How do I use the VA TMS?
• Access and navigate the VA TMS • Explain the layout of basic learning records • Describe the Learning Needs Management Model and how it applies to administrators and users • Execute searches of the VA TMS database • Run, save, and create recurring reports
How do I search for an entity in the VA TMS?
Each entity in the VA TMS has multiple attributes, and you may find that some of the attributes are more useful than others when conducting searches. The search screens in the VA TMS give you many search criteria filters to determine the attributes of the entity that you would like to search for.
What is a search filter in the VA TMS?
The search screens in the VA TMS give you many search criteria filters to determine the attributes of the entity that you would like to search for. The search filter determines the contents of your results by listing only those entities that satisfy all the criteria specified by your filter.
How to find evaluations on TMS?
Who can join the TMS community?
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What is TMS used for?
TMS is mainly used to treat depression. It’s had success helping people who don’t respond to antidepressant medication and psychotherapy. In fact, in 2008 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved TMS for this purpose.
What is TMS therapy?
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a type of brain stimulation therapy. It’s a noninvasive treatment that uses electromagnetic pulses to stimulate nerve cells, which may improve symptoms of neurological or mental health disorders. TMS is mainly used to treat depression.
How does TMS work?
How TMS therapy works. The therapy is done by a TMS technician or TMS physician. It’s an outpatient procedure, so it may be done in a medical clinic. If it’s done in a hospital, you won’t need to stay overnight. Before the procedure, you’ll need to remove items that are sensitive to magnets, like jewelry.
How long does TMS therapy last?
A 2018 trial found that TMS alongside cognitive processing therapy was effective for PTSD. The therapeutic effect of this combination lasted for 6 months.
Does TMS help with anxiety?
As TMS treats psychological disorders like depression and OCD, it may also ease anxiety. That’s because these conditions often cause anxiety symptoms. TMS could also be beneficial for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). In anxiety, there’s often increased nerve cell activity in the prefrontal cortex.
Does TMS help with OCD?
TMS may improve symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). approved TMS for OCD in 2018. As with depression, TMS is recommended if a person with OCD hasn’t responded to medication and psychotherapy. , people with OCD often have increased activity between the prefrontal cortex and striatum.
Can TMS be used after stroke?
This can result in long-term loss of muscle movement. According to research, using TMS after a stroke could promote motor recovery. The idea is that the magnetic impulses can alter the activity of the motor cortex, the part of the brain that controls voluntary movement.
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What is TMS therapy?
TMS therapy in the VHA is offered through the National Clinical rTMS program, which began in 2017 as an effort to expand access to rTMS therapy for Veterans.33 There are currently 35 VA rTMS clinics across the US, with additional clinics under development. Currently, rTMS is most commonly used within the VHA for treatment of depression, and the VA/DoD guideline for major depressive disorder recommends offering rTMS during a major depressive episode in patients with treatment-resistant MDD.34 There is interest in expanding the use of TMS to treat other conditions, including TBI, PTSD, chronic pain, opioid addiction, and sexual trauma, but the evidence on the use of TMS therapy for these conditions among Veterans is less established. VA/DoD guidelines for PTSD,34 mild TBI (tinnitus after mild TBI, update in progress),34 and headache34 state that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against the use of rTMS for treatment of these conditions (supplemental materials Appendix A).
What is the most common use of TMS?
The most common therapeutic use of TMS is for treatment of depression. In 2008, the first rTMS device for treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) was approved by the FDA,16 and several other devices have since been cleared for this use.17 Numerous studies have shown benefits of rTMS therapy in patients with depression, including decreases in depression symptom severity, and greater response and remission rates among patients with the use of rTMS compared to sham TMS.7,18 There are various treatment protocols for rTMS for depression, but a typical protocol may be daily (5 days/week) 20 to 40 minute rTMS sessions over a period of 4 to 8 weeks, with each session delivering 3,000 to 6,000 pulses at 10 Hz.3 The American Psychiatric Association and National Network of Depression Centers rTMS Task Group issued guidance for clinicians to help navigate the variety of rTMS protocols available for the treatment of depression.13 This guidance outlines recommendations for coil selection and placement, magnetic field intensity and frequency (Hz), and number and duration of pulses. Additionally, it is recommended to assess patients for risk factors, including history of stroke or seizure, alcohol and drug use, sleep deprivation, and any side effects of previous rTMS use, prior to implementing rTMS and again at each session.13
Does rTMS help with heroin addiction?
In adults with heroin addiction, rTMS therapy likely improves craving scores compared to sham therapy .61,71 Only 2 studies examined the effectiveness of rTMS for opiate use, and these studies are limited by unclear blinding of outcome assessors and/or participants and unclear handling of missing data. Both studies reported decreases in craving scores (0 to 100 craving scale) with rTMS therapy targeting the left DLPFC at 10 Hz and 100% resting motor threshold compared to sham rTMS. These studies assessed rTMS effects at different timepoints, ranging from 5 days after treatment71 to 90 days after treatment.61
Does rTMS help with TBI?
rTMS therapy may improve symptoms after TBI, but evidence is limited by inconsistent findings, small sample sizes, and unclear blinding of outcome assessors and unclear or inadequate handling of missing data in several studies. TBI can result in lasting cognitive sequelae, mood sequelae, and other symptoms, and we included any study that examined the effects of TMS on any symptom subsequent to any severity (mild, moderate, or severe) TBI. Included studies reported on a variety of symptoms following TBI, including pain, depressive symptoms, headache, and executive function. Most studies included patients with mild to moderate TBI,46,57,59,60,69,73,74 but 3 studies52,62,78 included patients with severe TBI exclusively or along with other TBI severity levels.
