MOUD ECHO
Medication for Opioid Use Disorder ECHO
Join MAT/MOUD ECHO for an education and support program that covers key aspects of prescribing with a focus on buprenorphine in clinic settings.
This teleECHO clinic is more than a webinar but a place to ask questions and get free consultation from experts and peers. Our ECHO follows the Project ECHO Model, which means every session includes time for participants to present de-identified patient cases for guidance and feedback. Each session has time for you to get support in treating your patients!
Click here to watch our recorded didactics on YouTube.
Interested in joining MOUD ECHO?
MAT/MOUD ECHO is designed to support prescribers who are interested in providing medication assisted treatment (buprenorphine medication, naltrexone, and associated therapy and recovery supports) for persons with opioid use disorder. These prescribers include Doctors of Medicine (MD), Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Physician Assistants (PA), Nurse Practitioners (NP), other advanced practitioners, and prescribing pharmacists with supervision from a physician. If you fit this criteria and are interested in joining MOUD ECHO, click the button below to access the form to request to join the program.
MOUD ECHO Schedule
Join us every 2nd & 4th Tuesday at 12PM MST!
MOUD ECHO sessions take place every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at noon Mountain Standard Time via Zoom. Zoom registration information is provided to the MOUD ECHO program listserv the Monday before each session. The MOUD ECHO curriculum is updated for 12-week cycles to cover core content, special topics, and guest presenters. Curriculum core content covers key aspects of prescribing with a focus on buprenorphine in clinic settings, including an overview of MOUD, psychosocial supports, and clinic-level resources and skills. View the current cycle’s curriculum schedule below.
Click here to download a copy of the MOUD ECHO Cycle 29 schedule.
Cycle 29 Curriculum Schedule:
- 11/26/24: Overview of Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder by Vanessa Jacobsohn, MD
- 12/10/24: Street Fentanyl: Challenges & Strategies for Buprenorphine Initiation by Eric Ketcham, MD
- 12/24/24: No Session
- 01/14/25: Helping Patients Make Positive Change: Motivational Interviewing Basics and Transtheoretical Model of Change by Evelyn Plumb, PhD
- 01/28/24: Substance Use Disorder Assessment & Screening by Sergio Huerta, MD
- 02/11/25: Treatment of Co-Occurring Alcohol Use Disorder and Opioid Use Disorder by Vanessa Jacobsohn, MD
- 02/25/25: Trauma Disorders & Trauma Informed Care by Evelyn Plumb, PhD
- 03/11/25: Details of Formulation and Dosing of Buprenorphine by Brandon Warrick MD
- 03/25/25: Harm Reduction by Sergio Huerta, MD
- 04/08/25: Strategies for Relapse Prevention by Evelyn Plumb, PhD
- 04/22/25: Management of Acute and Chronic Pain by Vanessa Jacobsohn, MD
- 05/13/25: Team Based Approach by Snehal Bhatt, MD
- 05/27/25: Neurobiological Basis of Substance Use Disorders by Brandon Warrick, MD
MOUD ECHO Case Reviews
Volunteer to present a case at a session.
Every MOUD ECHO session provides 30 minutes for participants to present de-identified patient/client questions for input and feedback from expert consultants and other providers. Scheduled case reviews are always given priority at sessions but ad hoc cases are welcome. Simulated cases based on general questions are also welcome. To schedule your case presentation, just fill out as much of the form as you can and email the form to the Hub team. The Hub team will be prepared to go through the case with you and facilitate discussion at the session. A form with the summary of recommendations will be provided to you after the session.
Patient cases must be de-identified! It is required to ensure no identifying information regarding the patient is conveyed in your form or verbal presentation. This includes even small details about the client/patient, their family, friends, workplace or similar that could identify them.
Click here to download the 2-page case presentation form.
