Something for the Pain
ECHO Idaho’s Something for the Pain podcast features an overview of evidence-based insights, research updates, treatment options, resources, and other helpful information pertaining to substance use disorders (SUDs). Episodes are developed from ECHO Idaho’s past SUDs series and are presented by an interdisciplinary team of Idaho healthcare experts.
Access the episodes below and listen to earn free continuing education credits.
Season 4 – Adolescent Substance Use Disorders
Featuring: Holly Walund, Project Manager, IDJC & Val Johnson, LMSW, IDHW DBH; Kaitlin Killingsworth, CPRC, Brick House Recovery
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: Holly Walund, Project Manager, IDJC & Val Johnson, LMSW, IDHW DBH
- Didactic Presentation Title: “Youth Assessment Centers” & “Youth Crisis Centers”
- Didactic Presentation Date: Nov. 2, 2023
- ECHO Idaho Series: Counseling Techniques for Substance Use Disorders
- Didactic Presentation Video:
- Didactic Presenter: Kaitlin Killingsworth, Certified Peer Recovery Coach, Brick House Recovery
- Didactic Presentation Title: “Peer Services for Adolescents with SUDs”
- Didactic Presentation Date: July 26, 2023
- ECHO Idaho Series: Adolescent Substance Use Disorders
- Didactic Presentation Video:
Resources and Publications Mentioned
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- (NAC)
- (CANS)
- (Idaho Falls)
- (Twin Falls)
- (Boise)
- (Nampa)
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Speaking Credits:
- Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Shannon McDowell, Program Manager, ECHO Idaho
- Speaker: Holly Walund, Project Manager, IDJC
- Speaker: Val Johnson, LMSW, IDHW Division of Behavioral Health
- Speaker: Kaitlin Killingsworth, CPRC, Brick House Recovery, Boise
Music Contributions:
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
Featuring: Ruth York, Executive Director of Families and Youth Idaho & Jason Zelus, LCSW, Executive Director of Zelus Recovery
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenters: Ruth York, Executive Director of Families and Youth Idaho & Jason Zelus, LCSW, Executive Director of Zelus Recovery
- Didactic Presentation Title: “Family Participation in Adolescent SUD Treatment”
- Didactic Presentation Date: Aug. 23, 2023
- ECHO Idaho Series: Adolescent Substance Use Disorders
- Didactic Presentation Video:
Resources and Publications Mentioned
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- The Parallel Process: Growing Alongside Your Adolescent or Young Adult Child in Treatment by Krissy Pozatek
Speaking Credits:
- Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Shannon McDowell, ECHO Idaho Program Manager
- Speaker: Ruth York, MPH, Executive Director, Families and Youth Idaho
- Speaker: Jason Zelus, LCSW, Executive Director, Zelus Recovery
Music Contributions:
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
Featuring: Roberto Olvera, LCSW, Zelus Recovery
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: Roberto Olvera, LCSW, Zelus Recovery
- Didactic Presentation Title: “Behavioral Interventions for Adolescents with SUDs”
- Didactic Presentation Date: June 14, 2023
- ECHO Idaho Series: Adolescent Substance Use Disorders
- Didactic Presentation Video:
Resources and Publications Mentioned
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- CARESS Safety Plan
Speaking Credits:
- Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Roberto Olvera, MSW, LCSW, Zelus Recovery
Music Contributions:
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
Featuring: Lina Smith, LSW, CADC, Trivium Life Services, Boise
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: Lina Smith, LSW, CADC, Trivium Life Services, Boise
- Didactic Presentation Title: “Engaging Adolescents in SUD Treatment”
- Didactic Presentation Date: May 24, 2023
- ECHO Idaho Series: Adolescent Substance Use Disorders
Resources and Publications Mentioned
- website
- Assessments webpage
- Liberty Healthcare website
- webpage
- pdf
- (Adolescent Community Reinforcement Manual) webpage
Speaking Credits:
- Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Lina Smith, LSW, CADC, Trivium Life Services, Boise
- Speaker: Shannon McDowell, Program Manager, ECHO Idaho
- Speaker: Kaitlin Killingsworth, PRC, Brick House Recovery
- Speaker: Ryan Billington, PsyD, Clinical Instructor, UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Music Contributions:
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
Featuring: Casey Jones, MPH, CHES, Health Program Specialist, Project Filter, IDHW
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: Casey Jones, MPH, CHES, Health Program Specialist, Project Filter, IDHW
- Didactic Presentation Title: “The Relationship Between Vaping and Other Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents” & “Tools for an Effective Conversation About Vaping”
- Didactic Presentation Dates: Oct. 19, 2023 & Oct. 31, 2023
- ECHO Idaho Series: Counseling Techniques for Substance Use Disorders & K12 Substance Use Prevention and Treatment
Resources and Publications Mentioned
- website
- Idaho Department of Health and Welfare:
- website
- : Insights into Effective Substance Use Prevention Messaging for Youth
- website
- website
- website
- 1-800-QUIT-NOW
- website
- American Lung Association:
- American Lung Association:
- -> Reports -> Idaho Healthy Youth Survey Reports -> 2021 IHYS State Report (pdf)
- website
- website
Speaking Credits:
- Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Casey Jones, MPH, CHES, Health Program Specialist, Project Filter, IDHW
- Speaker: Lynsey Winters Juel, Program Manager, ECHO Idaho
Music Contributions:
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
Featuring: Cate Heil, MD, Addiction Medicine Fellow, Full Circle Health, Boise
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: Cate Heil, MD, Addiction Medicine Fellow, Full Circle Health, Boise
- Didactic Presentation Title: “Alcohol, Benzodiazepine, Methamphetamine & Opioid Use Among Adolescents”
- Didactic Presentation Date: June 28, 2023
- ECHO Idaho Series: Adolescent Substance Use Disorders
Resources and Publications Mentioned
- CDC:
- DEA:
- ASAM:
- EMR: Electronic Medical Record
- Never Use Alone Hotline: 1-800-484-3731
Speaking Credits
- Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Shannon McDowell, ECHO Idaho Program Manager
- Speaker: Cate Heil, MD, Addiction Medicine Fellow, Full Circle Health, Boise
Music Contributions
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
Featuring: Ryan Billington, MD, Psychiatrist, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: Ryan Billington, MD, Psychiatrist, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Didactic Presentation Title: “Trauma and Addiction”
- Didactic Presentation Date: April 12, 2023
- ECHO Idaho Series: Adolescent Substance Use Disorders
- Slides
Resources and Publications Mentioned
- Leza L, Siria S, López-Goñi JJ, Fernández-Montalvo J. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and substance use disorder (SUD): A scoping review. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Apr 1;221:108563. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108563. Epub 2021 Jan 29. .
- Hoffmann JP, Jones MS. Cumulative Stressors and Adolescent Substance Use: A Review of 21st-Century Literature. Trauma Violence Abuse. 2022 Jul;23(3):891-905. doi: 10.1177/1524838020979674. Epub 2020 Dec 20. .
- Shin SH. Preventing E-cigarette use among high-risk adolescents: A trauma-informed prevention approach. Addict Behav. 2021 Apr;115:106795. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106795. Epub 2020 Dec 24. .
- Abraham Nussbaum. “”
- María-Ríos CE, Morrow JD. Mechanisms of Shared Vulnerability to Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorders. Front Behav Neurosci. 2020 Jan 31;14:6. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2020.00006. ; .
- The Impact of Early Life Trauma on Health and Disease: The Hidden Epidemic by Ruth Lanius, Eric Vermetten, and Clare Pane
- Barnes GE, Cea NF. The development of Addiction-Prone Personality traits in biological and adoptive families. Personal Individ Differences. 2015 Aug ;82:107-113.
