Community Health Representative ECHO Program - Promoting the Health of People Who Use Substances
2022-11-17 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
This ECHO series is designed for non-clinical staff in key behavioral or community health positions and will cover 3 topical areas: Health Behaviors, Clinical to Community Connections, and Promoting the Health of People Who Use Substances. The series in October is focused on harm reduction, contingency management, syphilis, trickster tales, and promoting the health and wellness of people who use substances.

Community Health Representative ECHO Program - Promoting the Health of People Who Use Substances
2022-11-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
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This ECHO series is designed for non-clinical staff in key behavioral or community health positions and will cover 3 topical areas: Health Behaviors, Clinical to Community Connections, and Promoting the Health of People Who Use Substances. The series in October is focused on harm reduction, contingency management, syphilis, trickster tales, and promoting the health and wellness of people who use substances.

Virology - Third Wednesday
2022-11-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
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The Month in Virology ECHO Program is designed to connect Indian Health Service, Tribal and Urban Indian (I/T/U) clinicians, administrators, and staff with up-to-date information on clinical care and emerging health topics focusing on viral infections. ECHO sessions are open to those interested in staying current on the evolving COVID-19 virus as well as Influenza, RSV, Monkeypox, HIV, HCV and more.

Hepatitis C - 3rd Wednesday
2022-11-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
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The Hepatitis C ECHO Programs are designed to enhance clinicians ability to screen, treat and manage patients with hepatitis C through didactic and case presentations, recommendations from peers and a multidisciplinary team of specialists, and offer the opportunity to become part of a learning community. Together, we will manage patient cases so every patient receives the care they deserve. Sessions are open to all.
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Midwest Tribal ECHO
2022-11-16 10:00 - 11:00
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The Midwest Tribal ECHO is facilitated by Native American Community Clinic (NACC) in Minneapolis, MN. It is a time to discuss and share knowledge about topics related to services provided to Indigenous people who use drugs in Minnesota, the Midwest, and beyond. While the original intent of Midwest Tribal ECHO was to share about NACC’s journey into opening a suboxone clinic, in partnership with Red Lake Nation, within our urban primary care setting, Midwest Tribal ECHO now offers a wide range of topics related to Indigenous health and harm reduction.
Past presentation titles include: Harm Reduction is Traditional, Why Buprenorphine?, Borderline Personality Disorder, Safer Drug Use, Harm Reduction Outreach, ACEs & Historical Trauma, Immediate Antiretroviral Therapy (iART), HCV Management, Holistic Health, Indigenous Health Tool Kit, and more!
2022 Midwest Tribal ECHO Didactic Schedule

January 5: Impact of Historical Harms on the Health & Wellbeing of Indigenous People with Dr. Antony Stately, PhD
January 19: Dual Pathway MOUD: The Benefits of Offering Both Dosing and Direct Prescribe Buprenorphine with Michelle Corcoran, RN, BSN, PHN
February 2: Harm Reduction Services at Native American Community Clinic with Nikki Giardina, RN, PHN
February 16: Weaving the Understanding of ACEs, Historical Trauma and Resilience for Healing in Tribal Communities Part I with Susan Beaulieu, Extension Educator, University of Minnesota
March 2: Overdose Prevention Sites with Gracie Hallberg & Kor Pace, Southside Harm Reduction Services
March 16: Weaving the Understanding of ACEs, Historical Trauma and Resilience for Healing in Tribal Communities Part II with Susan Beaulieu, Extension Educator, University of Minnesota
April 20: Tuberculosis: What is TB and why this disease found in mummies is still one of the globe’s leading infectious diseases with Sarah Gordon, MPH
May 18: Long-acting depot buprenorphine with Brian Grahan, MD, PhD, FACP, FASM
June 1: Tools for Transformation: Becoming Accessible, Culturally Responsive, and Trauma-Informed, Gabriela Zapata-Alma, CADC
June 15: Safer Drug Use with Nikki Giardina, RN, PHN
July 6: Harm Reduction is Tradition with Mo Mike, Indigenous Peoples Task Force
July 20: Harm Reduction in Primary Care with Dr. Kari Rabie, MD
August 3: Polysubstance Use: A Pharmacist’s Perspective with Swetha Pradeep, PharmD
September 7: Trauma Informed Considerations for Harm Reduction Among AI/AN Service Providers with Marilyn Zimmerman PhD, MSW
September 21: Managing other drug use in Patients on Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder with Dr. Charles Reznikoff
October 5: Harm Reduction and Pregnancy with Dr. Kari Rabie, MD
October 19: Centering Culture in the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder with American Indian and Alaska Native Communities with Melanie Nadeau, PhD, MPH
November 2: HIV Care and Disease Investigation Services with Judy Rosenberger
November 16: Crisis De-escalation with Simone
December 7: Bipolar Disorder and Treatment with Kaz Nelson
December 21: TBD

