PROJECT ECHO

Most Wednesday afternoons, NOSM Librarian Jen Dumond can be found at Thunder Bay’s St. Joseph’s Care Group (SJCG) for Project ECHO: Chronic pain and opioid stewardship.

Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) connects primary healthcare providers with expertise and education from colleagues via videoconference. Each session includes a clinical case presentation and a brief didactic presentation on aspects of chronic pain management and opioid stewardship. As a member of the ECHO hub, Jen searches for open access resources that support or supplement the case and didactic presentations from patient and practitioner perspectives.

Upcoming sessions:

Chronic Pain as we age (Geriatric) – Nov. 13, 20, 27 @ 12:00-1:30 *NEW TIME*

Topics: pain in the aging body; challenges in communicating pain; and poly pharmacy & deprescribing

Chronic Neuropathic & Nociplastic Pain – Dec. 4, 11, 18 @ 3:00-4:30

Topics: nociceptive, neuropathic & nociplastic pain; multifaceted neurological interventions; and graded motor imagery

For more information on Project ECHO @ SJCG: https://sjcg.echoontario.ca/