- Fava NM, Trucco EM, Martz ME, Cope LM, Jester JM, Zucker RA, Heitzeg MM. Childhood adversity, externalizing behavior, and substance use in adolescence: Mediating effects of anterior cingulate cortex activation during inhibitory errors. Dev Psychopathol. 2019 Oct;31(4):1439-1450. doi: 10.1017/S0954579418001025. ; .
- Dr. Billington’s Model for Active Health Creation:
Speaking Credits
- Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Shannon McDowell, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Ryan Billington, MD, Psychiatrist, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
Music Contributions
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
Featuring: Cate Heil, M.D., curr. Primary Care Psychiatry Fellow, prev. Addiction Medicine Fellow, Full Circle Health
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: Cate Heil, MD, Addiction Medicine Fellow, Full Circle Health, Boise
- Didactic Presentation Title: “Mental Illness & Addiction”
- Didactic Presentation Date: April 26, 2023
- ECHO Idaho Series: Adolescent Substance Use Disorders
Resources and Publications Mentioned
- ASAM:
- WHO:
- SAHM:
- SAMHSA:
Speaking Credits
- Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Shannon McDowell, ECHO Idaho Program Manager
- Speaker: Cate Heil, MD, Addiction Medicine Fellow, Full Circle Health, Boise
- Speaker: Kaitlin Killingsworth, CPRC, Brick House Recovery
Music Contributions
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
Season 3 – Surveying Substance Use Disorders
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Featuring: Nari Hsiu, DO, Psychiatrist and Addiction Medicine Specialist, VA Medical Center, Boise
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: Nari Hsiu, DO, Psychiatrist and Addiction Medicine Specialist, VA Medical Center, Boise
- Didactic Presentation Title: “Tapering Off Benzodiazepines: The How and Why”
- Didactic Presentation Date: Nov. 11, 2021
- ECHO Idaho Series: Opioids, Pain and Substance Use Disorders
Resources and Publications Mentioned
- CBT-I: an abbreviation that’s short for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
- PRN: abbreviation of a latin phrase “pro re nata” meaning, “as the thing is needed.”
- TCA: an abbreviation for tricyclic antidepressant
- Klonopin: (see Clonazepam)
- Xanax: (see alprazolam)
- DuPont, R.L. J Addict Med, 2017.11(2) Should patients with substance use disorders by prescribed benzodiazepines?
Speaking Credits
- Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Nari Hsiu, DO, Psychiatrist and Addiction Medicine Specialist, VA Medical Center, Boise
- Speaker: Lachelle Smith, former ECHO Idaho director
- Speaker: Neil Ragan, MD, Family Medicine Physician, Health West, Pocatello, ECHO Idaho participant
- Speaker: Jessica Bringman, NP, ECHO Idaho participant
- Speaker: Julie Wood, MD, ECHO Idaho participant
- Speaker: Jacob Harris, MD, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Specialist, Boise VA Medical Center
Music Contributions
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
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Featuring: Cathy Oliphant, PharmD, Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: Cathy Oliphant, PharmD, Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy
- Didactic Presentation Title: “Pharmacology of Methamphetamines and Other Stimulants”
- Didactic Presentation Date: July 14, 2022
- ECHO Idaho Series: Opioids, Pain and Substance Use Disorders
Resources and Publications Mentioned
- Rhabdomyolysis: a serious and potentially fatal medical condition in which skeletal muscle breaks down and releases harmful proteins and electrolytes into the blood.
