Training in the practice of noninvasive brain stimulation: Recommendations from an IFCN committee

Peter J. Fried; Emiliano Santarnecchi; Andrea Antal; David Bartres-Faz; Sven Bestmann; Linda L. Carpenter; Pablo Celnik; Dylan Edwards; Faranak Farzan; Shirley Fecteau; Mark S. George; Bin He; Yun-Hee Kim; Letizia Leocani; Sarah H. Lisanby; Colleen Loo; Bruce Luber; Michael A. Nitsche; Walter Paulus; Simone Rossi; Paolo M. Rossini; John Rothwell; Alexander T. Sack; Gregor Thut; Yoshikazu Ugawa; Ulf Ziemann; Mark Hallett; Alvaro Pascual-Leone

doi:10.1016/j.clinph.2020.11.018

Training in the practice of noninvasive brain stimulation: Recommendations from an IFCN committee

Peter J. Fried, Emiliano Santarnecchi, Andrea Antal, David Bartres-Faz, Sven Bestmann, Linda L. Carpenter, Pablo Celnik, Dylan Edwards, Faranak Farzan, Shirley Fecteau, Mark S. George, Bin He, Yun-Hee Kim, Letizia Leocani, Sarah H. Lisanby, Colleen Loo, Bruce Luber, Michael A. Nitsche, Walter Paulus, Simone RossiPaolo M. Rossini, John Rothwell, Alexander T. Sack, Gregor Thut, Yoshikazu Ugawa, Ulf Ziemann, Mark Hallett, Alvaro Pascual-Leone^*

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Abstract

As the field of noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) expands, there is a growing need for comprehensive guidelines on training practitioners in the safe and effective administration of NIBS techniques in their various research and clinical applications. This article provides recommendations on the structure and content of this training. Three different types of practitioners are considered (Technicians, Clinicians, and Scientists), to attempt to cover the range of education and responsibilities of practitioners in NIBS from the laboratory to the clinic. Basic or core competencies and more advanced knowledge and skills are discussed, and recommendations offered regarding didactic and practical curricular components. We encourage individual licensing and governing bodies to implement these guidelines. (C) 2020 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	819-837
Number of pages	19
Journal	Clinical Neurophysiology
Volume	132
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2020.11.018
Publication status	Published - Mar 2021

Keywords

Training
Guidelines
Noninvasive brain stimulation
Transcranial magnetic stimulation
Transcranial electric stimulation

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Fried, P. J., Santarnecchi, E., Antal, A., Bartres-Faz, D., Bestmann, S., Carpenter, L. L., Celnik, P., Edwards, D., Farzan, F., Fecteau, S., George, M. S., He, B., Kim, Y-H., Leocani, L., Lisanby, S. H., Loo, C., Luber, B., Nitsche, M. A., Paulus, W., ... Pascual-Leone, A. (2021). Training in the practice of noninvasive brain stimulation: Recommendations from an IFCN committee. Clinical Neurophysiology, 132(3), 819-837. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2020.11.018

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