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. To find out more or to sign up, please contact Samantha Lafontaine, Program Coordinator: smlafon@uw.edu
How Do I Participate?
To sign up or subscribe to our ECHO mailing list, please contact Samantha Lafontaine, Program Coordinator: smlafon@uw.edu
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View Archive of Project ECHO® Dementia Presentations
Didactics Schedule - June - December 2023
June 23: Post-operative delirium: best practices for prevention & management. Presenter: Hilary Wang, MD, Neurohospitalist | Quality Lead, Swedish Health Services
July 14: Legal Planning for Families with a Dementia Diagnosis. Presenter: Meredith Grigg, Attorney at Northwest Justice Project
July 28: Alzheimer's Association Resources. Erica Farrell, Sr. Clinical Manager, Alzheimer's Association
August 25: Speech and Language challenges and treatments. Presenter: Michelle Scheff, SLP
September 8: Addiction and Dementia. Presenter: Stephen Suppoyo, MD, Specialist in Addiction Medicine, Swedish
September 22: Decision Making Capacity in Dementia. Presenter: Kris Rhoads, PhD, Neuropsychologist, Associate Professor of Neurology, UW, ECHO Co-Lead
October 13: The Dementia Caregiver. Presenter: Karen Hayes RN, Family Care Partner
October 27: Dementia and Sleep. Presenter: Lina Fine MD, MPhil, PLLC
November 17: State Plan Update. Presenter: Lynne Korte
December 8: Women's Brain Health. Presenter: Nancy Isenberg, MD, MPH, FAAN, Neurologist, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, UW Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology, UW ECHO Co-Lead
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
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.
