Welcome to the Memory and Brain Wellness Center's Project ECHO Dementia (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) program. Hosted at the Memory Hub, Project ECHO Dementia is a learning model in which front-line care providers from around WA State meet in a web-based virtual conference room with an interdisciplinary panel of experts in memory loss and dementia. A brief 15-minute didactic is followed by an hour of case-based learning where everyone at the table is both a teacher and a learner.
All Primary and Allied care providers are welcome. If you support patients living with memory loss or dementia, there is a place for you at the table. If you are interested, please complete this form to be considered to be added to the Project ECHO Dementia Invitation List.
How Do I Participate?
If you are interested, please complete this form to be considered to be added to the Project ECHO Dementia Invitation List.
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Didactics Recordings - 2025
For current didactic schedule, contact Samantha Lafontaine: smlafon@uw.edu
UW ECHO Dementia November 14, 2025: GLP-1 Therapy and the Brain
Arthi Thirumalai, MD, Associate Professor, UW School of Medicine
UW ECHO Dementia October 24, 2025: Diagnosing Dementias: The Age-Old Debate of Phenotype vs Pathology Panel
Dr. Kelly Ramirez, MD
UW ECHO Dementia October 10, 2025: Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer's in Current Practice
Thomas Grabowski, MD, Professor in UW Departments of Radiology and Neurology/ Director of the UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center/ Director of the UW Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
UW ECHO Dementia September 26, 2025: Genetic Testing & Counseling in Dementia: Guidance for Primary Care Providers
Rachel Westman, MS, CGC, Genetic Counselor, Genetic Support Foundation
UW ECHO Dementia September 12, 2025: Brain Health Supplements
Trang Le, PharmD, Overlake Senior Health Clinic
UW ECHO Dementia August 22, 2025: Blood-Based Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease in the Primary Care Space
Elif Sozmen, MD, PhD, Center for Healthy Aging, Women's Brain Health Program, Swedish Neuroscience Institute
UW ECHO Dementia July 25, 2025: Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia: A Case-Based Discussion
UW ECHO Dementia July 11, 2025: Preventive Approach to Advance Brain Health with Dr. Behnam Sabayan, MD, PhD, FAHA
UW ECHO Dementia June 27, 2025: Multicomplexity in Dementia: Transitioning to a Palliative Approach with Carroll Haymon, MD, Faculty, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship & Family Med Residency, Swedish Medical
UW ECHO Dementia May 23, 2025: Dementia with Lewy Bodies with Dr. Silvia Russo, MD, Providence Medical Group, Spokane
UW ECHO Dementia May 9, 2025: Women's Risk and Resilience for Heart Disease and Dementia, with Nancy Isenberg, MD, MPH, FAAN, DipABLM, and Lori Tam, MD
UW ECHO Dementia Apr. 11, 2025: Establishing a Direct Clinical -Law Enforcement Partnership to Address Dementia Crisis Intervention Across WA, with Kimiko Domoto-Reilly, MD, Kristoffer Rhoads, PHD, Samantha LaFontaine, MBS, and Shamey Kassim, mS3, Tumwater Police Department, Washougal Police Department
UW ECHO Dementia Mar. 28, 2025: A Primary Care Age-Friendly Approach to Delirium Prevention with Carrie Rubenstein, MD
UW ECHO Dementia Mar. 14, 2025: Aggressive & Violent Behavior in the Context of Dementia: The Family Caregiver & Law Enforcement Perspectives, with Karen Hays, DNP, CNM, ARNP
UW ECHO Dementia Mar. 7, 2025: Cognitive Workup in Primary Care, with Silvia Russo, MD
UW ECHO Dementia Feb. 28, 2025: An Enhanced Perspective for Understanding and Responding to “Inappropriate Behaviors” with Susan M. McCurry, PhD
UW ECHO Dementia Feb. 14, 2025: Protecting Brain Health: Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia with Nancy Isenberg, MD, MPH FAAN
UW ECHO Dementia Jan. 25, 2025: Feeding in the Setting of Advanced Dementia with Mimi Pattison, MD, FAAHPM, VMFH Hospice and Palliative Care
UW ECHO Dementia Jan. 10, 2025: UW Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Clinical Trials Update with Theresa Kehne, Research Coordinator, UW ADRC
Didactics, case discussions & ongoing mentoring help participants master:
> Best practices around prevention and risk reduction, early detection and diagnosis, communicating a diagnosis, pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, deprescribing, management of comorbidities and behavioral symptoms.
> Billing code accuracy to ensure efficient documentation and appropriate compensation.
> Advance care planning guidelines, managing care transitions, family resources & supports.
Our interdisciplinary team of specialists
- Learn more about Project ECHO Dementia team members
Kristoffer Rhoads, PhD. Neuropsychologist, Associate Professor of Neurology, UW, ECHO Co-Lead
Nancy Isenberg, MD, MPH, FAAN. Neurologist, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology, UW, ECHO Co-Lead
Karen Clay, MSW. Clinical Social Worker, Memory and Brain Wellness Center, UW
Kimiko Domoto-Reilly, MD. Neurologist, Associate Professor Neurology, UW
Barak Gaster, MD. General Internal Medicine, Professor of Medicine, UW
Trang Le, PharmD. Pharmacist, Overlake Senior Health Clinics, Overlake Hospital
Carolyn Parsey, PhD. Neuropsychologist, Assistant Professor of Neurology, UW
Mimi Pattison, MD, FAAHPM. Regional Medical Director, CHI Franciscan Hospice and Palliative Care
- Program Coordinator: Samantha Lafontaine: smlafon@uw.edu
Clinics, providers, patients and their families all benefit
CLINICS improve workflow, charge capture and efficiency.
PROVIDERS master complexity, benefit from peer engagement, earn up to 30 CMEs.
PATIENTS receive improved access to expert care locally, avoid costly trips to specialists.
QUESTIONS
When do sessions take place?
Sessions are held on the 2nd and 4th Fridays from 12:15pm-1:30pm.
How often do I have to attend, and do I need to present cases?
All participants are encouraged to present one case per month.
What if I have follow-up questions?
Case presenters are welcome to reach out to Drs. Rhoads and Isenberg via email or cell phone at any time to follow up on specifics of the presented case.
