Psychiatry Consultation for Adults in Every Day Primary Care
Primary care providers increasingly manage patients with psychiatric conditions where they live and receive care, including clinics, assisted living and nursing homes. While telehealth has expanded access, many patients still face barriers to specialty mental health care, such as insurance limitations, long wait times, poor connectivity, stigma and competing medical needs, leading them to prefer support through primary care. This ECHO series will help clinicians integrate evidence-based psychiatric screening and management into routine workflows, strengthen the use of standardized tools, and improve safe medication management and monitoring—especially for older adults. Sessions will emphasize effective use of low-cost or free specialty support, including eConsults and psychiatry access programs, to enhance integrated care, reduce disparities, and improve mental health outcomes in rural and underserved communities.
AUDIENCE
Primary care and other medical providers caring for patients with mental health concerns in practice settings such as ambulatory clinics, assisted living and long-term care facilities and nursing homes
SCHEDULE
Five weekly ECHO sessions held virtually
Thursdays 7:00 - 8:00 AM MT
February 5 - March 5
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CME
The Care Collaborative has applied for AAFP Prescribed credit for this series and it is currently pending approval. If approved, physicians can expect to be awarded up to 5.0 credit hours. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the series.
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed credit, not as Category 1.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY