Common to Complex: Depression (Project ECHO) - February 2020 Cohort

Thursday, February 20, 2020, 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM

Depression is common in children and adolescents; however, identification and treatment can be complex. Common to Complex: Project ECHO cohort on Depression provides an efficient way to learn what you need to know and practice how to do it, supported by psychiatrists, psychologists, and collaborating with peers. The goal is to improve the primary care provider's comfort when managing treatment of depression and provide a network of resources to ensure patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

Planned Topics Include:
     • Pathways to access mental health services
     • Assessing Safety in Primary Care Office
     • Medication Matters—Choosing, Adjusting, Tapering
     • Evidence-Based Therapies In and Out of the Office
     • Complexity—Comorbidities, Resistance, Family Dynamics
     • Recovery and transition of care

How to Participate?
     • The next cohort is scheduled to begin Thursday, February 20, 2020. Registration will open early January 2020.
     • Participate via video-conference
     • Eight - 75 minute sessions, held on Thursdays
     • We will use a web-based video platform (Zoom) to conduct sessions. There is no cost to participants for this platform.
     • Due to registration demand, practices may be limited to one participant per cohort.
     • Cohorts will be limited to approximately 25 participants.
     • Participants must be able to participate in at least 80% of sessions and submit at least 1 case
     • Session dates: 2/20, 3/5, 3/19, 4/2, 4/16, 4/23, 5/7, 5/14

Why should I participate?
Primary Care Providers (PCP) can access pediatric specialists for professional collaboration through regular teleECHO sessions, which are like an interactive grand round presentation. During a session, the specialist will present a brief didactic.  PCPs present cases to the "learning network," which includes the specialist team and other participants, to receive feedback.

Benefits for Participating Clinicians:
     • Participate from the convenience of your office or home
     • Face-to-face networking and collaboration with colleagues
     • Sessions led by sub-specialist
     • Receive expert opinions on cases

Featured Faculty:
Emily Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP
Dr. Harris is board certified in pediatrics, adult psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry. She provides direct clinical care at Cincinnati Children’s as a Primary Care Pediatrician, as well as an outpatient child and adolescent psychiatrist.

Courtney M Cinko, MD 
Dr. Cinko attended Medical School at Rush College of Medicine in Chicago. Completed a combined residency training in pediatrics, adult psychiatry, and child/adolescent psychiatry (triple board) through Cincinnati Children’s in 2015. Dr. Cinko is currently the training director for the triple board residency program and the medical director of partial hospitalization at Cincinnati Children’s.

Jessica M. McClure, PsyD
Dr. McClure is Clinical Director of the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology and Director of Mental Health Clinical Initiatives, Mind Brain Behavior Collaborative, at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She is current working on initiatives to increase evidence based therapy interventions across the mental health care continuum, with a focus on prevention and early intervention within pediatric primary care settings. Dr. McClure has published and presented extensively on cognitive-behavioral therapy with children and adolescents, including the adaptation of CBT interventions for non-traditional therapy settings such as schools and primary care offices. 

What is “Common to Complex”?
“From Common to Complex: Utilizing Telehealth to Connect Primary Care Providers to Pediatric Specialists” is a project to look at using technology and case-based learning to improve knowledge, self-efficacy and have a positive impact on care. Cincinnati Children’s will use the Project ECHO methodology to offer telehealth based learning for primary care providers over a 6-12-month period.  Project ECHO, Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes, is a virtual learning network method that enables information sharing regarding best practices and access for specialty care in all areas, especially rural or underserved areas. In addition to Depression, cohort topics in 2019 are Seizures & Epilepsy and Hypertension.  

How Project ECHO Works
Project ECHO – Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes – uses technology, Project ECHO bridges the gap between healthcare specialists and community-based clinicians. The Project ECHO model is based on four 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, healthcare clinicians present cases using a case-based format using video conferencing equipment. Project ECHO specialist and other participants discuss patient cases and recommendations are made regarding a treatment plan.  Specialists and community clinicians hear various case presentations, as well as follow-up and outcomes, and over time greatly increase their knowledge and experience in the evaluation and treatment of depression.  

What Clinicians and Partners say 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 connects me to a research community. The teleECHO clinics are the highlight of the week. Professional learning opportunities have expanded."

Information about Project ECHO
Project ECHO Overview Video
Project ECHO Infographic

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.

CME: Cincinnati Children’s designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ per session. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CNE: This activity is approved for a maximum 1.25 continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours per session. *Some sessions - This CE activity is designed for the additional hours required for APRNs with prescriptive authority in Ohio.*

APB MOC Part 2: Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn 1.25 MOC Part 2 points per session in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant 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 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

 

 

For More Information about Common to Complex:
Center for Telehealth
513-803-8353
[email protected]

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.25 hours), ABP MOC Part 2 (1.25 hours), CME - Non-Physician (Attendance) (1.25 hours), Nursing CE (1.25 hours)