This Project ECHO series is a free, practical, case-based education program for health care and human service providers who want to enhance their knowledge, competence, and performance related to the care of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities affected by dementia. Each ECHO session will include a short presentation by a topic expert, followed by a case study submitted in advance by an ECHO participant site, and then open discussion to learn from one another. The NTG and URI/VCU GWEPs will be holding our 11th series of ECHO programs on topics related to intellectual disability and dementia – the theme for the Fall 2025 Series is Post-Diagnostic Supports.

• Oct. 20, 2025 – When Lectures Alone Won’t Cut It: Interactive Dementia Care Skills Training
  • Rick Rader, MD, FAAIDD, FAADM, DHL (hon)
  • Director, Habilitation Center, Orange Grove Center
  • Member, National Council on Disability Alumni
  • President, American Association on Health and Disability
• Nov. 3, 2025 – A Model for Dementia-Friendly Living Spaces
  • Kris Macy, Chief Operations Officer
  • Judy Leiker, Director of Community Living
  • Starkey, Wichita, Kansas
• Nov. 17, 2025 – A Creative and Person-Centered Day Service Model
  • Dr. Tom Buckley
  • CEO, Roland Center, San Gabriel, California
• Dec. 1, 2025 – Wrap-Up Session

INTERPROFESSIONAL HUB TEAM OF EXPERTS: Gerontologist Kathleen Bishop, PhD, Administrator Ashara Edwards, MS, Psychologist Matthew P. Janicki, PhD, Nutritionist Catherine Conway, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, Neurologist Seth M. Keller, MD, Gerontologist Phillip Clark, ScD, Gerontologist Edward Ansello, PhD, Nurse Practitioner Kathy Service, RN, MS, FNP-BC, CDDN