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SBIRT For Health Professionals ECHO Series – launches Monday, July 15th 2024

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). 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/Topics:

  • Monday, July 15 at 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Session #1: Program Orientation & Introduction
  • Monday, July 22 at 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Session #2: Screening
  • Monday, July 29 at 12:00 pm to 1:00 pmSession #3: Brief Intervention and Motivational Interviewing
  • Monday, August 5 at 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Session #4: Implementation Planning
  • Monday, August 12 at 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Session #5: Medication-Assisted Treatment
  • Monday, August 19 at 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Session #6:Referral to Treatment

If interested, please register here to receive more information, and find additional links below including a printable flyer.

Register for ECHO HereSBIRT For Health Professionals S2024 Flyer
SBIRT For Health Professionals ECHO WebpageSBIRT References and Resources Folder

*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).