Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
Accountable Care Collaborative
Help with Your Chronic Pain Clients
The Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC) invites you to participate in a
new Chronic Pain Management Program (Program). Modeled after the
Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes)
programs in New Mexico and Connecticut, the Chronic Pain
Management Program leverages cutting edge telehealth technologies
to connect PCMPs to specialists. PCMPs consult directly with specialists
regarding client cases and learn best practices for treating clients with a
variety of chronic pain conditions.
Panel of Specialists Meeting with Primary
Care Team
Be a Telehealth Pioneer
The Department will sponsor approximately 50 PCMPs to serve as telehealth pioneers for Colorado.
Participation in an ECHO program is easy and the benefits for providers and their clients are significant:
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Gain EXPERTISE for treating clients with a variety of chronic pain conditions.
Keep your clients in your practice and in their communities.
NO COST for participation in the ECHO pain management program.
Easy attendance from anywhere through an online video conference system.
Earn CME credit for attending the ECHO pain management sessions
Participating PCMPs Report Increased Confidence & Expertise in Treating Clients
A 2010 survey of some of New Mexico’s Project ECHO participating clinicians with a scale ranging from 1 = Not
At All to 5 = To a Large Degree reported that the following average scores were given when clinicians were asked
the following questions:
Question Asked of ECHO Participating Clinicians
I am learning best practices through ECHO clinics.
I am able to apply knowledge learned in ECHO clinics to patients with similar
diseases in my clinic.
My participation in Project ECHO enhances my ability to offer
comprehensive care.
Compared to traditional consultations, using Project ECHO saves me time.
Through my participation I have been co-managing patients with ECHO
specialists.
Participating and learning about a complex chronic disease through Project
ECHO is an effective way for our clinic to enhance its expertise.
Average Rating Score (1 to 5)
4.7
4.5
4.5
4.2
4.5
4.6
Experience an ECHO clinic first hand and speak with participating PCMPS in other states. Help us design the
program. What types of didactic sessions and alternative treatment options are you interested in? When is the
most convenient time to participate in ECHO? What time commitment is appropriate?
Watch the ECHO Pain Management Informational Webinar:
http://youtu.be/g_nR6OHPAqE
5-Question ECHO Survey – Tell us you’re interested & design how the program can fit your needs:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ECHO-Pain-Management-Provider-Survey
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ECHO DISCUSSION TOPICS 2014
TYPES OF PAIN WE SEE IN THE OFFICE
PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS AFFECTING PAIN
NEUROPATHIC PAIN PRINCIPLES
PTSD, TRAUMA, & PAIN
PAIN ASSESSEMENT IN THE PRIMARY CARE OFFICE I (PRINCIPLES) & II (TOOLS)
PAIN EXAM IN PRIMARY CARE - PRINCIPLES
OPIOIDS I - ASSESSING FOR ADDICTION
WHAT TO DO ABOUT ADDICTION - WHAT IF YOU SUSPECT IT?
PSYCHOSOCIAL - ASSESSEMENT AT THE SPECIALTY LEVEL (PART 1)
PSYCHOSOCIAL - ASSESSEMENT AT THE SPECIALTY LEVEL (PART 2)
PSYCHOSOCIAL - TREATMENT
SOMATIC EXPERIENCING
PSYCHOSOCIAL - INSOMNIA
PHYSICAL THERAPIST ROLE NOW & IN 2022
PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENT OPTIONS - EVIDENCE & HABIT
HISTORY & EXAMINATION OF PAINFUL LUMBAR SPINE CONDITIONS - PART 1
HISTORY & EXAMINATION OF PAINFUL LUMBAR SPINE CONDITIONS - PART 2
NEUROPATHIC PAIN TREATMENT OF SPECIFIC SYNDROMES
PHARMACOTHERAPY II - NEUROPATHIC PAIN
CAM ROLE FOR EVALUATION & TREATMENT I & II
PHARMACOTHERAPY III - NSAID & OTHERS
PHARMACOTHERAPY IV - OPIOID PHARMACOLOGY
PHARMACOTHERAPY VI - PSYCHOTROPICS & PAIN MEDS
PHARMACOTHERAPY V - OTC
OPIOIDS II - ETHICAL, LEGAL, & REGULATORY ISSUES - FEDERAL, STATE, OTHER
OPIOIDS III - PATIENT SELECTION PREDICTING ABUSE, MISUSE, & DIVERSION
OPIOIDS IV - EXIT STRATEGIES, AGREEMENTS, ETC.
OPIOIDS V - PRACTICE RISK MANAGEMENT - DOCUMENTATION, PROTOCOLS & GUIDELINES
OPIOIDS VI- MONITORING. THE 4 A's, URINE SCREENS, & STATE CSPMP
OPIOIDS VII- HOW TO IA OPIOIDS VIII- HOW TO IB BACK PAIN I - ASSESSMENT
BACK PAIN II - TREATMENT GUIDELINES
BACK PAIN III - INTERVENTIONAL TREATMENT
FIBROMYALGIA/CFS
OSTEOARTHRITIS
HEADACHE TREATMENT OPTIONS
The sessions are “fascinating,” with “great didactic” presentations and a “collegial feel” that
provides “the opportunity to…inspect my own clinical reflexes.”
--Connecticut ECHO Participating Medical Provider