Fall 2022 Programs

The following programs are offered for Fall 2022. All ECHO programs offer continuing education credits. For Addiction Medicine Programs, please see our Addiction Medicine Program Page.

Long covid echo for oregon clinicians

Purpose: Supporting clinicians, staff, and other healthcare professionals working with patients who are living with Long COVID

Audience: Oregon clinicians practicing in Baker, Umatilla, Wasco, Gilliam, Hood River, and Sherman will be prioritized for participation as well as those serving older adults, Latino popultions, and those working in medically underserved communities. Other clinicians will be accepted into the program as space allows

Sample topics: Neurocognative effects of Long COVID; care coordination for Long COVID patients; physical therapy protocols; pharmacology for Long COVID; mental health and Long COVID; trauma-informed care

Schedule: Thursdays, 12 - 1 p.m., September 15 - December 8, 2022

Team-Based Adult Mental Health

Purpose: Building the capacity of primary care clinicians and clinical team members to effectively manage common mental health conditions in adults

Audience: Oregon clinicians and clinical team members practicing in Baker, Umatilla, Wasco, Gilliam, Hood River, and Sherman will be prioritized for participation as well as those serving older adults, Latino popultions, and those working in medically underserved communities. Other clinicians will be accepted into the program as space allows

Sample topics: Major depressive disorder; suicidal ideation; bipolar disorders; anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, ptsd, eating disorders

Schedule: Wednesdays, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m., September 14 - December 7, 2022

Whole-Person Care for Children and Youth in Foster Care

Purpose: Enhancing the ability of primary care clinicians and healthcare team members to provide whole-person care to children and youth in foster care, with attentiveness to the factors that drive health inequities for those children and youth with a history of child welfare involvement

Audience: Primary care teams, including prescribing clinicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, nurse care managers, behavioral health specialists, administrators, and quality improvement specialists

Sample topics: Trauma responses; cultural isolation and the importance of representation; differential diagnosis and misdiagnosis; oral health in foster care; cultural considerations for trans-racial fostering; transition to adulthood

Schedule: Second and fourth Thursdays, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m., September 13, 2022 - March 28, 2023

Integrated Behavioral Health for pediatric populations

Purpose: Building the capacity of peiatric care practices to proved high-quality integrated behavioral and developmental health services for younger children and adolescents

Audience: Pediatric care teams, including prescribing clinicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, nurse care managers, behavioral health specialists, administrators, and quality improvement specialists

Sample topics: Understanding BHC work; asthma, relational health, body positivity, sleep, supporting transgender youth, depression and mood disorders

Schedule: First and third Wednesdays, 12 - 1 p.m., September 21, 2022 - March 15, 2023

Geriatric Care in an age-friendly Health system

Purpose: Build primary care capacity to diagnose and treat common outpatient geriatric patient care issues

Audience: Primary care teams, including prescribing clinicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, nurse care managers, behavioral health specialists, administrators, and quality improvement specialists

Sample topics: Dementia; sleep management; deprescribing high-risk drugs; pain management in older adults; depression; age-friendly mobility

Schedule: Second and fourth Tuesdays, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m., September 13, 2022 - March 28, 2023

Nursing Facility Behavioral Health Pandemic Impact

Purpose: Developing more knowledgeable, skilled and confident nursing facility staff who are well equipped to deliver person-centered care to address residents’ mental health concerns and behavioral issues.

Audience: Nursing facility staff; registration by invitation

Sample topics: Managing pandemic-related anxiety and depression; conducting psychosocial assessments; enhancing coping skills for nursing facility residents and their families; resident autonomy in decision-making

Schedule: First and third Wednesdays, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m., September 14, 2022 - March 1, 2023

Pain management and Substance Use DIsorder in Dental Settings

Purpose: Build the capacity of dentists and their teams to identify and manage patients with oral pain or substance use disorders in the dental setting

Audience: Dentists and other dental professionals

Sample topics: Patient experience of dental pain; identifying patients with substance use disorder; pharmacological and non-pharmacological alternatives to opioids; safe and unbiased prescribing; difficult conversations

Schedule: Second and third Wednesdays, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Septembr 14 - December 14, 2022