C2C - Mental Health Advanced ECHO Series for Graduates of the Depression and Anxiety cohorts starts September 22, 2020.
We will offer a Graduate ECHO Series starting Tuesday, September 22, 2020, for past participants of the Depression and Anxiety cohorts. This will allow you to continue building knowledge with advanced educational didactics, follow cases longitudinally with direct consultative support from psychiatrists, and learn tools and obtain resources to manage the medical components of mental health care. The cases reviewed will focus on a variety of mental health concerns not just depression and anxiety. This series will not require a commitment; participants may drop into any topic/session they choose. We anticipate this series will continue into 2021. Curriculum may be adjusted based on needs and topics will be repeated periodically, but cases are new and unique to each session. The Project ECHO Graduate Series is offering an opportunity for participants to conduct quality improvement (QI) efforts in their practice. This QI initiative is voluntary and will require an additional time commitment outside of the ECHO sessions. Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part 4 points may be available to physicians who participate in the QI effort.
Session Dates and Topics The following sessions will run from 6:30 PM to 7:45 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
September 22: Active Monitoring and Promoting Mental Health
October 6: Common meds that PCP starts and/or Psychiatry starts
October 20: Managing Medication Safely – cross-tapering and adjusting/continuing
November 3: Medical Monitoring with psychiatric medication complexity
November 17: Communicating with families – Eliciting accurate responses from teens, two minute techniques to teach relaxation, problem solving, mental health education
December 3: Sharing Care with specialists – when to consult, when to refer, communicating clearly
December 15: Crisis management – Anticipatory guidance for protective factors to elements of planning for safety concerns
December 29: Advanced Medication options