AMFM HEALTHCARE INVITES YOU TO AN IN-PERSON CONTINUING EDUCATION EVENT
Therapeutic Neuromodulation
Clinical Indications and Apppropriates of Electroconvulsive Theraphy (ECT) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
Thursday, April 11, 2024
11:00 am – 12:00 pm PDT
1 CEU CREDIT • Cost: FREE
As the co-founder and CEO of NorCal NeuroStimulation and as the former medical director of the
Interventional Psychiatry Department at Sutter Center for Psychiatry in Sacramento, CA, Dr. Lauren
Marasa will discuss the use of therapeutic neuromodulation as a treatment modality for many treatment-
resistant mental disorders. Specifically, Dr. Marasa will discuss the clinical indications and uses of
transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Although still considered a
highly stigmatized and often controversial treatment, Dr. Marasa aims to destigmatize, myth-bust, and
discuss this often very appropriate treatment modality, in helping even the most highly resistant patients.
This CEU event is intended for behavioral health professionals, including psychologists, social workers,
counselors, and MFTs.
- Identify types of therapeutic neuromodulation used in treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders.
- List the clinical indications and uses of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
- Appreciate the uses of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): how modern day ECT is performed,
proposed mechanisms of action, indications for ECT and appropriate patient selection. - Describe the mechanism of action and clinical indications of ketamine for treatment for psychiatric
disorders.
Presented by:
Dr. Lauren H. Marasa, MD
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Dr. Lauren Marasa is a double board-certified psychiatrist, specializing in both interventional and forensic psychiatry. Dr.Marasa graduated cum laude from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and completed two years of training in neurosurgery and four years in general psychiatry at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. After residency, she completed her fellowship in forensic psychiatry at the University of California, Davis.
Currently, Dr. Marasa maintains a busy clinical and forensic psychiatry practice. She is the co-founder and CEO of NorCal Neurostimulation, an interventional psychiatric practice specializing in the use of neuromodulation for those with treatment-resistant mental illness. She also serves as the medical director of ECT Services at Sutter Center for Psychiatry, where she manages both inpatients and outpatients using a variety of treatment modalities including ECT,
TMS, and IV ketamine.
