The UW Psychiatry and Addictions Case Conference series (UW PACC) is a free, weekly teleconference that connects community providers with UW Medicine psychiatrists and addictions experts. This series includes both an educational presentation on an addictions or psychiatry topic and case presentations where providers who participate receive feedback and recommendations for their patients.
 

Modeled after the University of New Mexico's Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), the three main aims of UW PACC are:
 

• Train the fellows to deliver a regional peer learning and support network for treating mental health and addictions across the state of Washington
• Expand the mental health and addictions care capacity of health care professionals in remote, underserved areas of Washington
• Offer telehealth resource support to build the confidence and skills of providers who care for patients with mental and behavioral health conditions
   

Northwest MHTTC's Co-Director, Lydia Chwastiak, MD, MPH and Training Director, Sarah Kopelovich, PhD, presented didactics at two PACC Echo sessions in June:

Psychosis in Primary Care: Assessment of Psychosis and Behavioral Interventions

Presenter: Sarah Kopelovich, PhD
June 20, 2019

Psychosis in Primary Care: Medical Management

Presenters: Lydia Chwastiak, MD, MPH and Sarah Kopelovich, PhD
June 13, 2019

UW PACC sessions take place Thursdays from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. PT. Any community providers (physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and mental health professionals) in Washington State are welcome to join the weekly teleconference.