Project ECHO - Anxiety for PCP's (Spring 2026)

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 7:00 AM - Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 8:15 AM, Online

Designed for primary care providers, this ECHO series increases understanding of anxiety disorders, enhances confidence in communicating with families, and builds competence in treating uncomplicated cases within the primary care setting. This course will address several learning objectives, which include distinguishing normative stress from an anxiety disorder, delineating common presentations of anxiety disorders, and formally screening for anxiety in youth. Additional topics of discussion will include managing safety in children and adolescents with anxiety disorders, partnering with families and mental health providers, and implementing evidence-based treatment options for pediatric anxiety.

Intended Audience
 This program has been designed for physicians, advanced practice nurses, and physician assistants.

Session Dates
Tuesdays | April 14-May 12, 2026 | 7:00-8:15 AM (ET)

Featured Faculty
Kristen Cornish, PsyD
Dr. Cornish is a licensed psychologist in the Division of Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology (BMCP) at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Cornish is a part of the Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) team, serving as a psychologist in the Pediatric Primary Care (PPC) clinic. Dr. Cornish provides prevention-based services during well-child checks for children aged 1 month through 5 years old and also consults on and provides treatment for mental and behavioral health concerns that present to the primary care office for children through the age of 18 years old. Dr. Cornish enjoys collaborating with medical providers, staff, and other psychologists to treat patients in a holistic manner.

John Strader, MD
Dr. Strader is a child and adolescent psychiatrist in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. He provides clinical care as a consult/liaison psychiatrist in the hospital and evaluates and treats children in crisis in the emergency department and in outpatient bridge clinic at the Cincinnati Children’s Burnet Campus.

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What is Project ECHO?
Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a revolutionary guided-practice model that reduces health disparities in your state, nation, and world. Through innovative tele-mentoring, the Project ECHO model uses a hub-and-spoke knowledge-sharing approach where expert teams lead virtual sessions, amplifying the capacity for providers to deliver best-in-practice care to the patients in their own communities. Watch a brief video here.

How It Works

The Project ECHO model is built on four key principles:

• Use technology to leverage scarce resources

• Share best practices to reduce disparities

• Apply case-based learning to master complexity

• Evaluate and monitor outcomes

During Project ECHO sessions, a learner from the community shares a de-identified case challenge or case concept based on their real-world experience. A brief overview of the case is shared during the ECHO session, followed by clarifying questions and a collaborative discussion. Together, the group provides recommendations, shares best practices, and offers guidance rooted in collective expertise and evidence-informed approaches.

Why Join?

• Free, interactive learning sessions

• Practical strategies to apply immediately in practice

• Collaboration and networking with peers and specialists

• Expert feedback on real-world cases

• Participate from the convenience of your office or home

iECHO Information

All registered learners must create an iECHO account to participate. iECHO is the web-based program management system developed by the ECHO Institute.

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What Participants Are Saying About Project ECHO

“I feel more confident, and it makes providing care easier. This project allows for increased opportunities to learn, and patients to get better care.”

“Project ECHO has been a valuable learning experience for me, and I have incorporated new ideas into my practice as a direct result of participation.”

1. Apply evidence-informed strategies to support patients or populations with specialized, evolving, or unmet needs in the learner’s local setting.
2. Collaborate effectively across disciplines, professions, and systems of care by clarifying roles, improving communication, and integrating shared decision-making into routine workflows.
3. Increase confidence and capacity to address challenging or nuanced clinical situations locally, reducing unnecessary referrals and enhancing continuity, access, and equity in care.

In support of improving patient care, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Physician:  Cincinnati Children’s designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 

Physician Assistants: Cincinnati Children’s has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until [Insert end date for enduring]. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

MOCpt2: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity and individual assessment of and feedback to the learner, enables the learner to earn up to 1.50 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

IPCE: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change. 

 

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.50 hours), AAPA Physician Associate (1.50 hours), ABP MOC Part 2 (1.50 hours), CME - Non-Physician (Attendance) (1.50 hours), Nursing CE (1.50 hours)

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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

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