Project Echo

Connecting Primary Care, Behavioral Health Providers and School Personnel to Eliminate Eating Disorders

  • "What I learned today will enable me to better engage and support fathers and male caregivers in my work, ensuring they feel acknowledged and prepared to contribute to the recovery of those with eating disorders."

  • "Great information shared, thank you!"

  • "The ECHO series presented highly relevant information with a well-paced delivery that made understanding and learning easier."

  • "I consider it an excellent opportunity to update knowledge and improve professional practice."

Project ECHO for Providers

Project ECHO® Eating Disorders is an ongoing, virtual learning community. Participants gain knowledge and increase their skills in preventing, identifying and responding to disordered eating, body dissatisfaction concerns and eating disorders, the most fatal kind of mental disorder. Evidence-based approaches and best practices in eating disorder care inform all case discussions and teaching.

  • 90-minute sessions are held on the first and third Tuesdays of every month from 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. (ET). Every session includes the presentation of a de-identified case which is then discussed as a group, drawing upon the expertise of both session participants and the team of experts from the Western NY Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders (WNYCCCED). A list of evidence-based best practice recommendations is then developed for the presenter to implement in their practice. Each session also includes a brief lecture on a topic related to eating disorders.

  • All providers in the fields of family and primary care, behavioral and college health, dietitians and sports/athletics leaders are welcome to attend.

    Participation is free and continuing education credits are available for physicians, social workers, LMFTs, LMHCs and psychologists (also for free!).

  • Dayton Walsh, PhD Clinical Psychologist and Interim Director

    Taylor Starr DO, MPH, FAAP, Medical Director

    Michelle Morales, Parent Peer Mentor

    Baylee Carroll, Dietitian 

    Jennifer Dry De Santo, Care Manager 

    Nicole Watson, Project Coordinator 

For more information, please contact Nicole Watson Bartlett
Nicole_Watson@urmc.rochester.edu

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School-Based Project ECHO

School-based Project ECHO® Eating Disorders is an ongoing, virtual learning community for K – 12 school personnel. Participants gain knowledge and increase their skills in preventing, identifying and responding to disordered eating and body dissatisfaction concerns that can lead to eating disorders, the most fatal kind of mental disorder. Evidence-based approaches and best practices in eating disorder care inform all case discussions and teaching.

  • 60-minute sessions are held on the second Tuesday of every month from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Every session includes the presentation of a de-identified case which is then discussed as a group, drawing upon the expertise of both session participants and the team of experts from the Western NY Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders (WNYCCCED). A list of best-practice recommendations based on this discussion is then developed for the presenter to bring back to their school. Each session also includes a brief lecture on a topic related to eating disorders.

  • All personnel of K–12 schools are welcome to attend, as are medical and behavioral health providers who work with this age group. Among those who benefit from participation are administrators, classroom teachers, health and PE teachers, school counselors, social workers and psychologists, food services staff and athletic coaches and trainers. All of these adults in the school can play a critical role in identifying students facing these challenges and helping them to be healthy and more successful in academics and sports.

    Participation is free as are continuing education credits for medical providers, social workers, psychologists, LMFTs and LMHCs. 

  • Dayton Walsh, PhD Clinical Psychologist and Interim Director

    Taylor Starr DO, MPH, FAAP, Medical Director

    Michelle Morales, Parent Peer Mentor

    Baylee Carroll, Dietitian 

    Jennifer Dry De Santo, Care Manager 

    Nicole Watson, Project Coordinator 

For more information, please contact Nicole Watson Bartlett
Nicole_Watson@urmc.rochester.edu

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