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SUMMARY:Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Treatment Refractory Depression: re-em
 ergence of a promising treatment - Prof Charles Conway\, Washington Univer
 sity School of Medicine in St. Louis
DTSTART:20211216T123000Z
DTEND:20211216T133000Z
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DESCRIPTION:*Abstract* \n\nSince the early 2000’s\, several clinical tri
 als have demonstrated that chronic stimulation of the left cervical vagus 
 nerve (referred to as “vagus nerve stimulation” [VNS]) leads to antide
 pressant response in a significant subset of patients with treatment-resis
 tant depression (TRD). This talk will review the history of use of VNS in 
 TRD\, the clinical trials VNS data to present\, a brief review of the anat
 omy of the afferent vagus nerve\, and brain imaging studies measuring the 
 effects of VNS in TRD.  Discussion will also include present and future di
 rections of research of VNS in TRD.\n\n*Biography*\nCharles Conway is a Pr
 ofessor of Psychiatry and clinician-researcher at Washington University Sc
 hool of Medicine in St. Louis\, Missouri. His research and clinical focus 
 has been on refractory mood disorders\, most critically\, treatment-resist
 ant depression (TRD). In this capacity\, he currently heads up numerous st
 udies that attempt to better understand the biological and neurophysiologi
 cal basis of TRD\, as well as to examine the impact of various novel treat
 ments\, ultimately aiming to improve outcomes for individuals suffering wi
 th this virulent form of major depressive disorder. One of the primary are
 as of his investigation is the use of Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) for TR
 D. Since 2005\, he has participated in all major VNS TRD trials in the US\
 , and currently serves as the lead investigator of the large\, multicenter
 \, double-blind\, RECOVER VNS trial. For more information on Prof Conway\,
  please visit: https://psychiatry.wustl.edu/people/charles-conway-md/ 
LOCATION: Webinar  (via Zoom online)
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