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Helena Knotkova, Chair
Adam J. Woods, tDCS course Director
Harold Looney, Coordinator
Peter K. Toshev, Director
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Program Version 3.1 updated on 05/03/14
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ABOUT
Two-day intensive workshop:Day 1 Comprehensive and integratedtDCS course with practical sessionsDay 2 Series of international expertpanels on clinical protocols and design
Expert updates on best practices andmethods in tDCS and HD-tDCSapplication with hands-on training andattendance certification. IRB application,patient screening, montage/dose designand application, safety, practicalexercises, hardware, software, modeling,and more.
Special topics session on tACS specificmethods by the co-originator of tACS.
Presentations and open discussions byinternational leaders on topics includingtDCS with pharmacotherapy,combination of cognitive and behavioraltherapy, double-blind techniques,management of high-volume/multi-center clinical trials. Moderated paneldebates with direct audienceinvolvement.
With many networking, educational,investment analysis and collaborationopportunities, this event is designed topromote the progress of transcranialElectrical Stimulation as a therapeuticmodality.
Intensive two-day international meeting dedicated on the design andimplementation of tDCS clinical trials. Update on 2014 state-of-the-art methodologywith presentations and discussions on the development of professional standards forsafety, validity and reproducibility of functional outcomes in tDCS applications.
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08:30 AM - 09:30 AM Breakfast & introductory remarks
09:30 AM - 01:00 PM tDCS course Unit I: Theory and design Adam Woods, Helena Knotkova, Marom Bikson
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM Lunch break
02:00 PM - 05:00 PM tDCS course Unit II: Clinical implementation & practical exercises
Adam Woods, Helena Knotkova, Marom Bikson
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM tDCS course Unit III: Professional standards and recapHelena Knotkova
06:00 PM - 06:30 PM Special topics Clinical life-cycle of neuromodulationMark George
06:30 PM - 07:00 PM End of day venues closes
07:30 PM - 09:30 PM Workshop dinner (separate pre-registration required)
DAY 1* – MAY 6TH, 2014
08:30 AM - 09:00 AM Breakfast & introductory remarks
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM Special topics tACS-specific methods
Andrea Antal
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM Special topics Multicenter trials: state-of-evidence in depression
Colleen Loo
10:00 PM - 10:15 PM Coffee break
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Panel tDCS in combination with behavioral and cognitive therapy
Dylan Edwards, Roy Hamilton, Gary Thickbroom
Moderator: Mar Cortes
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Lunch break
12:45 PM - 02:15 PM Panel tDCS with pharmacotherapyAndre Brunoni, Felipe Fregni, Jay Kranzler, Michael NitscheModerator: Mar Cortes
02:15 PM - 02:30 PM Coffee break
02:30 PM - 03:30 PM Panel tDCS in 2014 and beyondInvitation to all speakers and instructors
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM Closing remarks, workshop survey & certification of completion
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Please visit neuromodec.com for the link
to the Eventbee TM registration portal.
REGISTRATION
The workshop is open to medical
professionals, researchers, supporting
personnel, industry partners, and
investors; admission to the workshop is
by application only.
Early admission: CLOSED
Workshop dinner: CLOSED
Held at 7:30 PM EST, May 6, 2014
Registrations are strictly limited by the
optimal participant count and the venue
size. Admission on a first-come first-
serve basis.
DAY 2* – MAY 7TH, 2014
NYC tDCS WORKSHOP PROGRAM 2014
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You will be asked for your
name, title, affiliation, a
brief paragraph explaining
your interest and relevant
background and optional
submission of a CV.
For questions and comments please send
an E-mail to contact@neuromodec.com
*Program subject to further small modifications.
Felipe Fregni, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Pioneer in tDCS clinical trial design and implementation
- Associate Professor, Neurology
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School
- Director, Laboratory of Neuromodulation
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
- Director, Beth Isreal tDCS course
Mark S. George, M.D.
Neuromodulation pioneer, founder of Brain Stimulation
- Professor and Layton McCurdy Endowed Chair, Psychiatry
Medical University of South Carolina
- Director, Brain Stimulation Laboratory
Medical University of South Carolina
- Editor-in-chief, Brain Stimulation Journal
Mar Cortes, M.D.
