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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Session 1 is led by Dr. Santina Zanelli. See bottom of description for accreditation info. This ECHO session provides an overview of Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS), focusing on epidemiology, diagnosis, the role of toxicology, and family considerations. Dr. Zanelli reviews standardized strategies for NOWS diagnosis and management, including risk factors, clinical presentation, inpatient observation, […]
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Session 5 is led by Dr. Silas Culver and Dr. Christopher Holstege. See bottom of description for accreditation info. This ECHO session explores the role of pharmacotherapy in obesity treatment. The session reviews how to counsel patients, identify appropriate candidates for medication, and account for weight-related comorbidities, with a focus on GLP-1–based therapies and how […]
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Session 4 is led by Dr. Catherine Varney. See bottom of description for accreditation info. This ECHO session reframes the role of exercise in weight management, emphasizing that sustainable weight loss involves more than the notion of “eat less, exercise more.” Dr. Varney reviews the benefits of aerobic and strength-based exercise, including their combined effects […]
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Session 3 is led by Dr. Lauren Ehrlich. See bottom of description for accreditation info. This session explores the psychological and behavioral dimensions of obesity, focusing on the bidirectional relationship between obesity and depression, including shared biological and psychological mechanisms and treatment implications. The session also examines how sleep disturbance and stress influence weight through […]
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Session 1 is led by Dr. Thomas Shin. See bottom of description for accreditation info. This ECHO session provides an overview of severe obesity and contemporary bariatric care, emphasizing the shift from viewing obesity as a BMI-defined condition to understanding it as a metabolic disease. Dr. Shin discusses limitations of BMI, gaps between bariatric surgery […]
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Session 2 is led by Dr. David Guarraia. See bottom of description for accreditation info. This ECHO session examines the role of the Standard American Diet (SAD) in driving obesity and metabolic disease. Dr. Guarraia reviews the prevalence of diabetes and poor metabolic health among U.S. adults, patterns of sugar intake within the average American diet, […]
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