Interpersonal & Communication Skills

ECHO – Deflection Coordination – Fall 2024

The purpose of the Deflection Engagement and Coordination ECHO is to develop core skills and function as a networking space for the new deflection workforce in Oregon. Lessons learned will inform recommendations for program quality improvement and may be leveraged…

ECHO – Hepatitis C Community of Practice – Fall 2024

Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) was developed to serve as a collaborative model of medical education and care management that empowers front-line clinicians with knowledge and support from specialty care providers to care for patients with complex, chronic…

ECHO – Dementia Curbsides and Conversation – Fall 2024

ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a tele-mentoring program that uses videoconferencing to build new care capacity in community settings. ECHO emphasizes learning through de-identified patient cases and the incorporation of interdisciplinary perspectives. The purpose of this ECHO series…

ECHO – Addiction Medicine Community of Practice – Fall 2024

ECHO is tele-mentoring program that uses videoconferencing technology to combine brief expert presentations with interactive discussions of system-level challenges and opportunities. This program will support a community of learning and partnership for Oregon primary care clinicians treating patients with Substance…

Ophthalmology Risk: Retinal Tears

Reviewing medical professional liability claims in their specialty can help ophthalmologists to improve patient safety and reduce liability risks. Although improper performance of a procedure is the top allegation for ophthalmology claims, ophthalmologists are often named in cases involving diagnostic…

Ophthalmology Closed Claim Analysis: Good Surgery, Bad Outcome

An adverse surgical event led to a professional liability claim against the primary care physician, referring ophthalmologist, retinal specialist, anesthesiologist, surgery center nurse, and the surgery center. Using an event chronology, this monograph traces the errors and contributing factors as…

Diagnostic Safety, Part 3: The Patient’s Story

Diagnostic errors are among the top allegations in US medical malpractice claims. While it’s impossible to eliminate all errors, there are some actions that can reduce the risks of diagnostic mistakes. One such action is to focus on each patient’s…

P.A.C.T: Practical Approaches to Comprehensive Treatment of Pain 2024-2025

Pri-Med’s P.A.C.T.: Practical Approaches to Comprehensive Treatment of Pain curriculum focuses on improving practitioners’ ability to recognize, diagnose, and classify pain; educating clinicians on the full spectrum of pain management options, including non-opioid pharmacologic interventions; and providing risk reduction strategies…

Essentials of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (ECAP) Conference 2025, Train New Trainers (TNT) PC-CAP Fellowship Series 2025, Train New Trainers (TNT) Primary Care – Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (PC-CAP) Fellows Conference 2025

The curriculum includes over 50 hours of training including, two-weekend intensive trainings (24-28 CME hours), live webinars on the second Monday and third Monday (21 CME hours), and one hour per month of mentoring sessions with a TNT PC-CAP faculty…