Project ECHO at the University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota-led Project ECHOs

Past ECHO Opportunities

Pediatric Developmental and Behavioral Health

2025

  • Project ECHOWorkshop
  • Navigating School Spirit
  • Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)
  • Supporting Children with Challenging Behavior Sprint
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Sprint

2024

Telehealth to Support Families of Children with Behavioral Health and Mental Health Needs 
Equity and Diversity

2025

  • My Role in Equity & Diversity
  • Addressing Implicit Bias and Microaggressions
  • Navigating Challenging Conversations
  • Removing Barriers and Creating Access
  • Ableism & Disability Justice    
  • Challenging Classism    
  • Gender, Gender Identity, and Sexuality        
  • Race and Racism
  • Religious and Spiritual Identities    
  • Understanding and Addressing Gender-Based Oppression    
  • Sizeism & the Fat Liberation Movement
  • Addressing Xenophobia & Marginalization of International Community Members
Forensic Nurse Program Leaders

2026

  • Forensic Nurse Program Leaders Connection
PGx

2026

 

  • The Application of Pharmacogenomics in the Treatment of ADHD, University of Florida

2025

  •  Geritom Medical Inc., Reuse of Pharmacogenomic Test Results in Long-Term Care, University of Minnesota 
  •  CYP1A2 Genetic Variation, Smoking Induction and Duloxetine, Essentia Health
  •  Beyond the Guidelines - Dissecting Pharmacogenomics in Marfan Syndrome, St. Elizabeth Healthcare
  •  Using Pharmacogenomics in Family Medicine with Pediatric Populations, University of Pittsburgh
  •  Depression and Anxiety Management in Primary Care, Trinity Health / Ferris State University
  •  Implications of Gastric Bypass Surgery and Pharmacogenomics on Medication Response, Mayo Clinic
  •  "But my dogtags say..." Applications of G6PD Results in Veterans, Kansas City VA
  •  Application of Pharmacogenomics in Geriatric Pain Management and Statin Therapy, The Deprescribing Clinic, LLC
  •  When Genetics Affect Chemotherapy: Predicting fluoropyrimidine toxicity with DPYD testing, Penn Medicine
  •  Twice the power: using pharmacogenomics to tailor therapy of antidepressants, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
  •  Pharmacogenomics and Cardiac Toxicities of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors, Indiana University School of Medicine
  •  Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and the Pharmacogenomic Implications of SSRIs and SNRIs, University of Florida

2024

  •  Genetics of Drug-Induced QT Prolongation: What to do in the absence of clinical guidelines?, St. Elizabeth Healthcare
  •  Pharmacogenetic Insights into Statin-Induced Rhabdomyolysis, Sanford Health
  •  Utilizing Pharmacogenomics in Ambulatory Psychiatry Clinics, University of Michigan / Michigan Medicine
  •  The Role of Pharmacogenomics in Anti-Seizure Medications: Optimizing Medication Therapy Management in a PGx Clinic, Sanford Health
  •  Potential Escitalopram Related Serotonin Syndrome and Withdrawal, University of Minnesota
  •  Factor V Leiden and its Significance for Pharmacogenomics, Nicklaus Children's Hospital
  •  Clinical Benefits of CYP Inhibitors
    Tracy Sandritter, PharmD, BCPPS + Alexa Pagano, MD, Children's Mercy
  • Clinical Considerations for A Lesser Known Drug-Gene Interaction: Metoclopramide-CYP2D6, Sanford Health
  •  A Tamoxifen Case and the Implications of CYP2D6 Phenotype, Minneapolis VA
  •  Behavioral and Pain Pharmacogenomics Testing for Patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
  •  Antipsychotic Pharmacogenomics: Implications for long-acting injectable formulations, Children's Minnesota + University of Minnesota

 

Geriatrics

2026

  • How can we aid residents in emergency situations?
  • How might 2026 rules and policies change our work?
  • To admit or not to admit: what if we don't agree on admissions?

2025

  • What is our role in legislative advocacy?
  • How can we improve our staff performance review process?
  • Delirium vs. Dementia: How do we differentiate and why does it matter?
  • My resident is delirious - now what do I do?
  • Beyond Bingo: What are innovative approaches to recreational therapy?
  • How do I conduct a great maltreatment interview?
  • From training requirements to knife fights, what should we know about de-escalation?
  • What aren't we seeing in vision assessments?
  • What do my pool agency staff need to know before they go on the floor?
  • My resident can't make decisions now - what are my options?
  • What is the impact of heat on resident health?
  • Whose decision is it: how do we balance autonomy vs. safety?
  • Who can complete respiratory evaluations?
  • Put me in, Coach! Who do we have helping people after they onboard?
  • What if we aren't able to take a resident back from the hospital due to acuity changes?
  • Are we ready for respiratory illness season?
  • What lies ahead for artificial intelligence (AI) in aging services?
  • Board Licensure Inquiries: How to Respond in Challenging Times
  • How do I respond to resident harassment of employees?
  • Do we really need to talk about oral health?
  • How do we coordinate better with hospice providers?
  • What do we need to know about survey readiness trends from 2025?