jueves, 7 de julio de 2016

About TMS Institute

Central California TMS Center Scope of Service

TMS TRAINING INSTITUTE’s philosophy has always been to make TMS Therapy accessible to larger number of patients by actively involving the psychiatrist in the process. We have recently expanded our services to the Our TMS TRAINING INSTITUTE  open its doors on October 1st, 2012.

Now, as a psychiatrist, you can be part of Central California TMS Center as an affiliate member! Doctors can be trained and certified in TMS Therapy for depression so they can personally administer the treatment to their patients at depression so they can personally administer the treatment to their patients at one of our two centers in the Valley. Our location is: 825 West Ashlan ave. suite 101, Clovis CA. 93612.
Phone Office: (559) 228-9265 

Central California TMS Centers will provide the following:

·       Specific time slots to use NeuroStar TMS System
·       TMS Coordinator assistance
·       Office space for initial Consultations and follow up clinical evaluations
·       Periodic administration of depression survey scales to monitor clinical progress
·       Administrative services (i.e. billing, collections, mailing patient paperwork)
·       TMS reports including: TMS session reports, chronological overview, clinical progress graphs, and charts
·       On-site psychiatric supervision

The process is simple

1.Doctor identifies candidate for TMS Therapy. Doctor makes sure patient meets TMS protocol requirements regarding previous medication and CBT treatment.

2.Doctor either completes and documents own TMS evaluation, or refer to our center for the same purpose. A written prescription for TMS Therapy is given to patient if indicated.

3.If patient is appropriate for TMS Therapy, patient and spouse will meet with our Finance Coordinator to discuss insurance coverage and appeals process or other forms of payment.

4.Upon financial agreement, Doctor schedules Motor Threshold session (1.5hrs) with patient.

5.Patient is then scheduled for subsequent TMS sessions daily form Monday-Friday.

6.Doctor maintains verbal or personally contact as needed with TMS coordinator during TMS treatment sessions.

Hope is knowing remission from depression is possible

Depression is a serious illness that affects approximately 350 million people worldwide.1 While medications may help manage symptoms, many patients are not satisfied with the results they get from standard drug therapy. NeuroStar TMS Therapy® is a novel approach to achieving remission in depression that is bringing new hope to patients every day.


“I can’t begin to tell you what a difference TMS has made in my life. I am just so much happier”
-Susan, 58 years old


NeuroStar TMS Therapy for depression

· For patients who have not benefited from prior antidepressant medications.
·  Free from side effects often associated with antidepressant medications2-4
·  Safe, effective therapy that can be conducted right in the doctor’s office2

Hope with a proven non-drug therapy

NeuroStar TMS Therapy® uses highly focused magnetic pulses to stimulate areas of the brain that may be underactive in patients with depression.


·       Magnetic pulses target key areas of the brain2
·       Technology is similar to that of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
·       Each in-office treatment takes 37 minutes
·       Patients receive therapy 5 days a week, for 4 to 6 weeks
·       During treatment, patients are awake and alert; they can go back to their normal activities immediately afterward.

NeuroStar TMS Therapy® is safe and effective

Many patients experience significant benefits5

·       1 in 2 patients improved significantly
·       1 in 3 patients were free of depression symptoms
·       Durable symptom relief over 12 months


“Seven months ago, I was so depressed I wasn’t able to function. After six weeks of NeuroStar TMS Therapy, I was back to work; I was feeling great; I was enjoying my kids again and I had my life back”
-Craig, 38 years old


Demonstrated track record of experience
·       FDA cleared since 2008 for the treatment of patients with major depression who failed to benefit from antidepressant medication
·       Clinically proven in multiple trials with 800 depression patients 5-7
·       Over 18,000 patients treated 4
·       Nearly 600 NeuroStar physicians provide therapy worldwide


Introduction videos




References:

1.World Health Organization. Depression fact sheet No.369. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs369/en/index.html. Accessed February 27, 2013. 2. NeuroStar Prescribing Information.3. Janicak PG, et al. (2008) J Clin Psychiatry, 69(2):222-232. 4. Data on file. Neuronetics, Inc. 5. Carpenter LL, et al. (2012) Depress Anxiety, 29(7):587-596. 6. O’Reardon JP, et al. (2007) Biol Psychiatry, 62(11):1208-1216. 7. George MS, et al. (2010) Arch Gen Psychiatry, 67(5):507-516.

Videos:

NeuroStarTMSTherapy. "Patient Education Video." YouTube. YouTube, 2014. Web. 08 July 2016.

NeuroStarTMSTherapy. "Introduction to NeuroStar TMS Therapy®." YouTube. YouTube, 2016. Web. 08 July 2016.