BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250512T161709EDT-06797gC7oG@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250512T201709Z DESCRIPTION:The ACAR Clinic is offering an 8-session online professional de velopment opportunity via Zoom starting June 17 to December 9\, 2021 from  2 to 3:30 pm (EST). \n\nAbout the ECHO Model: The Extension of Community H ealthcare Outcomes (ECHO) modelTM consists of a platform for both delivery of services and outcomes research\, with the purpose of reducing health d isparities by erasing barriers between specialty and primary care\, partic ularly in underserved and remote areas. Using a simple videoconferencing s ystem\, Project ECHO achieves this goal by using a hub-and-spoke knowledge -sharing approach where teams of expert specialists lead virtual clinics c atered to health professionals in local communities. Each session includes a short didactic lecture on a specific topic followed by a case presentat ion by an attendee and a case discussion.\n\nAbout ECHO-Autism “Diagnosis in ASD”: This program aims to connect specialist teams with local care tea ms to increase the skills of diagnosticians to perform diagnostic assessme nts for autism spectrum disorders (ASD)\, and thus benefit and empower aut istic individuals and their advocates. The program is open to clinicians w ho can diagnose ASD (pediatricians\, psychiatrists\, psychologists) and wh o see patients with NDD/query ASD in their clinic/service and want to enha nce their training to perform diagnostic evaluation for ASD. Attendees mus t be prepared to present a case for discussion during one session. It is s trongly suggested that attendees have already completed an ADOS-2 training with a certified trainer prior to this round of ECHO and registrants with ADOS-2 training will be prioritized. \n\nAttendees will:\n\n\n become fami liarized with the components of ASD assessment\, including remote/virtual assessment options\, and best practices for diagnostic evaluation\n gain kn owledge about medical considerations\, including genetic testing\n learn ab out considerations to make in differential diagnosis\n learn how to make ap propriate recommendations for different profiles of patients.\n\n\nProgram information:\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n Dates and Times \n \n \n Details\n \n \n \n \n Sessi on 1:\n June 17\, 2021\n 2 to 3:30 pm (EST)\n \n \n Title: The Autism Spectrum \n\n Presenters: Hub Team Members\n\n Learners will:\n\n \n understand the ran ge of symptoms displayed in ASD over the lifespan and the overlap of these symptoms with other neurodevelopmental disorders\;\n learn how to apply kn owledge of heterogeneity and developmental trajectories of ASD symptoms to clinical patients.\n \n \n \n \n \n Session 2:\n July 8\, 2021\n 2 to 3:30 pm (ES T)\n \n \n Title: Components of ASD Evaluation and Remote Options\n\n Presente r: Dr. Julie Scorah\n\n Learners will:\n\n \n learn the steps involved in ASD assessment\, and what can be done remotely (via telepractice) during the COVID-19 pandemic\;\n know what complementary evaluations and components of the ASD assessment to use with different patient profiles.\n \n \n \n \n \n Ses sion 3:\n August 26\, 2021 \n 2 to 3:30 pm (EST)\n \n \n Title: Medical Evaluat ion for ASD\n\n Presenter: Dr. Emmett Francoeur\n\n Learners will:\n\n \n lear n what medical and genetic conditions to be aware of when evaluating patie nts for ASD\;\n know what types of medical investigations or referrals coul d be made to identify and/or manage medical or genetic conditions in patie nts with ASD.\n \n \n \n \n \n Session 4:\n September 16\, 2021\n 2 to 3:30 pm (ES T)\n \n \n Title: Psychiatric Evaluation in the Preschool Clinic\n\n Presenter : Dr. Baudoin Forgeot-d’Arc\n\n Learners will:\n\n \n learn what signs and sy mptoms indicate ADHD and other psychiatric conditions in preschool aged pa tients and how to evaluate these\;\n learn about treatment options for psyc hiatric conditions\, including psychopharmacological management in prescho ol aged children.\n \n \n \n \n \n Session 5:\n October 7\, 2021\n 2 to 3:30 pm (E ST)\n \n \n Title: Cognitive Assessment & ASD Diagnosis\n\n Presenter: Dr. Man dy Steiman\n\n Learners will:\n\n \n gain knowledge about assessment of devel opmental\, cognitive\, and adaptive functioning as a part of ASD evaluatio ns\n learn more about using the results from developmental and cognitive as sessments to inform ASD differential diagnosis.\n \n \n \n \n \n Session 6: \n Oc tober 28\, 2021\n 2 to 3:30 pm (EST)\n \n \n Title: Psychiatric Evaluation in School Age and Adolescence\n\n Presenter: Dr. Baudoin Forgeot-d’Arc\n\n Lear ners will:\n\n \n learn what signs and symptoms indicate psychiatric conditi ons in school-aged children and adolescent patients and how to evaluate th ese\;\n learn about treatment options for psychiatric conditions\, includin g psychopharmacological management in school-aged children and adolescents .\n \n \n \n \n \n Session 7:\n November 18\, 2021\n ​​​​​​​2 to 3:30 pm (EST)\n \n \n Title: Beyond Diagnosis\n\n Presenters: Geneviève Côté-Leblanc\, Ina Wink elmann\n\n Learners will:\n\n \n learn what treatments\, interventions\, and resources are available to address the range of needs of ASD patients and their families\;\n understand the realities of families’ and patients’ jour neys following ASD diagnosis.\n \n \n \n \n \n Session 8:\n December 9\, 2021\n ​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​2 to 3:30 pm (EST)\n \n \n Title: Advanced Topics in ASD Evaluati on\n\n Presenters: Hub Team Members\n\n Learners will:\n\n \n Have an opportun ity to select a topic of their choice for this session to learn more about additional considerations to make when performing ASD differential and co morbidity evaluations.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\nRegistration is now closed. ​​​​​ ​​\n\n \n\n\nAbout ACAR: The Neuro’s Azrieli Centre for Autism Research (A CAR) transforms research\, training and care to improve the quality of lif e of autistic people and their families. Established in 2017 thanks to the Azrieli Foundation\, ACAR operates in the spirit of Open Science\, inclus ion and community collaboration. The state-of-the-art research centre is c ommitted to advancing understanding of the mechanisms underlying autism an d related conditions\, developing new diagnostic tools and effective inter ventions through translational research and integrated care\, and training the next generation of fundamental and clinical autism researchers.\n DTSTART:20211007T180000Z DTEND:20211007T193000Z SUMMARY:ECHO-Autism 'Diagnosis in ASD': Cognitive Assessment & ASD Diagnosi s URL:/neuro/channels/event/echo-autism-diagnosis-asd-co gnitive-assessment-asd-diagnosis-331075 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR