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  • Community of Practice – Addiction Medicine

    Virtual

    When This ECHO Meets

    Second Monday of each month, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Pacific time

    What This ECHO Will Focus On

    The purpose of this ECHO program is to discuss your complex cases as they arise, share and learn emerging best practices in the areas of addiction medicine and pain management (through conversation, not didactics), and foster community among a group of Oregon clinicians and other healthcare professionals who have dedicated considerable time to improving their knowledge and skills in these topic areas.

    Participation will be limited to healthcare professionals who either have:
    a specialty/expertise in Addiction Medicine
    have participated in an OHSU Addiction Medicine ECHO program

    Audience: Clinicians and team members will be admitted on a rolling basis if they meet the criteria for participation. Clinicians (prescribing MD, DO, ND, NP, and PA), nurses, social workers, pharmacists, behavioral health specialists, practice managers, and quality improvement specialists are encouraged to register.

    Accreditation
    Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Credit
    OHSU School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Free
  • Oregon ECHO – Chronic Pain and Opioids

    Virtual

    When This ECHO Meets

    Tuesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., PT

    What This ECHO Will Focus On

    The purpose of this 12-session ECHO program is to support clinicians and their teams to provide enhanced pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment for chronic pain in medical settings. This ECHO program is funded by the Rural Health Transformation Program.

    Topics will include:
    Pain Education
    Movement and Pacing for Chronic Pain
    Buprenorphine and Pain
    Recognize, diagnose, and treat mood disorders in patients with chronic pain
    Resiliency

    Audience: We invite participation by clinicians (prescribing MD, DO, NP, PA), nurses, social workers, pharmacists, behavioral health specialists, practice managers, and quality improvement specialists are encouraged to register. Primary care teams are highly encouraged to participate together including prescribers and other care team members.

    Accreditation: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Credit: OHSU School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Free
  • Oregon ECHO – Autism and ADHD in Adults

    Virtual

    When This ECHO Meets

    Tuesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

    What This ECHO Will Focus On

    The goal of this 12-session ECHO program is to equip primary care providers (PCPs) and their teams to deliver equitable, affirming care to neurodivergent adults, particularly autistic individuals and those with ADHD, by addressing systemic healthcare disparities and improving access, quality and patient-provider relationships.

    Topics will include:
    Overview & Principles of Neuro-Affirmative Care
    Identifying Autism and Diagnosing ADHD in Adults
    Recognition of Co-occurring Conditions of Neuro-Divergent Patients
    Pharmacologic Management of ADHD
    Working with Non-Speaking Patients and Those with High Support Needs
    Burnout, Long COVID, and Chronic Energy

    Audience: MDs, DO, NP, PA, PharmD and all members of primary care teams are invited to enroll.

    Accreditation: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Credit: OHSU School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Free
  • Oregon ECHO – Palliative Care

    Virtual

    When This ECHO Meets

    Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

    What This ECHO Will Focus On

    This 12-session ECHO series will increase the capacity of primary care clinicians and community care teams to provide primary palliative care services.

    Topics will include:
    Symptom management for serious illness
    Ethical and legal aspects of care/end of life choices
    Compassionate Community Model: engaging with community-based supports
    Care Conversations: advance care planning and delivering difficult news
    Interdisciplinary team model of palliative care

    Audience: Primary care clinicians and community care teams including MD, DO, NP, PA-C, RN, CHW, PHN, LCSW, MSW, and MDiv (or other chaplains).

    Accreditation: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Credit: OHSU School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Free
  • Oregon ECHO – Beyond ACEs: Building Protective Factors and Promoting Transformation

    Virtual

    When This ECHO Meets

    Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., PT

    What This ECHO Will Focus On

    This 12-session ECHO program will move beyond awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and into actionable, trauma-responsive practices that promote healing, resilience, and systemic change.
    This program will aim to equip professionals with tools, knowledge, and strategies to prevent harm, support recovery, and build protective factors for children and families.

    Topics will include:
    Early Care, Education, and Caregivers as Partners
    Trauma Responsive and Strength-Based School Systems
    Envisioning a Transformed Child Welfare System
    Judicial System Who Offer Hope & Transformation
    Systems of Care: Medical Models, Mental Health & Dental Care
    Cultural Connectedness in the Healing and Transformation of Trauma

    Audience: Professionals and leaders across child- and family-serving systems are welcome to register including: primary care providers, behavioral health clinicians, educators and early childhood providers, child welfare and juvenile justice professionals, home visitors, public health, community health workers, parent peer mentors and family advocates, policy advisors and/or elected officials, multi-disciplinary teams, and juvenile justice.