View past presentations.
Disclosure: The Midwest Tribal ECHO is funded in part through the State Opioid Response (SOR) grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Minnesota Department of Human Services (MN DHS). Nothing in the content delivered live or through video recording constitutes a direct or indirect endorsement by SAMHSA or the MN DHS of content, services, or policies.
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Virtual Care Implementation
2022-11-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
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The Virtual Care Implementation ECHO is designed to support I/T/U clinicians and administrators in implementing and overcoming common challenges associated with virtual care programs, such as apps that support healthy behaviors, telemedicine, and remote patient monitoring. Sessions are open to all.
If you have a question, concern or your program is facing an issue that you would like to bring to the meeting, we invite you to submit your question to be considered by our experts.

Advancing Pharmacist Roles in Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Teams
2022-11-15 09:00 - 10:00
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It is estimated that substance use disorders (SUDs) affect more than 40 million people in the United States, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), with the numbers disproportionately impacting our underserved populations and rapidly continuing to rise.
What are YOU doing to manage SUDs in your community?
It has already been widely demonstrated that pharmacists are well positioned to meet the call to action to assume an important role in preventing and treating SUDs, and should prepare themselves to perform this function through available resources and opportunities.
One such opportunity is the Indian Country Advancing Pharmacist Roles in Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Teams ECHO Program, an IHS HOPE Committee and Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board collaboration.
Each month, Indian Country ECHO offers a virtual ECHO session with a multidisciplinary team of pharmacists and specialists focusing on effectively preventing, treating, and supporting persons with SUDs. These 1-hour long sessions provide the opportunity to connect with peers, engage in didactic presentations, collaborate on patient and systems-based case consultations, receive mentorship from clinical experts, and become part of a progressive, learning community.
Please download the flyer for more information and to share with your colleagues.
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Dementia ECHO
2022-11-10 11:00 - 12:00
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We invite you to attend the Dementia ECHO virtual clinics on clinical care held on the second Thursday of the month @ 11am PT. The Dementia ECHO is designed to support I/T/U clinicians and caregivers to strengthen the knowledge and care around dementia for our tribal patients. I/T/U clinicians and staff serving American Indian and Alaska Native people throughout Indian Country, Title VI programs and facility staff, staff of tribal skilled nursing facilities and assisted living, as well as caregivers of those with a neurocognitive disorder or who provide caregiving services for elders, staff who educate caregivers in Indian Country, and all those who are interested in providing high quality care to patients with dementia are invited to attend.
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Journey to Health ECHO Program - 2nd Thursday
2022-11-10 07:00 - 08:00
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The Indian Country Journey to Health ECHO provides comprehensive information for clinicians and staff serving American Indian and Alaska Native people to effectively integrate cultural heritage and understanding, trauma informed care services, and wellness support to promote healing for themselves and community members so that Indigenous communities may better thrive. The program will offer a free ECHO collaborative to continue learning, knowledge sharing and support during virtual ECHO clinics focused on cultural heritage and understanding, healing, resilience, and decolonial understandings of trauma. The 1-hour telehealth sessions will offer clinicians an opportunity to engage in a didactic presentation with peers and a multidisciplinary team working in Indian Country.
CE/CNE/CPE will be provided.

Peer Recovery - 2nd Wednesday
2022-11-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
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Each month, the Peer ECHO Program offers an ECHO session with an interprofessional team of behavioral health and peer recovery specialists focusing on supporting patients with substance use disorders. This 1.5 hour long clinic includes an opportunity to present cases, receive recommendations from specialists, engage in a didactic session and become part of a learning community.
A peer talking circle is also offered on the 4th Wednesday of each month.

