The team at Project ECHO continues to add more continuing education opportunities for people in the healthcare industry. We’ve built this page to keep them all in one place. Each Series below contains information include program details, dates and links to register.
-> ECHO Series: Setting the Stage for Person-Centered Dementia Care
Project ECHO Nevada in partnership with the Sanford Center for Aging invites you to their upcoming 7-session free series entitled Setting the Stage for Person-Centered Dementia Care. This program aims to enhance your ability to care for your older patients by providing up-to-date screening tools, assessments, best practices and resources for you, your patients, and caregivers. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to review cases with an interdisciplinary team of experts. If interested, please register here to receive more information.
* Please note your registration is not completed until you complete the ICECap Registration Survey here found
by clicking here.
- March 12th 2024 : Understanding the Intersection with Vascular Health
- April 9th 2024 : Best Practices for Appropriate Prescribing
- April 23rd 2024 : Falls Prevention
*Dates subject to change
*Please note that while attendance at each session is not mandatory, our ECHO team strongly recommends that you attend the majority of sessions in order to maximize your learning and collaboration during the series. If you are unable to attend any session(s) we still encourage you to join us in the next session whenever possible*
This is a free program with CME/CEU credit available. Up to 14.5 hours of credit offered per NAC 630.155 allowance for practitioners to claim 4 double credit CME for participation in an Alzheimer’s disease CME activity per biennial period.
If interested, please register here to receive more information.
Sports Medicine ECHO Series – launches Thursday, April 18th 2024 at 12:00pm – 1:00pm PT
Project ECHO Nevada invites you to their upcoming 3 session free series entitled Sports Medicine ECHO Series. This will be a series of 60-minute-long teleconference sessions that will serve as a continuing education resource for sports medicine professionals, providing a structured and ongoing learning experience to support their professional development. Through this collaborative exchange of knowledge and experiences, participants will gain valuable insights, broaden their expertise, and contribute to the collective advancement of sports medicine.
If interested, please register here to receive more information.
Series Schedule :
- April 18th 2024: Oops, I Hit It Again! : Concussion Updates
- May 16th 2024: Too Hot to Handle : How to Avoid Exertional Heat Illness
- June 13th 2024: The Old and the New : Pre – Participation
*Dates subject to change
*Please note that while attendance at each session is not mandatory, our ECHO team strongly recommends that you attend the majority of sessions in order to maximize your learning and collaboration during the series. If you are unable to attend any session(s) we still encourage you to join us in the next session whenever possible*
This is a free program with CME/CEU credit available.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine approves this program for 1.00 hours of nursing continuing education credit.
If interested, please register here to receive more information, and find additional links below including a printable flyer.
Cardiology ECHO – Cardiovascular Medicine in the Primary Care Settings ECHO series – launches April 8th, 2024 at 12pm to 1pm PDT
Project ECHO Nevada invites you to their upcoming 7-session free series entitled Cardiovascular Medicine in the Primary Care Settings ECHO series. This program aims to explore various areas of Cardiovascular health. Each session will include a didactic presentation that will spotlight an aspect of Cardiovascular disease with topics including atrial fibrillation, hypertension, statin therapy, and more. This clinic also provides a forum for providers to share challenging patient cases with colleagues and experts in the field.
If interested, please register here to receive more information.
Series Schedule :
- April 8th 2024 (Start date) : Orientation and Introduction
- April 15th 2024: Hypertension
- April 22nd 2024: Shortness of Breath Work-up Loading to Stress Testing
- April 29th 2024: Stress Test Results and Management of Stable Angina
- May 6th 2024: Cholesterol Management: The Number, the Disease and the Newer Agents
- May 13th 2024: What to do with Echo Findings: Pulmonary Hypertension and Valve Disease
- May 20th 2024: (End Date) Atrial Fibrillation Management; Rate/Rhythm Control, Anticoagulation
*Dates subject to change
This will be a free program with CME/CEU credit for physicians, nurses, MFTs, CPCs, and long-term care administrators. In addition to receiving free CME/CEU, participants have the opportunity to present their real-world patient cases for review and consultation by a multidisciplinary team of experts.
