Project ECHO will link specialist teams at an academic “hub” with primary care doctors, nurses and other clinicians to learn to provide excellent specialty care to patients in local communities – the “spokes” of the model. Together, you’ll participate in monthly teleECHO clinics that act like virtual grand rounds combined mentoring and patient case presentations.
Our ECHO aims to improve medical education and exponentially increases workforce capacity to provide best-practice specialty care and reduce health disparities. This ECHO series consist of brief educational sessions followed by case presentations.
Our topics will include:
- Opioid Addiction and Treatment
- Population Health
- Integrated Care
Here’s a short Project ECHO overview video created by the program’s developers.
Date |
Time |
Facilitator |
Didactic & Topic |
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January 28, 2021 |
1:00-2:00pm |
Ronald Cowan, MD |
Stephen Loyd, MD Management of Opioid Withdrawal |
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February 24, 2021 |
1:00-2:00pm |
Ronald Cowan, MD |
Marthinus Zeeman, MD Alternative Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder |
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March 3, 2021 |
12:00-1:00pm |
Ronald Cowan, MD, PhD |
Ronald Cowan, MD Pain and Opioid use Disorder |
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April 7, 2021 |
12:30-1:30pm |
Ronald Cowan, MD, PhD |
Tiffany Wright, Executive Director of Quality, Patient Engagement, and Community Outreach Population Health Management: The Benefits of integrating Various Technology Platforms into Your Practice |
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May 12, 2021 |
12:30-1:30pm |
Ronald Cowan, MD, PhD |
Elizabeth Harcourt, LCSW Behavioral Health Supervisor SBIRT Introduction: Screening and Brief Intervention (S,BI) |
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June 17, 2021 |
12:30-1:30pm | Ronald Cowan, MD, PhD |
Elizabeth Harcourt, LCSW Behavioral Health Supervisor SBIRT and Opportunities for Broad Spectrum Collaboration; Brief Treatment (BT, and Referral to Treatment (RT) |
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July 14, 2021 |
12:30-1:30pm | Ronald Cowan, MD, PhD |
Tiffany Wright, Executive Director of Quality, Patient Engagement, and Community Outreach Population Health Management: The Benefits of integrating Various Technology Platforms into Your Practice |
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August 19, 2021 |
12:30-1:30pm | Ronald Cowan, MD, PhD |
Ronald Cowan, MD, PhD Psychological Treatment of Opioid use Disorder |
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September 15, 2021 |
12:30-1:30pm | Ronald Cowan, MD, PhD |
Elizabeth Harcourt, LCSW Behavioral Health Supervisor Peer Recovery Support: An evidence-based practice for treatment of substance use disorder |
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October 14, 2021 |
11:30am-12:30pm | Ronald Cowan, MD, PhD |
Stephen Loyd, MD Management of Acute Opioid Withdrawal |
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November 17, 2021 |
12:30pm-1:30pm | Ronald Cowan, MD, PhD |
Tiffany Wright, Executive Director of Quality, Patient Engagement, and Community Outreach Population Health Management: The Benefits of integrating Various Technology Platforms into Your Practice |
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December 22, 2021 |
12:30pm-1:30pm | Ronald Cowan, MD, PhD |
Elizabeth Harcourt, LCSW Behavioral Health Supervisor SBIRT and Opportunities for Broad Spectrum Collaboration; Brief Treatment (BT) and Referral to Treatment (RT) |
The regular interactive hub-spoke video conferences (Using simple video-conferencing software that can be used on any desktop computer or mobile device) will consist of:
- Short didactic presentations by the topic specialist
- Followed by case presentations
- Followed by interactive discussion between the specialist, providers and other participants
- CME or other educational credits is offered by UTHSC office of CME
Didactic and discussion will focus on providing learning on specific topics. The goal is to increase the knowledge base and comfort level of physicians, nurse practitioners, etc.
Case Presentation Request:
Click here to download the UCH ECHO Case Presentation Form. After completing the form email to uch.projectecho@uthsc.edu
New User Registration:
Click HERE to register now.
Case Submission Request:
Click HERE if you would like to be a case presenter.
Hub Team Contacts
Ronald Cowan, MD
Harrison Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry
Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology
Co-Director, Center for Addiction Science, College of Medicine
UCH Project ECHO Facilitator
Marthinus Zeeman, MD
Assistant Professor, Addiction Medicine
UCH Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Melissa Baines, BSHCA
UCH Project Manager and ECHO Coordinator
Adir Rovner
Manager, Information Systems and Support
UCH Project ECHO IT Support
Jeanette Brown
Director of Project Management
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