Masterclass Brainclinics

TMS Certification Course & Masterclass 2025

September 30th to October 2nd, 2025

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Join us from September 30th to October 2nd, 2025, for the annual TMS Masterclass & Certification Course organized by Brainclinics Foundation in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Whether you're just starting your journey into Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) or you're an experienced psychiatrist, psychologist or researcher seeking cutting-edge updates, this masterclass has something special for you.

Day 1: Foundations of TMS Dive into the essentials of TMS and brain stimulation. Perfect for people new to the field, this day covers fundamental techniques and practical insights for effectively treating depression, and is part of the TMS Certification course accredited by the Dutch-Flemish Brain Stimulation Foundation.

Day 2 & 3: Advancing the Frontiers of Brain Stimulation Discover the latest breakthroughs from world-renowned experts. Our stellar lineup of keynote speakers will present groundbreaking research and insights into emerging fields including:

Connectomic-based Brain Stimulation (Andreas Horn)
Pharmaco-TMS and Pharmacologically Augmented TMS (Joshua Brown)
ONE-D Accelerated Protocol (Jonathan Downar)
Alternative Coil Positioning (Amourie Prentice)
Precision TMS & Stratified Psychiatry
TMS-Induced Heart-Brain Coupling (HBC; Martijn Arns)

Benefit from hands-on training using state-of-the-art equipment from Deymed and MagVenture.

Professional Accreditation:

Complete 3-day course fulfills the Dutch-Flemish Hersenstimulatie Stichting TMS Certification requirements (20 points).
Masterclass (Day 2 & 3) accredited for 13 continuing education points Dutch-Flemish Hersenstimulatie Stichting.
FGzPt accreditation awarded for 14 PE points.
NVvP accreditation awarded for 12 PE points.

Take advantage of this opportunity to enhance your skills, expand your professional network, and gain in-depth knowledge at this prestigious event.

The number of participants of this international Masterclass is limited, so sign up as soon as possible.

Program

Day 1: TMS Certification Course: Essentials (preliminary)

Day 2: TMS Masterclass: Connecting the dots: Advanced targeting and new target sites (preliminary)

Day 3: TMS Masterclass: Speeding it up: Pharmaco-TMS and TMS-in-a-day (preliminary)

Speakers

Jonathan Downar

Associate Professor at the Department of Psychiatry and Institute of Medical Science
Senior Fellow at Massey College, University of Toronto

Andreas Horn

Associate Professor for Neurology at Harvard Medical School and the director of deep brain stimulation research within the Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston

Joshua Brown

Director of TMS and Brain Stimulation Mechanisms Laboratory at McLean Hospital (US), Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Editor-in-Chief of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Martijn Arns

Researcher Director and Founder of Research Institute Brainclinics in 2001 and Visiting scholar Stanford Brain Stimulation Lab, Stanford University (US)

Amourie Prentice

PhD Maastricht University

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Location

Course location:

Landgoed Brakkesteyn Driehuizerweg 285, 6525 PL
Nijmegen, The Netherlands

The closest airport is Weeze airport (Germany) or Eindhoven Airport (Netherlands). The best connections to Nijmegen (by train) are from Schiphol Airport Amsterdam (Netherlands).

9.00 – 9.45	Welcome and introduction TMS Certification Course: TMS essentials Martijn Arns
9.45 – 10.15 10.15 – 11.00	TMS essentials-I: History, physics & equipment Martijn Arns TMS essentials-II: Parameters, safety & clinical aspects
11.00 – 11.30	Coffee break
11.30 – 12.30	TMS as treatment for depression
12.30 – 13.30	Lunch
13.30 – 14.30	The neuromodulation family (tDCS, tACS, VNS, DBS)
14.30 – 15.30	Hands-on TMS: Finding the MT
15.30 –16.00	Coffee break
16.00 – 17.45	Hands-on TMS: Coil placement and coil orientation
17.45	Review, questions, closing of the day

9.30 – 10.45	Welkcome and introduction TMS Masterclass Martijn Arns
10.45 – 11.00	Coffee break
11.00 – 12.30	TBD
12.30 – 13.30	Lunch
13.30 – 15.00	Toward connectomic based neuromodulation Andreas Horn
15.00 – 15.30	Coffee break
15.30 – 16.15	Alternative TMS targets: OFC TMS Amouri Prentice
16.15 – 17.00	TBD
17.00 – 17.45	Hands-on TMS and demo: Alternative coil positions and iTBS
17.45	Review and questions
18.30 – 22.00	Walking dinner

9.30 – 10.00	How far can we go? Pushing the envelope on TMS Martijn Arns
10.00 – 10.45	Leveraging the synaptic mechanism of TMS with pharmacological augmentation Joshua Brown
10.45 – 11.15	Coffee break
11.15 – 12.00	Leveraging the synaptic mechanism of TMS with pharmacological augmentation Joshua Brown
12.00 – 13.00	Lunch
13.00 – 14.30	From one-session-a-day to TMS-in-a-day: The ONE-D trial Jonathan Downar
14.30 – 15.00	Coffee break
15.00 – 16.00	Getting on my nerves or inside my brain? Updates on Heart-Brain Coupling and effectiveness Martijn Arns
16.00 – 17.00	Hands-on TMS: Heart-Brain Coupling-demo
17.00	Review, questions & Farewell