Session 2 of Community Paramedicine is led by Patrick Watson and Taylor Tereskerz. This ECHO session provides an introduction to community paramedicine as a new, proactive model of patient care that extends EMS beyond emergency response into prevention, follow-up, and care coordination. The session reviews the history and models of community paramedicine, outlines the structure and […]
Session 1 of Community Paramedicine is led by Dr. Allen Yee. This ECHO session highlights the expanding role of EMS through mobile integrated health (MIH) and community-based, preventative care. The session reviews the responsibilities of MIH paramedics, patient navigation and enrollment, home-based interventions such as fall prevention and safety assessments, and the use of Chesterfield […]
Session 4 of Stroke Management is led by Dr. George Lindbeck. This ECHO session explores focuses on prehospital communication and decision-making in acute stroke care. The session reviews the purpose and components of the prehospital report, including alerts, destination decisions, and general transport guidelines. Dr. Lindbeck highlights key “red flags: that emergency departments need to know […]
Session 3 of Stroke Management is led by Dr. Matthew Gusler. This ECHO session explores the differential diagnosis of acute neurologic deficits through the presentation of two stroke cases with overlapping features. The session emphasizes use of the NIH Stroke Scale while guiding learners through key mimics of stroke, including seizures, migraines, functional neurological disorder, isolated encephalopathy, […]
Session 2 of Stroke Management is led by Mary Jobson-Oliver. This ECHO session focuses on the timely recognition and prehospital evaluation of acute stroke. The session reviews the signs and symptoms of stroke and differentiates between ischemic and hemorrhagic subtypes, emphasizing the concept of the ischemic penumbra and why time-sensitive intervention is critical. Learners are introduced […]
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Session 1 of Stroke Management is led by Dr. George Lindbeck. This ECHO session provides a practical overview of acute stroke recognition and early management. The session reviews ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, stroke therapies including thrombolytics, and the role of stroke center designations. Dr. Lindbeck covers how to identify stroke and TIA using warning signs […]
Session 5 is led by Dr. Jennifer Payne. See bottom of description for accreditation info. This ECHO session focuses on opioid use disorder (OUD) in pregnancy, with an emphasis on clinical management, psychiatric comorbidities, and maternal–infant outcomes. Dr. Payne reviews trends in OUD prevalence and overdose risk during pregnancy, explores approaches to medication-assisted treatment, and […]
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Session 4 is led by Dr. Brynne Sullivan. See bottom of description for accreditation info. This ECHO session focuses on emerging approaches to understanding and assessing neonatal withdrawal through clinical innovation. Dr. Sullivan reviews the underlying physiology of NOWS and examines existing assessment approaches, including the Eat, Sleep, Console (ESC) framework and current scoring tools. […]
Session 3 is led by Dr. Ann Kellams. See bottom of description for accreditation info. This ECHO session focuses on opioid use disorder and breastfeeding, highlighting evidence-based guidance to support safe, informed feeding decisions for mothers and infants. The session reviews national breastfeeding trends and equity considerations, explores the short and long term benefits of […]
Session 2 is led by Dr. Eliza Holland. See bottom of description for accreditation info. This ECHO session builds on concepts in Neonatal Opiod Withdrawl Syndrome (NOWS), focusing on clinical trends in withdrawal presentation and approaches to inpatient management. The session explores how to recognize and interpret patterns of withdrawal symptoms, implement the Eat, Sleep, […]
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