- Thrombus formation: a blood clot formed in an artery or vein
Speaking Credits
- Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Sampson Nde, former ECHO Idaho Program Manager
- Speaker: Cathy Oliphant, PharmD, Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy
Music Contributions
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
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Featuring: Natalie Gukasyan, MD, Psychiatrist and Medical Director, Johns Hopkins University Center Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, Baltimore, MD
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: Natalie Gukasyan, MD, Psychiatrist and Medical Director, Johns Hopkins University Center Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, Baltimore, MD
- Didactic Presentation Title: “Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: Overview of Treatment Model and Current Evidence for Efficacy”
- Didactic Presentation Date: June 2, 2021
- ECHO Idaho Series: Behavioral Health in Primary Care
Resources and Publications Mentioned
- LSD: lysergic acid diethylamide
- DMT: dimethyltryptamine
- MDMA: methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- Claustrum: “part of the brain that connects the pre-frontal and the sub-cortical areas”
Speaking Credits
- Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Natalie Gukasyan, MD, Psychiatrist and Medical Director, Johns Hopkins University Center Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, Baltimore, MD
- Speaker: Lachelle Smith, former ECHO Idaho director
- Speaker: Tara Whitaker, MD, Family Medicine physician at Capital City Family Medicine, Boise
- Speaker: Nancy Chaney, RN, Moscow, and ECHO Idaho participant
Music Contributions
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
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Featuring: Anushka Burde, PharmD, AAHIVP, BCACP, HIV and Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Idaho State University
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: Anushka Burde, PharmD, AAHIVP, BCACP, HIV and Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Idaho State University
- Didactic Presentation Title: “Kratom: What Clinicians Need to Know”
- Didactic Presentation Date: Dec. 7, 2022
- ECHO Idaho Series: Behavioral Health in Primary Care
Resources and Publications Mentioned
- Antipyretic: meaning, “used to prevent or reduce fever.”
- Antitussive: meaning, “used to prevent or relieve a cough.”
- Madarosis: loss of the eyelashes or eyebrows as a congenital condition or the result of an infection.
- Diaphoresis: sweating to an unusual degree, usually as a side effect of a drug.
Speaking Credits
- Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Anushka Burde, PharmD, AAHIVP, BCACP, HIV and Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Idaho State University
- Speaker: Shannon McDowell, ECHO Idaho Program Manager
- Speaker: Coire Weathers, M.D., Psychiatrist, Lost River Wellness, Boise
- Speaker: Neil Ragan, M.D., Health West, Pocatello, ECHO Participant
- Speaker: Brian Crownover, M.D., ECHO Idaho participant
Music Contributions
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
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Featuring: Cathy Oliphant, PharmD, Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: Cathy Oliphant, PharmD, Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy
- Didactic Presentation Title: “Fentanyl”
- Didactic Presentation Date: May 26, 2022
- ECHO Idaho Series: Opioids, Pain and Substance Use Disorders
Resources and Publications Mentioned
- Fentora
- Lipophilic: meaning, “able to be combined with or stored in fat”
- CNS: An abbreviation for the central nervous system”
- Hypotensive: “lowering the blood pressure”
- Nor-fentanyl (NF): a fentanyl metabolite
- The Federal Five: the five main drugs that are tested for in a standard federal or employer urine drug screen—namely, Amphetamines, Cocaine, Marijuana, Opiates and Phencyclidine (aka PCP).
Speaking Credits
- Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Cathy Oliphant, PharmD, Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy
- Speaker: Lachelle Smith, former ECHO Idaho director
- Speaker: Todd Palmer, MD, Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine Physician, Geriatrician at Full Circle Health, Boise
- Speaker: Randi Pedersen, Syringe Exchange Program Manager, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
- Speaker: Amy Jeppesen, LCSW, ACADC, Social Worker and Vice President of Corporate Development, Trivium Life Services, Boise
- Speaker: Derek Hayton, DO, ECHO Idaho participant
- Speaker: Megan McCarren, MD, Saint Alphonsus Health System, ECHO Idaho participant
- Speaker: Nari Hsiu, DO, Psychiatrist, Boise VA Medical Center
- Speaker: Brenda Hoyt, NP, Nurse Practitioner, Raise the Bottom Idaho, Boise
Music Contributions
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
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Featuring: Alicia Carrasco, MD, MA, FASAM, Addiction Medicine and Internal Medicine, VA Medical Center, Boise
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: Alicia Carrasco, MD, MA, FASAM, Addiction Medicine and Internal Medicine, VA Medical Center, Boise
- Didactic Presentation Title: “Complex Persistent Opioid Dependence”
- Didactic Presentation Date: June 9, 2022
- ECHO Idaho Series: Opioids, Pain and Substance Use Disorders
Resources and Publications Mentioned
- Invasive pneumococcal disease
- Norco
- Clonidine
- Loperamide
- Butrans Patch
- Belbuca
- Hyperalgesia: An increased sensitivity to feeling or experiencing pain.
