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ForwardECHO-Chicago: Adolescent Health
April 10, 2026 to August 7, 2026
Empowering Clinicians to Deliver Exceptional Adolescent Care
Join a dynamic, case-based training series designed for community-based primary care clinicians across Illinois. Led by University of Chicago experts, this interactive program will deepen your skills, expand your toolkit, and help you navigate the most pressing challenges in adolescent healthcare.
Through engaging virtual rounds on Zoom, you’ll gain practical, evidence-based strategies to enhance the well-being of adolescent patients, improving outcomes and strengthening the quality of care in your community.
Target Audience
This activity is designed for community-based primary care providers and behavioral health clinicians interested in providing care to patients who are at risk for suicide.
Learning Objectives
After this activity, participants will be able to:
- Recognize the unique health needs of adolescents to inform risk assessment in clinical care.
- Apply confidentiality, consent, and shared decision-making principles to promote trust and autonomy in adolescent care.
- Design youth-friendly clinical environments that enhance accessibility, inclusivity, and engagement for adolescents.
- Integrate evidence-based sexual and reproductive healthcare into adolescent visits, including STI management, contraception, and vaccination.
- Assess common adolescent mental and behavioral health concerns, including mood disorders, substance use, and suicidality.
- Address nutrition-related and menstrual health conditions in adolescents through evidence-based counseling and management.
- Facilitate coordinated transition of care for adolescents with chronic or complex conditions into adult health systems.
You may also be interested in
| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| April 10 | Introduction to ECHO & Youth Friendly Approaches to Care Karen Bernstein, Jessica Long, Claudio Rivera |
| April 17 | Trauma Informed Care Claudio Rivera |
| April 24 | Mental Health Screening Claudio Rivera |
| May 1 | Mental Health Treatment Karen Bernstein & Claudio Rivera |
| May 8 | Eating Concerns & Counseling Karen Bernstein |
| May 15 | Sexually Transmitted Infections Part 1 Jessica Long |
| May 22 | Sexually Transmitted Infections Part 2 Julia Rosebush |
| May 29 | Contraception Jessica Long |
| June 5 | LGBTQ+ Friendly Care Jessica Long |
| June 12 | Eating Disorders Karen Bernstein |
| June 19 | SKIP WEEK – JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY |
| June 26 | Adolescent Pregnancy Maggie Williams |
| July 3 | SKIP WEEK – JULY 4TH HOLIDAY |
| July 10 | Suicide and Non-suicidal self injury Claudio Rivera |
| July 17 | Nicotine (including vaping), Drugs (marijuana, opioid, others) Claudio Rivera |
| July 24 | Transition of Care Karen Bernstein, Jessica Long, Claudio Rivera |
The agenda is subject to change.
Online Webinar
Chicago, IL
United States
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
To learn more about the ECHO-Chicago curricula, visit our website.
ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact ECHO-Chicago via email.
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, the University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO COURSE FACULTY
Karen Bernstein, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Claudio Rivera, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Claudio Rivera, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience
Jessica Long, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships before the start of the activity.
Additionally, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships before the start of the activity.
Additionally, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
Physician Credit
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Social Worker Credit
University of Chicago Medicine is a Registered Social Work Continuing Education Sponsor through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and will offer continuing education units for ECHO-Chicago: Adolescent Health for LSW and LCSW social workers in the state of Illinois.
14 social work continuing education units are provided for this live activity.
Other Participant Credit
Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Social Worker Credit
University of Chicago Medicine is a Registered Social Work Continuing Education Sponsor through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and will offer continuing education units for ECHO-Chicago: Adolescent Health for LSW and LCSW social workers in the state of Illinois.
14 social work continuing education units are provided for this live activity.
Other Participant Credit
Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
Please note: The credit-claiming process closes 1 month after the activity ends. Requests submitted more than 1 month after the event date may incur additional fees.
Registration: For more information about ECHO, visit the program website below.
Claiming Credit: Enter the access code to unlock the credit-claiming process.
Please note: The credit-claiming process closes 1 month after the activity ends. Requests submitted more than 1 month after the event date may incur additional fees.
Please note: The credit-claiming process closes 1 month after the activity ends. Requests submitted more than 1 month after the event date may incur additional fees.
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