2023 Peer ECHO Didactic Schedule

January 11: De-Stigmatizing Storytelling
February 8: Traditional Healing Series – Part 1
March 8: Traditional Healing Series – Part 2
April 12: Bring Culture into Peer Work
May 10: Dual Diagnosis: Substance Use and Mental Health
June 14: How I Got Involved in My Nation’s Culture
July 12: Relapse and Recovery While Working as a Peer
August 9: Introduction to Harm Reduction
September 13: Peer Support for Youth
October 11: Native Alliance Against Violence on Domestic Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Stalking, and Human Trafficking
November 8: Burnout and Self-Care for Peers
December 13: Holiday Talking Circle

HIV
2022-11-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
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Each month, ECHO offers an ECHO session with specialists from University of New Mexico focusing on the management and treatment of patients with HIV. The 1 hour long clinics include an opportunity to present cases, receive recommendations from a specialist, engage in a didactic session and become part of a learning community. Together, we will manage patient cases so that every patient gets the care they need.
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Trauma Rounds - 2nd Wednesday of the Month
2022-11-09 06:30 - 07:30
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The IHS Trauma Rounds ECHO is organized by the IHS Gallup Indian Medical Center Level 3 Trauma Center Trauma Team ( emergency medicine/trauma surgery) and is designed to provide I/T/U clinicians and staff an opportunity to be updated on the latest trauma care topics, engage in challenging case discussions, participate in a didactic session, join a learning community to effectively integrate evidence-based trauma care management and offer critical lessons which help highlight the amazing work those who care for trauma patients in Indian Country provide.
NOTE ABOUT THE AUGUST 2024 SESSION: Trama Rounds August session has been rescheduled to August 6th, 2024.

Elders, Knowledge Holders and Culture Keepers ECHO
2022-11-08 12:00 - 13:30
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Each month, Indian Country ECHO offers an ECHO session with a multidisciplinary team focused on creating space for tribal elders, students, culture keepers, and knowledge holders to connect and support one another. The program provides traditional and clinical education and support health aides, elders, clinicians, community health students, and providers serving American Indian and Alaska Native people.

Substance Use Disorder
2022-11-03 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
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Each month, ECHO offers an ECHO session with an interprofessional team of specialists including physicians, behavioral health specialists and Peer Mentors focusing on the management and treatment of patients with Substance Use Disorders. The 1 hour long clinics include an opportunity to present cases, receive recommendations from specialists, engage in a didactic session and become part of a learning community. Together, we will manage patient cases so that every patient gets the care they need.
CME, CNE, and CPE will be offered.

Hepatitis C - Wednesday's
2022-11-02 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual

Midwest Tribal SUD ECHO
2022-11-02 10:00 - 11:00
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The Midwest Tribal ECHO is facilitated by Native American Community Clinic (NACC) in Minneapolis, MN. It is a time to discuss and share knowledge about topics related to services provided to Indigenous people who use drugs in Minnesota, the Midwest, and beyond. While the original intent of Midwest Tribal ECHO was to share about NACC’s journey into opening a suboxone clinic, in partnership with Red Lake Nation, within our urban primary care setting, Midwest Tribal ECHO now offers a wide range of topics related to Indigenous health and harm reduction.
Past presentation titles include: Harm Reduction is Traditional, Why Buprenorphine?, Borderline Personality Disorder, Safer Drug Use, Harm Reduction Outreach, ACEs & Historical Trauma, Immediate Antiretroviral Therapy (iART), HCV Management, Holistic Health, Indigenous Health Tool Kit, and more!
2024 Midwest Tribal ECHO Didactic Schedule

January 3: Safer Drug Use with Nikki Giardina, RN, PHN
January 17: Open Arms of Minnesota with Anna Irmiter and Kalley Meyer
February 7: Mobile Nursing Foot Care with Adrienne Thayer, RN, BSN, PHN
February 21: Drug Checking with Yarelix Estrada, MSPH
March 6: Solidarity and Recovery within Unsheltered Communities with Kyle Lipinski and Gina Landsee
March 20: U=U and Talking to People Who Use Drugs with Mariah Wilberg, MPA
April 3: Harm Reduction is Traditional with Mo Mike
April 17: What is Perinatal Harm Reduction with Joelle Puccio, BSN, RN
May 1: Gender Medicine with George Froehle, PA-C
May 15: Racial Disparities in Fatal Overdose in Minnesota with Kumi Smith, PhD, MPIA
June 5: ECHO Cancelled
June 19: No ECHO, holiday week
July 3: No ECHO, holiday week
July 17: Opioid Overdose Response with Nikki Giardina, RN, PHN
August 7: Overamping- Stimulants, Protective Behaviors, and so-called “Psychosis” with Wren Green, LADC
August 21: Cass Lake IHS Harm Reduction Program with Whitney Dickson, PharmD, BCPS
September 4: ME/CFS in Underserved Communities with Stephanie Grach, MD
September 18: The Neurobiology of SUD with Ben Clark, PhD
October 2: Wound Care (Part 1) with Dave Glanzer, RN
October 16: Sih Hasin Street Medicine with Asha Atwell, DO, Emergency Physician
November 6: TBD
November 20: Syphilis with Alice Lehman, MD
December 4: NACC Case Presentation
December 18: TBD

