ECHO Colorado staff presented their poster highlighting use of the ECHO model to enhance primary care providers abilities to manage common behavioral health conditions at the North American Primary Care Research Group’s annual conference in Chicago, Ill. This poster presentation was one of only a few specific ECHO presentations highlighting the benefits of the ECHO model for enhancing medical provider’s capabilities to enhance patient care. We had national and international researchers express interest in this specific work on behavioral health, especially as Colorado has both large urban and rural provider populations.
Primary care providers (PCPs) in the US provide over half of the mental health treatment in the US. While they frequently assess and treat patients who present with mood and anxiety disorders, they may not have all the evidence-based tools available to them to provide the care needed to this patient population. ECHO Colorado is on the forefront of providing education on common behavioral health conditions for PCPs and has demonstrated increased self-efficacy and capacity for treating mood and anxiety disorders in the patients they serve.
Pictured here are Alex J. Reed, PsyD, MPH, Behavioral Health Liaison, ECHO Colorado and Erin Bishop, MPH, Evaluation Senior Professional, ECHO Colorado.
