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Appalachian Mountain Family Medicine Be havioral Health ECHO Project ECHO: Appalachian Mountain Family Medicine Behavioral Health (AMFM) ECHO aims to give primary care clinicians access to specialists and behavioral health experts to increase their knowledge of specialty conditions and to engage in interdisciplinary case consultation. At the forefront of patient care, primary care providers (PCPs) face clinical challenges when thorough patient care invites the use of specialist referrals. Many barriers impact behavioral health referrals including cost, travel, and workforce shortages. Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) uses a hub and spokes learning collaborative model through a tele-education platform to share knowledge among specialists and community PCPs, and fosters mentorship. Benefits: Patient Practice Community Local care: Minimizes the need for referrals. Access: Easier access to effective health services by receiving care from trusted, local providers. Satisfaction: Improved quality of life. Harm reduction: Reduced stigma by addressing provider. Self-management: Knowledge and strategies to self-promote behavior changes. Access: Integrated network of providers. Advocacy: Providers advocate enhancing their patients’ health outcomes. Financial: Cost savings by positively influencing health behavior. Health: Improved health outcomes by fostering a supportive environment. Reduced Burnout: Collaborative and supportive team when working with difficult patients. Clinical care: Increase provider knowledge, attitude and confidence in assessing, managing and treating behavioral health conditions. Peer support: Access to behavioral health experts and mentorship in managing conditions. CME: Nine one-hour teleECHO sessions on the 1st Friday of Feb-May, August-December from 12:15 to 1:15 pm. Financial: No cost CME/CE credit(s). Professional Development: Gain additional applicable knowledge and techniques. Department of Family Medicine Moving Knowledge, Not Patients Join us! Click here to sign up. Contact us at etsuAMFMECHO@etsu.edu Click here to learn more about AMFM ECHO.

About this Series:

While caring for patients in rural, underserved areas, primary care clinicians often encounter mental and behavioral health concerns. Most patients with mental health symptoms seek treatment from their primary care provider, rather than specialty clinics. Primary care providers may have difficulty managing, treating, and referring patients for specialty conditions due to knowledge of conditions and access to specialists. Appalachian Mountain Family Medicine Behavioral Health Project ECHO (AMFM Project ECHO) aims to give primary care clinicians access to specialists and behavioral health experts to increase their knowledge of specialty conditions and to engage in interdisciplinary case consultation. The ETSU College of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine developed AMFM Project ECHO to achieve this goal by linking a diverse specialist team including behavioral health experts (the hub) with various primary care clinicians working within rural and medically underserved communities (the spokes).  

The following model offers training in treatment strategies and opportunities to learn more while discussing complex patient cases. 

The monthly interactive hub-spoke video conferences (using simple video-conferencing software from any desktop computer or mobile device) will consist of a: 

1.     Short didactic presentation by a specialist,  

2.     Case presentation by a participant, and 

3.     Interactive, non-hierarchical discussion amongst all attendees 

Didactic and case discussions will address assessment, management, and treatment of behavioral health conditions commonly seen in a primary care setting and referred for specialty evaluations (e.g., anxiety, depression, PTSD, substance use disorder, etc.) By implementing AMFM Project ECHO, we hope to increase provider knowledge and confidence in working with these conditions. To do so, we are creating a learning network and offering peer support and materials to enhance a provider's ability to manage specialty conditions while promoting patients' understanding of self-managing.

*ETSU's Office of CME offers CME or other educational credit   
Fact Sheet:

Click here for Project ECHO Q & A Fact Sheet for Providers and Health Center Leadership 
How to Claim Credit:

Click here for information on how to claim CME credit.

Please direct questions and concerns to our team at ETSUAMFMECHO@etsu.edu.
Target Audience:

Family Medicine Physicians, Internal Medicine Physicians, OB/GYN Physicians, Pediatricians, APNs, PAs, Residents/Fellows, Pharmacists, Psychologists, and Social Workers
Sessions:

All sessions are held on the 1st Friday of each month (excluding January & July) from 12:15PM - 1:15PM Eastern Time (unless otherwise noted).

With themed months, both the didactic and case presentation align within the given theme. However, the patient populations are not required to be the same. (Topics are subject to change due to speaker availability.)

2023

 

February 3: Dr. Sam Lyon, Managing Chronic Pain from a Population Health Standpoint


March 3: Monique Richard, Assessing Readiness to Change using Motivational Interviewing: A Focus on Dietary Modifications


March 31: Dr. Alyssa Scott, Childhood Behavior Problems


May 5: Dr. Joel Danisi, Frailty


August 4: Dr. Morgan Treaster, Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders in Adolescents: Anorexia Focused


September 1: Dr. Jessica Turner, Intimate Partner Violence


October 6: Julia Najm, ADHD Assessment and Treatment


November 3: TBD


December 1: TBD


Sessions held at 12:15pm – 1:15pm, eastern time.

 
Case Presentation Request:

Interested in submitting a case to share, learn, and discuss with others? Please complete this form to submit a case. 
Session Materials:

Click here for today's ECHO session materials
Previous Session Resources:

Click here for resources from previous sessions.
Fees:

Project ECHO is a cost-free partnership between community providers and East Tennessee State University. 
Registration:

Click here to register now.
Activity Coordinators:
  • Ivy Click, EdD
  • Jodi Polaha, PhD
  • Patty Harnois-Church, PhD, RN
Activity Director:

Amanda Stoltz, MD
Amanda Stoltz, M.D. FAAFP
Associate Professor & Program Director, Associate Dean of Student Affairs
Quillen College of Medicine, ETSU

Activity Coordinator:

Ginger Bastian

Ginger Becker, DrPH, MPHProject Manager

Family Medicine Training in Rural Appalachia

Alexander Melkonian

Alex Melkonian, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Educational Planner:

Melissa Hood

Melissa Hood MPHc, CHCP, CAP

Educational Planner

Continuing Medical Education
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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University. The Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
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The Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 
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Up to 1.00 (1.00CH) continuing nursing education hours have been approved for each session of this program. East Tennessee State University College of Nursing is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
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In order to claim NASW credits the attendee will be provided an attendance certificate to submit to NASW along with their copy of the activity syllabus.

Other credits are being sought.
   

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