    Credit: OHSU School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Free
  • Oregon ECHO – Substance Use Disorders in Hospital Care: Beyond the Basics

    Virtual

    When This ECHO Meets

    Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., PT

    What This ECHO Will Focus On

    The goal of this ECHO program is to help clinical teams build or improve systems of care that effectively treat addiction in hospital and emergency department settings. This ECHO is funded by SAMHSA State Opioid Response funds through the Oregon Health Authority.

    Topics may include:
    Complicated alcohol withdrawal
    Methadone in the era of fentanyl
    Emerging Substances
    72-hour methadone dispensation

    Audience: Hospital clinicians (prescribing MD, DO, NP, PAs), nurses, social workers, pharmacists, discharge planners, behavioral health specialists, administrators, and quality improvement specialists are encouraged to register. Sessions for this program take place in Pacific time. Ideally, staff will participate as part of a hospital-based team that includes a clinician and one or more other staff member. Participants who have completed SUD in Hospital Care or SUD in Emergency Department ECHOs will be prioritized.

    Accreditation
    Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Credit
    OHSU School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Free
  • Oregon ECHO – Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

    Virtual

    When This ECHO Meets

    Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

    What This ECHO Will Focus On

    The purpose of this ECHO program is to increase knowledge and skills in addressing co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (SUDs). This ECHO is funded by SAMHSA State Opioid Response funds through the Oregon Health Authority.

    Topics will include:
    SUDs and Anxiety Disorders
    Motivational Interviewing
    Working with Ambivalence
    Stimulants and Psychosis

    Audience: Primary care clinicians, behavioral health clinicians, and other medical professionals including nurses, social workers, and peer support specialists working in outpatient primary care and mental health settings.

    Accreditation
    Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Credit
    OHSU School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Free
  • Oregon ECHO – Deprescribing for Older Adults

    Virtual

    When This ECHO Meets

    Thursdays, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

    What This ECHO Will Focus On

    The purpose of the 12-session ECHO is to increase the capacity of primary care clinicians and community care teams to identify high-risk medication classes prescribed to older adults, apply practical pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies to reducing and simplyifying medication burden, demonstrate effective commuication strategies for counceling patients and their families, and identify evidenc-based tools and resources that can assist with deprescribing.

    Topics may include:
    Evidence-based guidelines and resources for deprescribing
    Communication strategies
    Tapers and microtapers
    Safer alternatives to risky meds
    Collaborating with team members and specialists on deprescribing

    Primary care teams, including prescribing clinicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, nurse care managers, behavioral health specialists, administrators, and quality improvement specialists are urged to register for these sessions.

    *Accreditation: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Credit: OHSU School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Free
  • Oregon ECHO – Pharmacologic Weight Management in Primary Care

    Virtual

    When This ECHO Meets

    Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., PST

    What This ECHO Will Focus On

    The purpose of the Weight Management ECHO is to build the capacity of primary care clinicians and their team members to provide evidence-based comprehensive care of their eligible patients living with complicated overweight and obesity. This includes education about weight loss efficacy from lifestyle interventions and, when not sufficient, initiating anti-obesity medications, counseling for metabolic-bariatric surgery, referring to subspecialty care for co -management of complicated comorbid conditions, and education about how best practices to reduce bias and stigma in overweight and obesity.

    Topics will include:
    Anti-obesity medications
    Diet and lifestyle recommendations
    Patient conversations, including navigating stigma and bias
    Metabolic bariatric surgery & endobariatrics

    Audience: Primary care clinicians, dieticians, nurses, pharmacists, behavioral health specialists, and other care team members.

    Accreditation: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Credit: OHSU School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    MOC Credit:
    Through the American Board of Medical Specialties (“ABMS”) ongoing commitment to increase access to practice relevant Continuing Certification Activities through the ABMS Continuing Certification Directory, Implementing Pharmacologic Weight Management in Primary Care has met the requirements as a Lifelong Learning CME Activity (apply toward general CME requirement) for the following ABMS Member Boards:
    Family Medicine
    Psychiatry and Neurology

    ABIM Credit:
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 12 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion.

    Your information will be shared with the ACCME to grant credit.

    Free
  • Oregon ECHO – Hepatitis C: Treatment and Elimination

    Virtual

    When This ECHO Meets

    Thursdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Pacific time

    What This ECHO Will Focus On

    This 14-session ECHO series will cover the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of liver diseases.

    Topics will include:
    Chronic Hepatitis B and C
    Cirrhosis and its complications
    Hepatocellular Carcinoma
    Developing community partner networks
    Harm reduction
    Management of substance use disorders

    Audience
    We invite participation by primary care teams, including prescribing clinicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, nurse care managers, behavioral health specialists, administrators, and quality improvement specialists. We welcome regional and national participation.

    *Accreditation: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Credit: OHSU School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Free