Brain Medicine ECHO
Overview
Brain Medicine ECHO connects clinicians with an interdisciplinary hub team specializing in neuropsychiatry, neurology, physiatry, neuropsychology, patient navigation, and evidence-based resource support. This program uses brief didactic teaching and real-world case discussions to support providers working with patients who present with complex interacting symptoms involving affect, behaviour, and cognition. The goal is to build clinical capacity across Ontario and improve access to integrated Brain Medicine care in community settings.
Program Details
Day: Tuesdays
Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm (EST)
Location: Virtual videoconferencing (Zoom)
Session dates: March 31 – June 9, 2026 (bi-weekly)
Register here.
Learning Objectives
- Improve clinical provider knowledge and skills in evidence-based assessment and management at the ABC (affect, behaviour and cognition) interface.
- Increase confidence and capability to deliver interdisciplinary Brain Medicine care in community settings.
- Build a community of practice that reduces isolation for health care providers and supports equitable access to interdisciplinary care in settings that see patients experiencing CBDs.
Program Sessions
Presented by Dr. Sara Mitchell, MD, FRCPC, MPH and Dr. Sarah Levitt, MD, FRCPC, MSc
Participants will be able to implement an interdisciplinary consultation approach to assess patients with complex brain disorders involving symptoms spanning the domains of affect, behaviour, and cognition.
Presented by Dr. Sarah Levitt, MD, FRCPC, MSc
Participants will be able to assess affective contributors, including trauma and severe mood symptoms, and integrate them into clinical management plans for patients with complex brain disorders.
Presented by Dr. Sara Mitchell, MD, FRCPC, MPH
Participants will be able to evaluate behavioural disturbances and apply evidence-informed management strategies in patients with dementia and related complex brain disorders.
Presented by Dr. Sabrina Lemire-Rodger, Ph.D., C.Psych.
Participants will be able to generate and apply a broad differential diagnosis for cognitive symptoms in complex brain disorders.
Hub Team
Sarah Levitt, MD, FRCPC, MSc
Psychiatrist, Azrieli Brain Medicine Program; Facilitator
Michael DeDominicis, MD
Neurologist; Azrieli Brain Medicine Program
Carl Leochico, PTRP, MD, FPARM, MHSc
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R); Azrieli Brain Medicine Program
Sabrina Lemire-Rodger, PhD, CPsych
Neuropsychologist; Azrieli Brain Medicine Program
Catharine Allan-Cheng, BSW, MSW, RSW
Patient Navigator; Azrieli Brain Medicine Program
Sonam Dubey, PhD
Project Manager; Azrieli Brain Medicine Program
Ashley Wilcox
Program Coordinator and IT Support; Azrieli Brain Medicine Program
Katherine Skowronski, BAH
Librarian; Evidence and Resource Support; Azrieli Brain Medicine Program
Accreditation
The Brain Medicine ECHO will be certified by the CPD. Participants must attend the full cycle to receive a certificate.
Brain Medicine Resources
A novel PSEN2 mutation in amnestic early-onset Alzheimer's disease (EOAD): A familial case series. Leochico et al. J Alzheimers Dis Rep. June 2025
Psychosis After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and the Role of an Integrated Brain Medicine Clinic. Leochico et al. Wiley. Feb 2025
Leveraging Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine in the interdisciplinary care of persons with Functional Neurological Disorder. Leochico et al. JISPRM. May 2024
The Brain Medicine Clinic: Two Cases Highlighting the advantages of integrative care. Saravi et al. BJPsych Open. May 2023
The Brain Medicine Fellowship: A Competency-Based Training Program to Treat Complex Brain Disorders. Levitt et al. Academic Medicine. May 2023
Contact
Brain Medicine ECHO
Azrieli Brain Medicine Fellowship Program
University of Toronto / Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre / University Health Network (UHN)
brainmedicine@utoronto.ca