Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS): How it works and what it does; evidence and clinical observations
Monday, April 20, 2026
1:30PM - 3:00PM PDT
Overview of the science behind TMS and applications in psychiatric outpatient care. The discussion covers major depressive disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and post traumatic stress disorder, including incidence of each issue, past treatments and indications for TMS.
Location: Online
Continuing Education: 1.5 (Applied through NASW Oregon)
Cost: Free to RVP Volunteers and partnering clinics who are listed in our directory and who have an active MOU with RVP. We also welcome our OR/WA Vet Center and VA staff to join for free. All other community providers, please pay $29 (or apply to become a RVP volunteer provider).
Who Should Attend:
This training is open to all RVP Volunteer Providers, social workers, mental health counselors, and community providers.
What You Will Learn:
Review of past treatments for major depression, OCD and PTSD leave many still symptomatic. Medications and psychotherapy have their benefits and limits. TMS provides direct stimulation to the brain to allow for optimal healing and recovery from treatment resistant disorders. The discussion reviews the physics behind TMS and how it works on the brain causing improved metabolism and growth factors allowing for rapid recovery from otherwise chronic mental health conditions. When left untreated, these disorders result in high morbidity and mortality.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify incidence of major depressive disorder in the US
- What is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and how if works
- Benefits and risks of TMS
- How does TMS enact change in symptoms of depression
- TMS indications and outcomes
- Durability of TMS
CE Faculty
Robert Olsen, MD graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas and trained in psychiatry at the University of New Mexico. He has worked on the staffs of Presbyterian Medical Group in Albuquerque and Providence Medical Group in Portland providing care in settings including inpatient, outpatient, emergency room psychiatry, and consult-liaison for adults ranging in ages from 18-90, before opening his office in SE Portland in 2014. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
Currently, Dr. Olsen is the Medical Director and provider at Best Mind Behavioral Health, providing evaluation and treatment including transcranial magnetic stimulation. He spends free time with friends and family, his 2 dogs, doing yoga, traveling and enjoying the outdoors.
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503-954-2259
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