Project ECHO® Dementia

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.

Already a Participant?

 Sign up to Deliver a Case Presentation at an upcoming ECHO session



 

Didactics Schedule & Recordings - 2024

December 13, 2024 Kristoffer Rhoads, PhD and Paige Ulrey

October 11, 2024 Genetic Testing and ADRD Risk. Presenter: Suman Jayadev, MD

October 25, 2024 Sleepiness and Fatigue in Older Patients. Presenter: Lina Fine, MD

August 23, 2024 WA Rural Palliative Care Initiative. Presenter: Dr. Adie Goldberg, PhD and Dr. Gregg VandeKieft MD

July 12, 2024 Lecanemab Update. Presenter: Michael Rosenbloom, MD, FAAN

July 26, 2024 Rural Brain Health. Presenter: Justin Miller, PhD, ABPP-CN

Apr 12, 2024 Community Resources for Dementia Patients and Families Presenter: Marigrace Becker, MSW

Apr 26, 2024 Advance Care Planning Presenter: Barak Gaster, MD, FACP

Feb 9, 2024 Dealing with Difficult Behaviors Presenter: Dr. Veronika Zantop, MD

Feb 23, 2024 Dementia Prevention and Modifiable Risk Factors Presenter: Dr. Nancy Isenberg, MD, MPH, FAAN / Massachusetts General Hospital DGIM Healthy Lifestyle Program Presenter: Jacob Mirsky MD, MA, DipABLM

Jan 12, 2024  Diseases Causing Dementia, Masquerading Conditions, and Red Flags Presenter: Dr. Kimiko Domoto-Reilly, MD, MS

Jan 26, 2024 Dementia, Comorbidities and Delirium Risk Prevention through Team ManagementPresenter: Dr. Carrie Rubenstein, MD



 

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

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.