Cycle 29 case review availability:
- 11/26/24: Case presentation scheduled
- 12/10/24: Case presentation scheduled
- 12/24/24: No Session
- 01/14/25: Case presentation scheduled
- 01/28/24: Case presentation scheduled
- 02/11/25: Case presentation scheduled
- 02/25/25: CLOSED
- 03/11/25: Case presentation scheduled
- 03/25/25: Case presentation scheduled
- 04/08/25: AVAILABLE
- 04/22/25: AVAILABLE
- 05/13/25: AVAILABLE
- 05/27/25: AVAILABLE
MOUD ECHO Hub Team
Get free patient support from our MOUD experts!
MOUD ECHO (formerly called MAT ECHO) is provided by University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center School of Medicine (UNM HSC SOM) through the State Opioid Response (SOR) grant. The MOUD ECHO hub team is comprised of the program directors, a program coordinator, and several content experts. Content experts provide a didactic at each session from the MOUD ECHO curriculum. The MOUD ECHO comprehensive curriculum was developed in 2017 by Dr. Salvador, Dr. Bhatt, Dr. Jacobsohn and Dr. Lindsay at UNM’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences to help expand MOUD treatment in primary care. It has now expanded to many settings. The curriculum is continually updated to stay relevant and current.
Contact the MAT/MOUD ECHO hub team: HSC-MATECHO@salud.unm.edu
Program Director
- Julie Salvador, PhD
Co- Program Directors
- Snehal Bhatt, MD
- Vanessa Jacobsohn, MD
Program Coordinator
- Rachel Abeyta, BFA
Content Experts
- Brandon Warrick, MD
- Evelyn Plumb, PhD
- Sergio Huerta, MD
- Snehal Bhatt, MD
- Vanessa Jacobsohn, MD
MOUD ECHO Continuing Education
Attend 8 sessions to fulfill all DEA requirements!
MOUD ECHO sessions fulfill required hours for the Drug Enforcement Agency Medication Access and Training Access (MATE) Act and the New Mexico Medical Board Management of Pain with Controlled Substances. MOUD ECHO didactics are approved by the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Association of Continuing Medical Education ® (AACME). Each MOUD ECHO session provides AMA PRA Category 1 credit tm CMEs, New Mexico Counseling & Therapy Board CEUs, CNE contact hours and other non-physician credits. To obtain CNE contact hours and non-physician credit, refer to the guidelines provided by your board to understand specific requirements.
Statement of Accreditation & Financial Disclosure:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the New Mexico Medical Society (NMMS) through the joint sponsorship of Comagine Health and University of New Mexico. Comagine Health is accredited by the NMMS to provide Continuing Medical Education for physicians. In compliance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of CME, MOUD ECHO Hub Team speakers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Our program is here to support you!
Whether you are new to teleECHO clinics or an experienced network participant, please take a moment to learn about the many resources available to you so you can get the most out of what this program has to offer during sessions and outside of sessions.
ECHO Resources:
- Click here to learn more about the ECHO model, which is the learning framework that our program follows.
- Click here to download a copy of an ECHO Glossary that defines roles and terms related to our program.
- Click here to download a Beginner’s Guide to an ECHO Session to understand our program’s session structure.
Program Resources:
- Click here to download a copy of the MOUD ECHO Welcome Email that provides detailed info about our program.
- Click here to download a copy of our 2-page case presentation form.
- Click here to download a copy of the current cycle’s education curriculum schedule.
- Click here to view recorded didactics from our sessions on our YouTube.
- Click here to share our flier with your colleagues and other eligible prescribers to join our program.
Treatment Resources:
- Click here to access a document that goes over the basic guidelines providers need to start treating their patients for OUD.
- Click here to find OUD treatment centers in New Mexico filtered by treatment type, county, city, and tele-health options.
- Click here to contact the New Mexico Poison Control Center’s 24/7/365 call-line for real-time OUD treatment consultations.
Interested but not a prescriber?
While the MOUD ECHO is currently focused on physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, clinical pharmacists and other advance practitioners who can prescribe buprenorphine for OUD, we have many other education programs for the whole clinic, including for providers, prescribers, therapists, peers, administration, managers, directors, and other staff.
Click here to see all our great MAT/MOUD related ECHOs and webinars we have to offer!