Course proposal Generalities of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for senior technicians of Clinical Neurophysiology
Keywords:
program, own course, transcranial magnetic stimulation, clinical neurophysiology, neurological diseasesAbstract
Introduction: recently began the training of professionals in a new modality of short-cycle Higher Technical Programs, in the specialty of Clinical Neurophysiology. This responds to the need of training health professionals in the study of neurological diseases, whose incidence rates have increased in recent years. Transcranial magnetic stimulation is an important tool in the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases. However, there is a lack of a program for the training of students in the study and application of this technique.
Objective: to design an own course program on the generalities of transcranial magnetic stimulation, for first-year students of Clinical Neurophysiology.
Method: a methodological didactic research was carried out using the empirical and theoretical methods, observation, logical historical, documentary and bibliographic study, dialectic, analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction.
Results: a program for the course was proposed, structured in seven topics, with a face-to-face character and a duration of 32 hours. The contents were presented by topics, objectives, essential knowledge to acquire, main skills to master and an evaluation system.
Conclusions: the application of this program contributes to the development of skills and the successful performance of professionals in training, in the field of knowledge of the transcranial magnetic stimulation technique for the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases.
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