Pioneer in tDCS for spinal cord injury
- Instructor, Neurology and Neuroscience
Weill Cornell Medical College
- Clinical Scientist
Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation and Human Motor Control Lab
Burke Medical Research Institute
Dylan Edwards, Ph.D., P.T.
Pioneer in tDCS for motor stroke rehabilitation
- Director, NIH tDCS trial for motor stroke rehabilitation
- Asst. Professor, Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Cornell Medical College
- Director, Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation and Human Motor Control LabBurke Medical Research Institute
- Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation
Andre Brunoni, M.D., Ph.D.
Pioneer in tDCS clinical investigations for depression
- Director, tDCS ELECT and SELECT clinical trials
- Coordinator, Services of Neuromodulation, Institute of Psychiatry
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina
Hospital Universitario, São Paulo
University of São Paulo
Andrea Antal, Ph.D.
tACS co-originator and clinical research pioneer
- Professor, Clinical Neurophysiology
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Marom Bikson, Ph.D.
Co-inventor, HD-tDCS
- Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
The City College of New York
WORKSHOP SPEAKERS
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Roy H. Hamilton, M.D., M.S.
Pioneer in tDCS for cognitive performance
- Assistant Professor, Neurology
University of Pennsylvania
- Director, Laboratory for Cognition and Neural StimulationUniversity of Pennsylvania
Colleen Loo, MBBS, FRANZCP, M.D. (Res. Doctorate)
Pioneer in tDCS clinical investigations for depression
- Lead Investigator, international multi-center tDCS depression trial
- Professor, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales
- Academic Chair, Psychiatry, St George Hospital
- Professorial Fellow, Black Dog Institute, Sydney- Director of ECT, Wesley Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Gary Thickbroom, M.Sc. Ph.D.
Pioneer in Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation of Human Motor Systems
- Professor, Australian Neuromuscular Research Institute
University of Western Australia
Michael Nitsche, M.D.
tDCS co-originator
- Professor, Clinical Neurophysiology
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Jay D. Kranzler, M.D., Ph.D.
Serial biotech entrepreneur and Pfizer CNS portfolio architect
- Global Head, Neuroscience, Pain & Sensory Disorders
External R&D Innovation (ERDI), Worldwide Research & Development
Pfizer Inc.
Harold Looney
tDCS Workshop Coordinator
- Founder, Yahiz - Christian Healing Network
- Associate, NEUROMODEC
Hosted at the historic City College of New York,CUNY located in Hamilton Heights in Manhattan,New York City.
WORKSHOP LEADERSHIP
Helena Knotkova, Ph.D.
tDCS Workshop Chair
- Co-Chief of Research Division, Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
Mount Sinai Beth Israel Center New York
- Assistant Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Care
Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai
- Asst. Professor of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Adam J. Woods, Ph.D.
tDCS Course Director
- Assistant Professor, Aging and Geriatric Research
Neuroscience, Psychology, University of Florida
- Assistant Director, Cognitive Aging and Memory Clinical Translational
Research Program, Institute on Aging, University of Florida
- Director, UF Human Electrophysiology and Neuromodulation Research Core
ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION
TRAVEL (VENUE DIRECTIONS ON FOLLOWING PAGE)
Airports: There are three available airports for those traveling by airplane. In order of proximity to City College: LaGuardia (Queens, NY), Kennedy (Queens, NY) and Newark (Newark, NJ).
Subways: The City College of New York is readily accessible by subway directly on the A, B, C, D, and 1 lines. NYC subway trains run 24/7.
Cabs: We recommend New York City's medallion (yellow) taxicabs or the new Borotaxicabs (green) which are only permitted passenger street-side pick-up in northern Manhattan (north of West 110th street and East 96th street) and the outer boroughs (excluding airports).
ACCOMMODATIONS
Workshop meals: Breakfast, lunch (with vegetarian options), coffee / tea, snacks and other refreshments will be provided free of charge at the venue.
Hotel: There is no official workshop hotel. NYC offers many options depending on your budget and preference. We recommend visitors book a hotel in Manhattan below 90th street and preferably on the West Side for a more simple commute to City College. We do not recommend visitors stay outside Manhattan.
