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ECHO-Chicago: Adolescent Health
October 31, 2025 to February 13, 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.
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| Date | Topic | Faculty |
|---|---|---|
| 10/31/25 | Overview | Karen Bernstein, Claudio Rivera, Jessica Long |
| 11/7/25 | Youth Friendly Approaches to Care | Karen Bernstein |
| 11/14/25 | Trauma Informed Care | Claudio Rivera |
| 11/21/25 | LGBTQA+ Care | Jessica Long |
| 11/28/25 | THANKSGIVING BREAK – NO SESSION | |
| 12/5/25 | Sexually Transmitted Infections Part 1 | Jessica Long |
| 12/12/25 | Sexually Transmitted Infections Part 2 | Guest Speaker: Julia Rosebush |
| 12/19/25 | Contraception | Jessica Long |
| 12/26/25 & 1/2/26 | WINTER HOLIDAY – NO SESSION | |
| 1/9/26 | Eating Concerns/Counseling | Karen Bernstein |
| 1/16/26 | Mood Disorders and ADHD | Claudio Rivera, Karen Bernstein |
| 1/16/26 | Menstrual Disorders | Jessica Long |
| 1/23/26 | Nicotine (including vaping), Drugs (marijuana, opioid, others) | Claudio Rivera |
| 1/30/26 | Suicide and Non-suicidal Self Injury | Claudio Rivera |
| 2/6/26 | Adolescent Pregnancy | Guest Speaker: Julie Chor and Camille Johnson |
| 2/13/26 | Transition of Care - Concluding Session/Ask Experts | Karen Bernstein, Claudio Rivera, Jessica Long |
The agenda is subject to change.
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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.
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Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires everyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. This includes any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing healthcare goods or services consumed by or used on patients. The ACCME defines “relevant financial relationships” as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 12 months, including financial relationships of a spouse or life partner that could create a conflict of interest. Mechanisms are in place to identify and resolve any potential conflict of interest 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 requires everyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. This includes any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing healthcare goods or services consumed by or used on patients. The ACCME defines “relevant financial relationships” as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 12 months, including financial relationships of a spouse or life partner that could create a conflict of interest. Mechanisms are in place to identify and resolve any potential conflict of interest 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 to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education 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.
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 Healthcare Professional Credit
Other healthcare professionals 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.
Other Healthcare Professional Credit
Other healthcare professionals 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 will close three months after the conference end date. Requests to claim credit after three months may incur additional fees.
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