Does PTSD improve with rTMS?
rTMS therapy may improve PTSD symptoms compared to sham, but evidence is limited by inconsistent findings and methodological limitations, including unclear or inappropriate handling of missing data, differential attrition between intervention groups, and unclear blinding in several studies. Among 10 controlled studies (in 11 publications),40,47,53,55,56,64-67,75,58 most studies reported improvements in PTSD symptoms, as measured by the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) or the PTSD Checklist (PCL). However, only 4 studies reported greater improvement in symptoms with TMS compared to sham. Among included studies, TMS protocols varied in target location, frequency, intensity, and number of sessions.
Is rTMS better than sham?
In patients with fibromyalgia syndrome, rTMS therapy may be no better than sham rTMS therapy in reducing overall pain symptoms (measured by VAS or NRS).42,44,45,76,50,77 This evidence is limited by small sample sizes (4 of 6 studies had 30 or fewer participants) and lack of or inadequate randomization in several studies. Six controlled studies reported reduction in pain outcomes in both rTMS and sham rTMS groups, with generally no significant differences in outcomes between groups. However, several studies reported greater reduction of pain with rTMS therapy for specific rTMS target locations (reduction in pain with primary motor cortex vs sham but not left DLPFC vs sham),42 time points (reduction in pain with rTMS compared to sham at week 2 vs week 1, but no significant difference when comparing weekly pain scores),45 or outcomes (more patients achieving 30% reduction in pain in TMS group compared to sham group, but no significant difference in average pain reduction between groups).77 Most studies reported shorter-term outcomes (2 to 6 weeks), with the exception of 1 study reporting no significant reduction in pain at 6 months compared to control.50 All studies used rTMS and targeted either the primary motor cortex42,50 or the left DLPFC42,44,45,77 with 10 Hz stimulation at 80-100% RMT, but the number and duration of TMS sessions varied among the studies.
Does rTMS reduce pain?
rTMS therapy may reduce pain (measured by VAS or NRS) in patients with neuropathic pain, but the evidence is limited by inconsistent findings, and unclear or lack of blinding of patients or outcome assessors, and unclear or inadequate handling of missing data in several studies. Among 8 controlled trials, 5 studies43,54,68,72,79 reported reduction in pain with TMS compared to sham TMS, while 3 studies41,49,51 reported no significant difference in pain between TMS and sham groups. In the 2 largest trials (N=100;49 N=14451), no significant difference was found between rTMS and sham groups in pain reduction. Most studies reported shorter-term outcomes (1 to 6 weeks), but 3 studies reported outcomes at 3 to 7 months (1 study no pain reduction,49 2 studies pain reduction68,72 compared to sham). A single study compared iTBS to sham iTBS,54 and all other studies utilized rTMS. Studies varied with respect to pain areas (upper limb, lower limb, central neuropathic pain, etc), types of TMS (2 studies deep TMS,49,72 1 study intermittent theta-burst TMS54) and TMS protocols (target location, frequency, intensity, and number of sessions). Evidence from 3 case series88,89,92 generally agreed with trial findings, indicating reductions in pain over time with TMS therapy.
What is VA TMS?
The VA TMS is centered on the user and gives an admin the ability to identify the training that users have successfully accomplished, need to accomplish, or are in the process of completing. The goal of this lesson is to familiarize you with the user record.
What is the purpose of the VA TMS training?
The goal of this training is to provide instruction and interactive practice related to the navigation,learning needs management,working with user records, and reports functions in the VA TMS specific to all Administrator and Reports Managers.
What does the VA TMS training icon mean?
This icon indicates that participants will complete an activity in VA TMS TRAIN environment.
What is a VA TMS session?
This session provides instruction and interactive practice related to the navigation, searching, learning needs management, working with user records, and reports functions in the VA TMS specific to all Administrator and Reports Managers.
What is TMS training?
Through discussions, demonstrations, and hands-on computer lab work, this training teaches basic concepts and terminology associated with the VA TMS.
What is the priority of VA TMS?
priority for many administrators is to be able to run detailed reports. The overall goal of this lesson is to provide you with the knowledge needed to use the VA TMS report interface to run, save, and create recurring report jobs.
Can a VA TMS be accessed as an admin?
The VA TMS is accessed either as an admin or as a user . Admins can run reports on users they have access to, which is determined by the security domain restrictions applied to their admin accounts.
How to find evaluations on TMS?
You can find these evaluations either by changing your To-Do List view to “Show: Surveys” or by looking for the evaluation by title. Once you complete the short survey, the TMS will be updated with your certificate of completion.
Who can join the TMS community?
All local TMS administrators are invited to join this Community of Practice. Only available to VA employees who have a TMS administrator role .