View past presentations.
Disclosure: The Midwest Tribal ECHO is funded in part through the State Opioid Response (SOR) grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Minnesota Department of Human Services (MN DHS). Nothing in the content delivered live or through video recording constitutes a direct or indirect endorsement by SAMHSA or the MN DHS of content, services, or policies.

Emergency Medicine ECHO - 4th Wednesday
2022-11-02 08:30 - 10:00
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Each month, ECHO offers a session with an interprofessional team of emergency medicine specialists to provide comprehensive information for clinical teams providing emergency care for rural and indigenous communities to integrate best practices in clinical emergency medicine, and treat patients locally with holistic, culturally appropriate care. The 1.5-hour telehealth sessions will offer clinicians an opportunity to present cases, receive recommendations from peers and an interprofessional team of specialists working in Indian Country, engage in a didactic presentation, obtain CE, and become part of a learning community. Together, we will manage patient cases so that every patient gets the care they need.
Catch up on the 4th Annual emRIC Conference.
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EMS ECHO - 1st Tuesday and 3rd Thursday
2022-11-01 17:00 - 18:00
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Each month, ECHO offers a session with an interprofessional team of emergency medical service specialists to provide comprehensive information for EMS professionals to effectively integrate and optimize first response, basic/intermediate/and advanced life support services and treat patients locally with holistic, culturally appropriate care. The 1-hour telehealth sessions will offer clinicians an opportunity to present cases, receive recommendations from peers and an interprofessional team of specialists working in Indian Country, engage in a didactic presentation, obtain EMT CE, and become part of a learning community. Together, we will manage patient cases so that every patient gets the care they need.

Harm Reduction - 1st Tuesday of the Month
2022-11-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
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The Harm Reduction ECHO Program offers I/T/U programs and practitioners vital information on best practices for meeting American Indian and Alaska Native clients where they are at in their recovery. Sessions are open to all, but advanced registration is recommended.

Effectively Diagnosing and Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis in Indigenous Communities
2022-11-01 12:00 - 13:00
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We welcome you to join Indian Country ECHO in partnership with the Rheumatology Access Expansion Initiative for a Grand Rounds session focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). In this presentation, Dr Gwendolyn Grant, will highlight best practices for assessing, diagnosing, and treating RA in primary care. CE will be available.
This one-hour Grand Rounds session includes an opportunity to engage in a didactic presentation, gain insight on how I/T/U facilities may support patients with RA, become part of a learning community, and join a new Rheumatoid Arthritis ECHO program.
To join, simply click here at the time of the event, November 1st at 12pm PT: https://echo.zoom.us/j/99475693462?pwd=[REDACTED]
Speaker(s): Dr. Gwendolyn Grant is a practicing rheumatologist in southwest Colorado who provides rheumatology consultations in Indian Country. Dr. Grant has extensive experience with the Project ECHO model, having previously led the development of a Rheumatology ECHO in collaboration with the University of New Mexico, UCSF and others.

Journey to Health ECHO Program - 4th Thursday
2022-10-27 12:00 - 13:00
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The Indian Country Journey to Health ECHO provides comprehensive information for clinicians and staff serving American Indian and Alaska Native people to effectively integrate cultural heritage and understanding, trauma informed care services, and wellness support to promote healing for themselves and community members so that Indigenous communities may better thrive. The program will offer a free ECHO collaborative to continue learning, knowledge sharing and support during virtual ECHO clinics focused on cultural heritage and understanding, healing, resilience, and decolonial understandings of trauma. The 1-hour telehealth sessions will offer clinicians an opportunity to engage in a didactic presentation with peers and a multidisciplinary team working in Indian Country.
CE/CNE/CPE and social work credits will be provided.
