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Depression is common in children and adolescents; however, identification and treatment can be complex. Our Depression ECHO provides an efficient way to learn and practice, supported by psychiatry and primary care provider 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.

Session Topics

• Scope of the problem: Algorithm and Referral Process
• Brave Depression - Practical tools / methods to treat depression with confidence. Suicide: Risk, Resilience, and Safety Planning (NSSI)
• Tools for Screening: CSSR and more
• Introduction to Non-Pharmacological Interventions
• Medication Matters (Part One): How they Help
• Medication Matters (Part Two): Complexities and Interactions
• Depression does not always need medication: Therapy Treatments: In the Office and beyond.
• Wrap Up with Q & A

Date/Time

The following sessions will run from 6:30 PM to 7:45 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

• February 20, 2020
• March 5, 2020
• March 19, 2020
• April 2, 2020
• April 16, 2020
• April 23, 2020
• May 7, 2020
• May 14, 2020

Featured Faculty

Courtney M. Cinko, MD, is an assistant professor of Psychiatry. Dr Cinko is board certified in pediatrics, adult psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry. She is the medical director of the Partial Hospitalization Program and Training Director for the Triple Board Residency at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center. 

Emily Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP, Director of Psychiatry Pediatric Integration
Dr. Harris is board certified in pediatrics, adult psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry. She provides direct clinical care as a general pediatrician in primary care offices and as an outpatient child and adolescent psychiatrist for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center at the College Hill campus.

Jessica M. McClure, PsyD, is the 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. Dr. McClure has published and presented extensively on cognitive-behavioral therapy with children and adolescents. (e.g., CBT Express: Effective 15-Minute Techniques for Treating Children and Adolescents, McClure, Friedberg, Thordarson, & Keller, 2019)

Accreditation

CME: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ 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.

For More Information or to Register

Please use the following link to register for the Depression ECHO cohort starting February 20, 2020.

https://cchmc.cloud-cme.com/C2CDepression

If you need further information or have questions or concerns please contact the Center for Telehealth - Project ECHO team at C2C@cchmc.org or 513-803-8353.

Contact

513-803-8353 | c2c@cchmc.org

Hypertension in children and adolescents is a growing health problem. Hypertension ECHO provides an efficient way to learn what you need to know and practice how to do it. The goal is to improve the primary care provider’s comfort when managing treatment of hypertension and provide a network of resources to ensure patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time. This course will provide in-depth discussion of the 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines on management of blood pressure in children.

Session Topics

• 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines Part I
• 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines Part II
• Manual BP Measurement: From Neonate to Adult
• 24 Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
• Dietary Modification and Healthy Nutritional Guidelines
• Evaluation for Secondary Hypertension
• Initial Treatment in Children with Mild Hypertension
• Hypertensive Crisis: Causes and Management

Date / Time

• The following sessions will start at 0700 EST
  
  • Nov 20, 2019  
  • December 4, 2019
  • December 18, 2019
  • January 8, 2020
  • January 22, 2020
  • February 12, 2020
  • February 26, 2020
  • March 11, 2020

Featured Faculty

Mark Mitsnefes, MD, is a pediatric nephrologist and co-director of multidisciplinary hypertension clinic at Cincinnati Children’s. He is an established clinical investigator with expertise in understanding the development of risk factor for cardiovascular disease in children with kidney disease.

Accreditation

CME: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for granting ABP MOC credit.

For More Information or to Register

https://cchmc.cloud-cme.com/C2CHypertension

Contact

513-803-8353 | c2c@cchmc.org

Seizures and Epilepsy: Everything the primary care provider needs to know.

Seizures & Epilepsy ECHO provides an efficient way to put learning about seizures and epilepsy into practice, supported by an epileptologist and collaborating with peers. The goal is to improve the primary care provider’s comfort when identifying and/or managing the treatment of epilepsy and provide a network of resources to ensure patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time. 

Session Topics

• Seizure rescue medications: when and what to prescribe?
• Commonly used AEDs: some DO’s and DON’Ts
• Diets for drug-resistant epilepsy: essential knowledge for a pediatrician
• Epilepsy is more than just seizures 1: psychological comorbidities
• Epilepsy is more than just seizures 2: social aspects
• Febrile seizures: all you ever wanted to know

Date/Time

There will be six sessions on the third Tuesday’s of the month. Starting Feb. 18, 2020 from 7:00am to 8:00am (Eastern Standard Time).

