjan Andrade

11:45 to 12:30 TMS – Basic principles and investigational potential Dr. Urvakhsh Mehta

12:30 to 1:15 TMS – Therapeutic principles and evidence Dr. A Shyamsundar

1:15 to 2:15 Lunch break Poster session

2:15 to 3 tDCS – State-of-the-art Dr. G Venkatasubramanian

3 to 3:30 tDCS – Demonstration Dr. Janardhanan CN

3:30 to 4 Recent advances in non-invasive brain stimulation Dr. Muralidharan K

4 to 4:30 Tea break Poster session

4:30 to 5:15 NIBS quiz Dr. C Naveen Kumar

5:15 to 5:30 Concluding remarks and awards Dr. Raveesh BN

1 s t Symposium on NIBS in Psychiatry , 2015

REGISTRATION FEE: INR 500 /- per person

175 entries are available. Transferring the registration amount to the following account and

sending an email to nibspsychiatry@gmail.com with the transaction ID will confirm

registration.

Psychiatry, NIMHANS

Savings Bank account number 64047341123, IFSC code: SBMY0040675

Last date for registration: 31st August 2015

POSTER SESSION:

Abstracts are invited for poster presentations covering original research, reviews, meta-

analyses, case series or reports on any non-invasive brain stimulation technique used in

neuropsychiatric disorders. Abstract should be of 250 words and should include the following

headings: Introduction, Methods, Results and Conclusions. Abstracts can be submitted by

email to nibspsychiatry@gmail.com by 4:00 PM on 31st August 2015. A panel of experts will

judge the posters and two best posters will be awarded.

Organizing secretary:

Dr. Urvakhsh Mehta

Department of Psychiatry

National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS)

Bengaluru 560029

Phone:080-26995250/5261/5805, Fax: +91-80-26562121, E-mail: nibspsychiatry@gmail.com