- Clofen
- Duloxetine
Speaking Credits
- Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Alicia Carrasco, M.D., MA, FASAM, Addiction Medicine and Internal Medicine, VA Medical Center, Boise
- Speaker: Katy Rodgers (née Palmer), ECHO Idaho Assistant Director
- Speaker: Todd Palmer, M.D., Addiction Medicine and Family Medicine, Geriatrician, Full Circle Health, Boise
- Speaker: Amy Jeppesen, LCSW, ACADC, Social Worker and Vice President of Corporate Development at Trivium Life Services, Boise
- Speaker: Neil Ragan, M.D., Family Medicine physician at Health West in Pocatello, ECHO Idaho participant
- Speaker: Cloeie Hood, LCSW, ACADC, Social Worker, Trivium Life Services, Boise and ECHO Idaho participant
Music Contributions
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
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Featuring: Michelle Cullinan, PMHNP, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Sage Health Care, Boise
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: Michelle Cullinan, PMHNP, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Sage Health Care, Boise
- Didactic Presentation Title: “What is Going on with Cannabis and CBD?”
- Didactic Presentation Date: Nov. 16, 2022
- ECHO Idaho Series: Behavioral Health in Primary Care
Resources and Publications Mentioned
- CBD : cannabidiol, a compound found in marijuana
- THC : tetrahydrocannabinol, a compound found in marijuana
- Marinol: an FDA-approved medication used to treat nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy as well as weight loss in HIV patients.
- Emetic: a substance that causes vomiting
- Sativa: the energizing strain of marijuana
- Indica: physically sedating strain of marijuana
- OLCC:
- (olanzapine)
- (haloperidol)
- AKT-1 gene variation
- NAC:
- “Bud-tender”: a cannabis dispensary employee
Speaking Credits
- Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Shannon McDowell, ECHO Idaho Program Manager
- Speaker: Michelle Cullinan, PMHNP, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Sage Health Care, Boise
- Speaker: Tara Whitaker, MD, Family Medicine Physician, Capital City Family Medicine, Boise
- Speaker: Rachel Root, PhD, Psychologist, Treasure Valley Psychology, Boise
- Speaker: Neil Ragan, MD, Health West, Pocatello, ECHO Idaho participant
- Speaker: Mark Worthen, PsyD, Health West, Pocatello, ECHO Idaho participant
Music Contributions
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
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Featuring: Elsbeth Jensen-Otsu, M.D., Hepatologist and Gastroenterologist, VA Medical Center, Boise
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: Elsbeth Jensen-Otsu, M.D., Hepatologist and Gastroenterologist, VA Medical Center, Boise
- Didactic Presentation Title: “Alcohol-Related Liver Disease”
- Didactic Presentation Date: Feb. 28, 2022
- ECHO Idaho Series: Viral Hepatitis and Liver Care
Resources and Publications Mentioned
- ALD: Shorthand for “Alcohol Related Liver Disease”
- Steatosis: excessive fat in the liver
- Steatohepatitis: excessive fat in the liver with inflammation
- AUD: Alcohol Use Disorder
- BMI: Body Mass Index
- LFTs: Liver Function Tests
- AST: A blood test that measures the aspartate aminotransferase enzyme
- ALT: A blood test that measures the alanine aminotransferase enzyme
- STEMIs: ST-elevation myocardial infarction
- INR: international normalized ratio
- Tender hepatomegaly: enlarged liver
- Cholecystitis: inflammation of the gall bladder
- Spider angioma: enlarged blood vessels
- Maddrey’s Discriminant Function
- MELD: Model for End-Stage Liver Disease
- “”, Cabre et. Al
- ASH: alcoholic steatohepatitis
- NASH: non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
- APRI: AST to Platelet Ratio Index
Speaking Credits
- Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Elsbeth Jensen-Otsu, M.D., Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, VA Medical Center, Boise
- Speaker: Abby Davids, MD, MPH, AAHIVS, Associate Program Director, HIV & Viral Hepatitis Fellowship Director, Full Circle Health
- Speaker: Winslow Gerrish, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Director of Behavioral Sciences, Research, and Grants, Full Circle Health, Boise
- Speaker: Ian Troesoyer, DNP, ECHO Idaho participant
Music Contributions
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
Season 2 – Perinatal Substance Use Disorders
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Featuring: Alyson Smith, M.D., FASAM, addiction medicine physician and family medicine physician, Director of Mental Health at Delta Airlines
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: Alyson Smith, M.D., addiction medicine physician and family medicine physician, Director of Mental Health at Delta Airlines