Featured Faculty

Ravindra Arya, MD, DM, is a pediatric epileptologist involved in the care of children with epilepsy, particularly drug-resistant epilepsy. His clinic offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, approach to the evaluation and management of children with epilepsy.

Accreditation

CME: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ 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.

For More Information or to Register

Please use the following link to register for the Seizures & Epilespy chort start February 18, 2020.

https://cchmc.cloud-cme.com/Default.aspx?p=1&eid=30524

If you need further information or have a question or concern please contact the Center for Telehealth – Project ECHO team at c2c@cchmc.org or 513-803-8358.

Contact

513-803-8353 | c2c@cchmc.org

There are over 100,000 children and adults living with sickle cell disease (SCD) in the US, yet most of these individuals have limited access to knowledgeable providers comfortable with managing the complex medical and psychosocial complications of SCD.

The goal of Sickle Treatment and Outcomes Research in the Midwest (STORM) TeleECHO is to empower primary care providers to develop the skills and knowledge to manage pediatric and adult patients with sickle cell disease using evidence-based best practices. The STORM TeleECHO presentation curriculum is based on the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute’s evidence-based guidelines for the management of SCD.

We are looking for pediatric and adult primary care providers to participate in STORM TeleECHO. Once registered, providers may participate in sessions of interest.

Session Topics Examples

• Hydroxyurea
• Pain management
• Transition
• Acute and chronic complications
• Bone marrow transplant
• Cultural competency and health equity
• Medication adherence

Date / Time

• Third Thursday of each month
• Time: Noon to 1 pm ET

Faculty

• Lisa Shook, MA, MCHES, Division of Hematology – Director of STORM TeleECHO
• Lori Crosby, PsyD, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology – Co-Director of STORM TeleECHO

Accreditation

CME: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ 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.

CNE: This activity is approved for a maximum 1.0 continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours.

For More Information or to Register

http://sickleecho.org/

Contact

513-636-7374 | storm@cchmc.org

Anxiety is common in children and adolescents presenting to pediatric primary care settings; however, identification and treatment can be complex. Our Anxiety ECHO provides an efficient and collaborative way to learn and practice. The learning is supported by a psychologist, psychiatrist, and primary care provider peers. The goal of ECHO is to improve primary care providers’ comfort with identification and management of treatment of anxiety in the primary care setting, while also providing a network of resources to ensure patients receive the right care in the right place at the right time.

Session Topics

• Scope of the problem: When do worries need intervention?
• Screening & Diagnosis within Pediatric Primary Care
• Brief, practical and effective non-pharmological interventions for use in the clinic
• Where to start? First Line Meds
• Deeper Dive: Coaching families in the use of basic anxiety management techniques
• Deeper Dive: Guiding families in accessing and using Cognitive and Behavioral Interventions
• Deeper Dive: Medication management for complex anxiety cases

Date/Time

The following sessions for Group One will run from 6:30 PM to 7:45 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
The sessions for Group Two will run from 7:00 AM to 8:15 AM (Eastern Standard Time)

Group One (maximum capacity has been reached)

• June 11, 2020
• June 25, 2020
• July 9, 2020
• July 23, 2020
• August 13, 2020
• August 27, 2020
• September 10, 2020

Group Two

• July 1, 2020
• July 15, 2020
• August 5, 2020
• August 19, 2020
• September 2, 2020
• September 16, 2020
• September 30, 2020

Featured Faculty

Jessica M. McClure, PsyD, is the 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. Dr. McClure has published and presented extensively on cognitive-behavioral therapy with children and adolescents. (e.g., CBT Express: Effective 15-Minute Techniques for Treating Children and Adolescents, McClure, Friedberg, Thordarson, & Keller, 2019)

Emily Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP, is board certified in pediatrics, adult psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry. She provides direct clinical care as a general pediatrician in primary care offices and as an outpatient child and adolescent psychiatrist for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center at the College Hill campus.

Accreditation

CME: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ 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.

For More Information or to Register

Please use the following link to register for the Anxiety ECHO cohort starting June 11, 2020.

https://cchmc.cloud-cme.com/default.aspx?p=5&eid=33068

If you need further information, or to put your name on the list to be contacted when registration is open in May please contact the Center for Telehealth - Project ECHO team at c2c@cchmc.org or 513-803-8353.

Contact

513-803-8353 | c2c@cchmc.org