If interested, please register here to receive more information and find additional links below including a printable flyer.
Stimulant Use Disorder ECHO Series– launches Wednesday, April 24, 2023 at 12 PM PT
Project ECHO Nevada invites you to their upcoming 6 session free series entitled Stimulant Use Disorder. The goal of Project ECHO Nevada is to meet the needs of primary care providers by offering an alternative to costly travel and long waits for patients who need specialty care. This 6 session ECHO series aims to support healthcare and mental health providers, staff, and administrators with stimulant use disorder patient care. Sessions will be facilitated with a team from Northern Nevada HOPES and will provide a forum to discuss patient cases, address questions/concerns, and collaborate regarding stimulant use disorder therapy. During each session participants will have the opportunity to learn from case reviews with an interdisciplinary team of experts and a short didactic presentation. This program’s Hub team consists of an interdisciplinary team of experts, including; a psychiatrist specializing in addiction, a licensed clinical social worker, a board-certified family medicine and addiction physician, peer support specialist, and an MAT Program Coordinator.
If interested, please register here to receive more information.
Stimulant Use Disorder Series Schedule*
- April 24, 2024: Orientation to Program
- May 1, 2024: – Neurobiology of Stimulant Use Disorders
- May 8, 2024: – Medications used in Stimulant disorders
- May 15, 2024: – Resources
- May 22, 2024: – Special Populations – how to have the conversation
- May 29 ,2024: – Flex Topic based on feedback from participants*
*Dates subject to change
This is a free program with CME/CEU credit available for AMA PRA Category 1, nursing, MFT/CPC, LADC, psychology, social work, and pharmacy. 1.0 credit hours will be available per session.
Project ECHO Nevada is pleased to announce that our Stimulant Use Disorder ECHO series will fulfill the new DEA training requirement for providers to maintain their license to prescribe controlled substances. This requirement specifies completion of a minimum of 8 hours of training on “safe and controlled substance prescribing” as a condition of receiving or renewing a DEA registration. Each hour-long session of the Stimulant Use Disorder ECHO series will meet this requirement and can be collected cumulatively to reach the 8 hours required.
If interested in participating in this program, please register here to receive more information and find additional links below including a printable flyer.
Project ECHO Nevada invites you to their upcoming 6 session free series entitled SBIRT For Health Professionals ECHO Series. This will be a series of 60-minute-long teleconference sessions in which providers will have the opportunity to speak with a multidisciplinary team of subject matter experts in the field of SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment health. This ECHO will provide community health professionals with the training and support they need to manage substance use issues within women’s health settings using an SBIRT model. This program will include an expert specialist team and interdisciplinary clinicians and other health professionals. The series will include six weekly tele-ECHO clinics that include a didactic presentation, combined with patient case presentations and mentoring.
If interested, please Register Here to receive more information.
Series Schedule :
- April 1st 2024 : Orientation and Introduction
- April 8th 2024 : Screening
- April 15th 2024 : Brief Intervention and Motivational Interviewing
- April 22nd 2024 : Referral to Treatment
- April 29th 2024 : Medication Assisted Treatment
- May 6th 2024 : Implementation Planning
* Registrations for this program will be completed through the iECHO platform which requires an account. Upon selecting the registration link you will be directed to the iECHO webpage to setup your account or login with an existing account. When setting up your account for the first time, please ensure you complete the information fields as accurately as possible, including your name, email, credential, organization name, and organization address.
*Please note that while attendance at each session is not mandatory, our ECHO team strongly recommends that you attend the majority of sessions in order to maximize your learning and collaboration during the series. If you are unable to attend any session(s) we still encourage you to join us in the next session whenever possible*
*Dates subject to change
This is a free program with CME/CEU credit available.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine approves this program for 1.00 hour of nursing continuing education credit. Nevada State Board of Nursing provider number 120894‐1.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is a provider of continuing education credit through the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy. This program is approved for 1.00 hours of continuing education credit for pharmacists.
This program provides 1 CME credit towards the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners’ requirement for 2 hours of training related to screening, brief intervention & referral to treatment (SBIRT).
If interested, please register here to receive more information, and find additional links below including a printable flyer.