The Azrieli Brain Medicine Fellowship Program (ABMF) at the University of Toronto is the academic and clinical hub for an interdisciplinary ECHO model on Brain Medicine, which addresses the interface of affect, behaviour, and cognition. As a Project ECHO hub, ABMF links an expert, interprofessional faculty (neurology, psychiatry, psychology, rehabilitation, social work) with community-based providers across Ontario (spokes) via multi-point videoconferencing. Sessions combine brief didactic teaching with interactive case-based learning to translate evidence into practice and extend Brain Medicine model of care to underserved settings.
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2025-2026-ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) Ontario Mental Health
CAMH provides leadership to the overall Program, titled “ECHO Ontario Mental Health”, which encompasses eight unique ECHO courses including: ECHO Ontario Mental Health, ECHO Ontario Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, ECHO Ontario Addiction Medicine and Psychosocial Interventions, ECHO Ontario Integrated Mental and Physical Health, ECHO Ontario Psychotherapy, ECHO Ontario Trans and Gender Diverse Healthcare, ECHO Ontario Adult Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and ECHO Ontario First Nations, Inuit and Métis Wellness.
Learning in these programs is supported through the provision of didactic presentations and interactive case-based learning during every session. ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a ‘Hub’ and ‘Spoke’ model of knowledge sharing which links expert specialist teams (the “Hub”) with Ontario healthcare providers in local communities (the “Spokes”), using multi-point videoconferencing.