- Didactic Presentation Title: “Postpartum Consideration: SUD Treatments, Recovery and Parenting”
- Didactic Presentation Date: July 28, 2021
- ECHO Idaho Series: Perinatal Substance Use Disorder series
Resources and Publications Mentioned
- Forray A, Merry B, Lin H, Ruger JP, Yonkers KA. Perinatal substance use: a prospective evaluation of abstinence and relapse. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2015;150:147-155. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.02.027
- Rossen L, Mattick RP, Wilson J, et al. Mother-Infant Bonding and Emotional Availability at 12-Months of Age: The Role of Early Postnatal Bonding, Maternal Substance Use and Mental Health. Matern Child Health J. 2019;23(12):1686-1698. doi:10.1007/s10995-019-02809-1
- Holmes AP, Schmidlin HN, Kurzum EN. Breastfeeding Considerations for Mothers of Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Pharmacotherapy. 2017;37(7):861-869. doi:10.1002/phar.1944
- Mahoney K, Reich W, Urbanek S. Substance Abuse Disorder: Prenatal, Intrapartum and Postpartum Care. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2019;44(5):284-288. doi:10.1097/NMC.0000000000000551
Speaking Credits
- Narrator/Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Alyson Smith, MD, addiction medicine specialist, family medicine physician, director of mental health, Delta Airlines
- Speaker: Stacy Seyb, MD, maternal fetal medicine, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Speaker: Rachel Root, PhD, PMH-C, Psychologist, Treasure Valley Psychology, Boise
- Speaker: Jerri Woodworth, OB Nurse, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Speaker: Lachelle Smith, former ECHO Idaho Director
- Speaker: Bari Laskow, ECHO participant
Music Contributions
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
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Featuring: Nicole Fox, M.D., M.P.A., Psychiatry, St. Luke’s Health System
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: Nicole Fox, M.D., M.P.A., Psychiatry, St. Luke’s Health System
- Didactic Presentation Title: “Marijuana Use in the Perinatal Period”
- Didactic Presentation Date: July 14, 2021
- ECHO Idaho Series: Perinatal Substance Use Disorder series
Resources and Publications Mentioned
Speaking Credits
- Narrator/Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Nicole Fox, MD, MPA, Psychiatrist, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Speaker: Stacy Seyb, MD, maternal fetal medicine, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Speaker: Jerri Woodworth, OB Nurse, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Speaker: LaResa Janousek, NNP, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, NICU, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Speaker: Lachelle Smith, former ECHO Idaho Director
Music Contributions
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
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Featuring: Rachel Root, Ph.D., PMH-C, Psychologist, Treasure Valley Psychology, Boise
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: Rachel Root, Ph.D., PMH-C, Psychologist, Treasure Valley Psychology, Boise
- Didactic Presentation Title: “Perinatal Anxiety Disorders”
- Didactic Presentation Date: June 9, 2021
- ECHO Idaho Series: Perinatal Substance Use Disorder series
Resources and Publications Mentioned
- PMADS, shorthand for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
- OCD, shorthand for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- PTSD, shorthand for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Speaking Credits
- Narrator/Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Rachel Root, PhD, PMH-C, Psychologist, Treasure Valley Psychology, Boise
- Speaker: Jerri Woodworth, OB Nurse, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Speaker: Nicole Fox, MD, MPA, Psychiatrist, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Speaker: Alyson Smith, MD, addiction medicine specialist, family medicine physician, director of mental health, Delta Airlines
- Speaker: Haley Brown, ECHO participant
- Speaker: Lachelle Smith, former ECHO Idaho Director
Music Contributions
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
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Featuring: Nicole Fox, M.D., M.P.A., Psychiatrist, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: Nicole Fox, M.D., M.P.A., Psychiatrist, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Didactic Presentation Title: “Perinatal Mood Disorders”
- Didactic Presentation Date: May 26, 2021
- ECHO Idaho Series: Perinatal Substance Use Disorder series
Resources and Publications Mentioned
- ECT, stands for “electroconvulsive therapy”
- American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic Statistical Manual, 5th Edition. American Psychiatric Association, Arlington, VA. 2013.