AV recording: There will not be AV recording for this event.
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Peter K. Toshev
tDCS Workshop Director
- Research Consultant, Department of Biomedical Engineering
The City College of New York
- Associate, NEUROMODEC
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVOLVEMENT & COLLABORATION
Neuromodulation events: If you would like to get involved in the organization of neuromodulation events or would like to collaborate with NEUROMODEC to develop an independent event, please E-mail contact@neuromodec.com.
NEUROMODEC content: If you would like to contribute content to the website in the form of research tools, data and other relevant resources to the field or to set up projects for open collaboration, please E-mail contact@neuromodec.com.
DAY 2 (May 7th) in Steinman Building
BME conference room (4th Floor)Grove School of Engineering - Steinman BuildingThe City College of New YorkW 140th Street east of Convent AveNew York, NY 10031
CCNY default address is 160 Convent
WORKSHOP LOCATION
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Subway transportation:- 1 train to 137th City College Station- B or C train to 135th St Station- A or D train to 145th St Station
NYC yellow taxicabs:- Entrance at 138th Street & Amsterdam Ave
For those unfamiliar with NYC public transportation, we recommend taxicabs
DAY 1 (May 6th) in Shepard Hall
Room 250Shepard HallThe City College of New YorkW 140th Street east of Convent AveNew York, NY 10031
CCNY default address is 160 Convent
NOTE TWO SEPARATE VENUES AT CITY COLLEGE
LEAD SPONSOR PROFILES
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At thync, our passion is to create portable, advanced neuromodulation products for consumer applications. Our
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thync is backed by top venture capital firms and individual investors. We are committed to advancing non-invasive brain stimulation technologies and
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The flagship of the City University of New York, City College offers outstanding teaching, learning and research on
a beautiful campus in the heart of the world's most dynamic city. Our classrooms are equipped with the technology
for a truly interactive learning environment. Our libraries hold 1.5 million volumes and provide online access to the
resources of the entire university
Our laboratories are engines of innovation, where students and faculty push the boundaries of knowledge. City College is an integral part of the
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Leveraging the most advanced scientific understanding, Soterix Medical technology is at the forefront of
neuromodulation clinical trials for the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders and rehabilitation. Soterix offers the most
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require the highest industry standards in performance.
• Transformative and proprietary High-Definition tDCS (HD-tDCS) technology allowing targeted tDCS for unrivaled focality and intensity control.
• Several state-of-the art tDCS platforms allow customization across population (stroke, pediatric, etc) and blinding.
• Full set of accessories for efficient clinical application (including the exclusive EasyPads™ and EasyStrap™) with our most advanced electrode
gels and Mobile solutions for easy transport (EASYcase and EASYcart).
• Revolutionary neurotargeting software suite for electrode montage brain targeting optimization and individual subject customization. Output loads
directly into your Soterix stimulators and high-resolution current flow visualizations can be used to support publications, presentations and
proposals.
• Integration with monitoring technologies (PET, fMRI, fNIRS, EEG, MEG, eye-tracking, and others)
NEUROMODEC is an online platform for the advancement of neuromodulation through the integration of
shared resources, research tools, professional standards, events and inter-institution collaboration.
SPONSOR PROFILES
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The Zahn Center for Entrepreneurship is a startup incubator for technology enabled companies, with a focus on
hardware startups, that is, those that are developing physical products. Hardware startups are becoming a growing part
of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in New York City and are bringing with them the next wave of product innovation!
The resources of the center are focused on helping these startups address the unique challenges associated to
prototype development, product design and manufacturing.
The City University of New York provides high-quality, accessible education for more than 269,000 degree-credit
students and 270,000 adult, continuing and professional education students at 24 campuses across New York City.
The University is an integrated system of senior and community colleges, graduate and professional schools,
research centers, institutes and consortia. From certificate courses to Ph.D. programs, CUNY offers postsecondary
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As CUNY has grown, the University also has strengthened its mission as a premier research institution, building an array of modern facilities and
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The resources of the center are focused on helping these startups address the unique challenges associated to
prototype development, product design and manufacturing.
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