Project ECHO Autism Diagnosis and Integrated care Opportunities (ECHO AuDIO)

Summary:

This study aims to improve the healthy futures of autistic children by helping their community health care providers (HCPs) provide them with integrated, community-based care. During the first phase of the study, we will conduct focus groups with HCPs about their experiences with performing diagnostic assessments for autism and providing ongoing integrated care for their autistic patients.  The information that we gather will be used to create resources (such as toolkits) and ECHO Autism content for both autism diagnosis and ongoing integrated care that we can share across Canada. 

Researchers:

• Dr. Melanie Penner, MD (PI)
• Dr. Evdokia Anagnostou, MD (Co-I)
• Dr. Jessica Brian, Pj.D., C.Psych (Co-I)

Collaborating sites: Dr. Angie Ip, BC Children's Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre; Dr. Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital; Dr. Julie Scorah, Montreal Neurological Institute; Dr. Anna Kubow, IWK Health.

Deadline:

December 2028

Research contact:

Lisa Kanigsberg – lkanigsberg@hollandbloorview.ca

Funding Agency:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Conflict of interest:  

There are no conflicts of interest related to this study.