- Cohen LS, Altshuler LL, Harlow BL, Nonacs R, Newport DJ, Viguera AC, Suri R, Burt VK, Hendrick V, Reminick AM, Loughead A, Vitonis AF, Stowe ZN. Relapse of major depression during pregnancy in women who maintain or discontinue antidepressant treatment. JAMA 295(5):499-507, 2006.
- Jones I, Chandra P, Dezzan P and Howard L. Bipolar disorder, affective psychosis, and schizophrenia in pregnancy and the post-partum period. Lancet 2014; 384; 1789-99.
- Miller ED, Hoxha D, Wisner KL, Gossett DR. The impact of perinatal depression on the evolution of anxiety and obsessive compulsive symptoms. Arch Womens Ment Health 2015.
- MGH Center for Women’s Health Online Reproductive Psychiatry Resource and Information Center.
- Nonacs R, Cohen LS. Depression during pregnancy: diagnosis and treatment options. J Clin Psychiatry. 2002;63. Suppl 7:24-30.
- Reefhuis J, Devine O, Friedman J et al. Specific SSRIs and birth defects; Bayesian analysis to interpret new data in the context of previous reports. BMJ 2015; 350-h3190.
- Robakis T and Williams K. Atypical Antipsychotics during pregnancy. Current Psychiatry 2013; 12 (7): 12-18
Speaking Credits
- Narrator/Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Nicole Fox, MD, MPA, Psychiatrist, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Speaker: Alyson Smith, MD, addiction medicine specialist, family medicine physician, director of mental health, Delta Airlines
- Speaker: Jerry Wilmes, ECHO participant
- Speaker: Lachelle Smith, former ECHO Idaho Director
Music Contributions
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
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Featuring: LaResa Janousek, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner at the NICU, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: LaResa Janousek, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner at the NICU, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Didactic Presentation Title: “Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Identification and Treatment”
- Didactic Presentation Date: April 28, 2021
- ECHO Idaho Series: Perinatal Substance Use Disorder series
Resources and Publications Mentioned
- NOWS: Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (formerly NAS, neonatal abstinence syndrome)
- Meconium refers to the early stool passed by a newborn soon after birth, before the baby starts to feed and digest milk or formula.
