Patient Journey

Step 1: Obtain a referral

Interested in receiving TMS Therapy? You will need to obtain a referral from your doctor in order to receive services at Modalis. You can obtain a referral from any GP, psychiatrist, or other allied health professional familiar with TMS.

How to be referred

Download the Referral form

For your convenience, we have created an information flyer for GPs that you may wish to take along to your appointment along with the referral form.

Please note: Referrals from a Specialist are valid for 3 months. Referrals from a GP are valid for 12 months. Upon expiry of your referral, you will be required to obtain a new referral from your doctor.

Step 2: Screening call

Once we have received your referral, one of our TMS Clinicians will contact you for a short screening phone call.

During the screening call, you will be given more information on TMS and the next steps. If you have any questions at this time, the TMS Clinician will be able to answer these for you. The clinician will also advise if you require an MRI scan to rule out any organic causes for your condition. If needed, you will receive a referral to have an MRI.

We can also use these scans to help calibrate the MRI-guided neuronavigation.

Step 3: Pre-Consenting Information Consult with a TMS Clinician

You will be booked in for a pre-consent information call with one of our Senior TMS Clinicians to help us prepare for your consultation with the TMS Specialist, and determine the next appropriate steps for you. This will take approximately 15-20 minutes and there is no fee attached.

Step 4: Consent and Dosage Consult with a TMS Specialist

You will have an in-depth review with one of our TMS Specialists to determine and prescribe the appropriate TMS protocol for your condition.

The dose of your TMS therapy (known as your ‘Resting Motor Threshold’) will also be determined during this appointment. Your Resting Motor Threshold (RMT) is based on your personal level of cortical excitability. To identify your Resting Motor Threshold, you will receive singular pulses of TMS applied to your motor cortex, to determine the appropriate level of stimulation intensity that is required to elicit a response in your brain. This dosage will be used to calibrate the dosage for your treatment protocol. For this reason, this appointment must be attended in-person.

Step 5: Acute TMS course

An initial course of TMS usually consists of up to 35 sessions of TMS therapy. Sessions are conducted each weekday (up to 5 times per week) for approximately 20 minutes.

Medicare rebates are available for eligible patients receiving TMS for depression.

More information on TMS & Medicare

Our clinical team will monitor your progress throughout your TMS therapy and your response to the treatment will be regularly assessed by our TMS Clinicians.

Step 6: Final Review

You will have a final review to evaluate your experience and progress following your course of TMS therapy, and discuss the plan going forward.