ECHO for Medical Providers
Medical Providers
What do ECHO Autism Sessions look like?
- ECHO Autism sessions are held twice monthly for 90 minutes via Zoom on the iECHO platform
- We use an All Teach, All Learn model that includes mentoring and collaboration with interdisciplinary specialists and providers across North Carolina
- Each session includes a brief didactic and de-identified case presentations
Who Can Participate?
- Providers, including pediatricians, family medicine doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, integrated behavioral health clinicians, and other providers in primary care practices in North Carolina, are eligible to participate.
What are the Benefits of Participation?
- Access to interdisciplinary autism specialists
- Opportunity to learn evidence-based knowledge about screening for autism and providing resources and treatment for co-occurring medical conditions associated with autism
- Continuing medical education (CME) credits, contact hours, and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are provided for attendance at no cost.
What is Expected of Me if I participate?
- Complete online pre-and post-questionnaires
- Regularly attend sessions
- Submit a case to present with the group
- Actively participate in case-based learning by sharing your knowledge and experiences
- 05/04/26: Autism Screening (MCHAT) and Follow-Up
- 05/18/26: What is Autism?
- 06/01/26: Supporting Families
- 06/15/26: Evidence-Based Interventions for Autism
- 07/06/26:Navigating Services
- 07/20/26: ADHD and ASD-Differential Diagnosis and Medication Management
- 08/03/26: Anxiety and ASD-Differential Diagnosis and Medication Management
- 08/17/26: Pediatric Feeding Disorders in ASD
- 08/31/26: Understanding Access to Special Education Services
- 09/21/26: Irritability and Agitation in Patients with ASD
- 10/05/26: Transition to Adulthood
- 10/19/26: Sleep and Autism
Nicole Dreiling, PhD
UNC TEACCH-Raleigh, Clinical Psychologist, ECHO Autism Program Lead
Rob Christian, MD, FAAP
Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), Physician with training in General Pediatrics and Adult/Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, ECHO Autism Program Hub Team Member
Celeste Carter Kenney, M.Ed.
UNC TEACCH, Autism Specialist, ECHO Autism Program Coordinator
Nancy Popkin
Autism Resource Specialist, Autism Society of North Carolina, ECHO Autism Program Lived Experience Expert
Continuing Medical Education for Physicians: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Southern States CME Collaborative (SSCC) through the joint providership of Area L AHEC and TEACCH Autism Program. Area L AHEC is accredited by the SSCC to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Health Education Foundation/Area L AHEC designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for each session. Physicians should claim only those credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Education Units/Contact Hours: Area L AHEC is an approved provider of CEUs & contact hours. Each session will award 0.2 CEU and 1.5 contact hours. CEUs are calculated in tenths (Ex: 0.2 CEU = 1.5 educational hours).
If you have questions about CME or MOC IV, contact Michaela Hamm at Michaela.hamm@arealahec.org
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