Speaking Credits
- Narrator/Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: LaResa Janousek, NNP, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, NICU, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Speaker: Stacy Seyb, MD, maternal fetal medicine, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Speaker: Alyson Smith, MD, addiction medicine specialist, family medicine physician, director of mental health, Delta Airlines
- Speaker: Jerri Woodworth, OB Nurse, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Speaker: Lachelle Smith, former ECHO Idaho Director
Music Contributions
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
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Featuring: Alyson Smith, M.D., Family Medicine Physician, Addiction Medicine Specialist, Director of Mental Health, Delta Airlines
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: Alyson Smith, M.D., Family Medicine Physician, Addiction Medicine Specialist, Director of Mental Health, Delta Airlines
- Didactic Presentation Title: “MAT in Pregnancy”
- Didactic Presentation Date: April 14, 2021
- ECHO Idaho Series: Perinatal Substance Use Disorder series
Resources and Publications Mentioned
- MAT stands for “Medications for Addiction Treatment”
- MOUD stands for “Medications for Opioid Use Disorder”
- MAUD stands for “Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder”
- Promise Study (2005)
- NOWS: abbreviation for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (or NAS, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome)
- Hendrée Jones, PhD - content from MOTHER study used with Dr. Jones’ permission
Speaking Credits
- Narrator/Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Alyson Smith, MD, addiction medicine specialist, family medicine physician, director of mental health, Delta Airlines
- Speaker: LaResa Janousek, NNP, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, NICU, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Speaker: Lachelle Smith, former ECHO Idaho Director
- Speaker: Neil Ragan, ECHO participant
Music Contributions
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
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Featuring: Stacy Seyb, M.D., Maternal Fetal Medicine, St. Luke’s Health System
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: Stacy Seyb, M.D., Maternal Fetal Medicine, St. Luke’s Health System
- Didactic Presentation Title: “Medications and Substances in Pregnancy: Exposure and Risk”
- Didactic Presentation Date: March 24, 2021
- ECHO Idaho Series: Perinatal Substance Use Disorder series
Resources and Publications Mentioned
- Teratogen: meaning, “structural defects”
- Abruption: the separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus.
Speaking Credits
- Narrator/Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
- Speaker: Stacy Seyb, MD, maternal fetal medicine, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Speaker: Nicole Fox, MD, MPA, Psychiatrist, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Speaker: LaResa Janousek, NNP, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, NICU, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Speaker: Rachel Root, PhD, PMH-C, Psychologist, Treasure Valley Psychology, Boise
- Speaker: Radha Sadacharan, MD, MPH, primary care physician, MOUD provider at Centurion, Idaho Department of Corrections
- Speaker: Alyson Smith, MD, addiction medicine specialist, family medicine physician, director of mental health, Delta Airlines
- Speaker: Jerri Woodworth, OB Nurse, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Speaker: Lachelle Smith, former ECHO Idaho Director
Music Contributions
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
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Featuring: Katie Gray, M.D., Family Medicine physician at Desert Sage Health Centers in Mountain Home and Jerri Woodworth, OB-Nurse and director of the SUPPORT Clinic at St. Luke’s Health System in Boise
Didactic Presentation Details
- Didactic Presenter: Jerri Woodworth, OB-Nurse at St. Luke’s Health System in Boise
- Didactic Presentation Title: “Substance Use and Mental Health in Pregnancy: Overview and Screening”
- Didactic Presentation Date: March 10, 2021
- ECHO Idaho Series: Perinatal Substance Use Disorder series
Resources and Publications Mentioned
- Idaho Quitline: 1-800-QUIT-NOW (784-8669)
Speaking Credits
- Narrator/Host: Sam Steffen, Project Coordinator, ECHO Idaho
- Speaker: Katie Gray, MD, Family Medicine, Desert Sage Health Centers, Mountain Home, ID
- Speaker: Jerri Woodworth, OB Nurse, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Speaker: Nicole Fox, MD, MPA, Psychiatrist, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Speaker: LaResa Janousek, NNP, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, NICU, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Speaker: Rachel Root, PhD, PMH-C, Psychologist, Treasure Valley Psychology, Boise
- Speaker: Radha Sadacharan, MD, MPH, primary care physician, MOUD provider at Centurion, Idaho Department of Corrections
- Speaker: Stacy Seyb, MD, maternal fetal medicine, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
- Speaker: Alyson Smith, MD, addiction medicine specialist, family medicine physician, director of mental health, Delta Airlines
Music Contributions
- “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
- Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
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