About Our Sessions
Monthly, Ongoing Sessions
Every 3rd Friday of the month @ 12:30 – 1:30pm Pacific, year-round.
Sessions
Our sessions include a brief didactic (15 min), followed by case consultation(s) and discussion.
Trainee Audience
Residents, fellows, and students across medicine, nursing, and other fields.
Community Panelists
We are the first ECHO to include community members on our specialist panel, bridging the community-clinic gap.

of attendees plan to change their practice as a result of our sessions.

of attendees highly rate our didactics, cases, and virtual delivery.

Attendees report perceived knowledge increase from before to after our sessions.
We have found it invaluable. The didactic and case-based learning is of the very highest quality and promotes true geriatric care consideration by our residents.
- Kevin Braun, MD, MPH, Program Director, Family Medicine Residency, Olympia, WAOur Partners
The ECHO Model™
The heart of the ECHO model™ is its hub-and-spoke knowledge-sharing networks.
UW's ECHO Team
University of Washington’s ECHO team was the first group to replicate the ECHO Model.
Family Medicine Residency Network
29 family medicine residency programs across 5 states in the WWAMI region.
Meet Our Panel

Katherine Bennett, MD
Medical Director, Project ECHO - Geriatrics

Thuan Ong, MD, MPH
Geriatrician

Elizabeth Phelan, MD, MS
Geriatrician, NW GWEC Project Director

Phung Nguyen, MPA
ADS Representative

Zachary Marcum, PhD, PharmD
Geriatric Pharmacist

Carol Crawford, PharmD
Geriatric Pharmacist

Karen Clay, MSW, LICSW
Clinical Social Worker

Breanne Swanson, MS
AAADSW Representative

Beth Labardi, MD
Geriatric Psychiatrist

Stephen Thielke, MD, MSPH, MA
Geriatric Psychiatrist

Mary Pat O'Leary, RN, BSN
ADS Representative

Staci Levison, BSW
AAADSW Representative
Our Didactics
Our Project ECHO – Geriatrics didactics are easily digested at 15 minutes in length and cover a range of geriatric topics focusing on evidence-based practices useful for primary care healthcare providers. Search and watch our didactics online, anytime.
January 15, 2021 Most Recent
Decisional Capacity Evaluation: Basic Principles
Douglas W. Lane, Ph.D., ABPP, C. Psychol.
Connect with Us
Connect with us to learn more about Project ECHO – Geriatrics and sign-up to participate.