http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/80ce492d137845378071f6618c026cec.pdf 8f6760288d0be779a9b6a3afddbf2014 PDF Text Text October 25, 1988 Mr. Peter Alexis, Executive Director Psychiatric Institute, Fort Worth 815 Eighth Avenue Fort Worth, TX 7610‘} Dear Mr. Alexis, In response to the inquiry by Ms. Robin Moore, I enclose the information requested. I know of no official standards for credentialling practitioners, nurses or anesthesiologists in electroconvulsive therapy. The American Psychiatric Association has a Task Force which is now considering guidelines of ECT treatment, privileging, and training; that report is due late in 1989. There are two academic programs for training practitioners in ECT; one under the supervision of C. E. Coffey and R. Weiner at Duke University, and the second under the supervision of L.’ Greenberg and myself at Stony Brook. Both are five-day, 'hands-on' courses, and carry CME credit hours. The Duke University program has a special course for nurses; we invite nurses and anesthesiologists to take part in our program. Many teaching materials are already available, including textbooks, videotapes, and journals. In our course, we provide these materials to our students as part of their fee. Some descriptions are enclosed for your use. The question of a visiting lecture series was raised. It is possible for a from our program to visit your hospital and lecture on ECT. Such member faculty is standard for us; I have just completed such a tour of the seven rather practice medical schools in the Netherlands. It is also possible to survey the standard of practice; examine the facilities and records of ECT; and to provide a report on the degree to which the program meets established standards of care (using the 1978 APA Task Force report as a guide; or the proposed guidelines when these appear). We can assist in preparing a manual of procedures for ECT at your facility. I was told that there are six PIA hospitals in Texas alone (and 52 in the nation). With that base, it should also be possible to develop a-special training program at one of your facilities, by importing two or three of the faculty from Stony Brook for a few days, to provide representatives from each of the PIA facilities with an opportunity to become acquainted with present standards of care. Fees for such services would be negotiated probably on theybafsi‘s‘ of the daily rates usually provided for consultations off-site; a copy of, those rates is attached. I trust these remarks are helpful.gG.ooEiM-luck in your efforts. Sincerely yours, J fix.“ ~ V,» r; ' ‘_ ' Max Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Alexis, Peter Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-031-6-150 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1988 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence