Center for Telehealth and Cybermedicine Research (CfTH)

Accessing UNM Clinical & Consulting Services via Telehealth

These pages will provide you with clinical and consulting services you can access using teleconferencing. Connection information is provided under each heading. (If you are interested in having your telehealth activities listed here contact Denise Wheeler at DRwheeler@salud.unm.edu or 272-6081.)

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Asthma & Pulmonary clinic includes both educational presentations and opportunities for case presentations from care clinicians including, respiratory therapists and school nurses.
CDD REACH was established in 2003 at the Center for Development & Disability (CDD), University of New Mexico, as the telehealth outreach arm of the CDD. The program delivers distance education, clinical services, and consultation via interactive video conferencing to areas where services are not readily available. For more information on the REACH Telehealth Program, contact Phyllis Shingle at 505-272-8726
Child Psychology counseling for children and their families with brain injury and metabolic disorders (CTH) For more information contact Shirley Hagan, shagan@unm.edu. at Carrie Tingley Hospital -UNM 505 272-4244
The Chronic Pain & Headache TeleECHO Clinic facilitates a multifaceted approach to chronic pain by incorporating a team of specialists that support primary care clinicians in rural communities who lack the resources necessary to sufficiently understand the management of pain.
Continuum of Care (CoC) offers professional consultation, weekly Psychiatry Resident supervision & training on developmental or intellectual disabilities to medical providers, case managers, medical students, health care learning centers and regional offices. For more information contact Robert Wilkins, rwilkins@unm.edu 505-925-2357
Diabetes case reviews and consultation; Diabetes & Cardiovascular Risk Reducation TeleECHO Clinic (CRRC) allows specialists to discuss patient cases that are presented by community clinicians throughout the state.
Emergency and Disaster Response Education (CREST-CDM)
Evaluation and management of children with developmental disabilities, feeding disorders (REACH) For additional information contact Sandy Heimerl at 505-272-0096.
Hepatitis C Community Project ECHO was created with the goal to effectively treat Hepatitis C and to monitor outcomes. Once a combination of patient information is presented to the Hepatitis C TeleECHO Clinic, the community clinician is given a plan for treatment by the specialist.
Hepatitis C Corrections; During the TeleECHO clinic, corrections medical clinicians interact with experts in the field of hepatology, presenting inmate cases. Best practice guidelines are used, recommendations are made by specialists, and a plan of care is established.

High Risk Pregnancy direct patient evaluation, real-time fetal ultrasound analysis and counseling (CfTH/MFM) Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM)
High Risk Pregnancy Education The structure of the clinic includes didactic presentations, a period for questions and discussion, and subsequent introduction of case studies from community clinicians. Comments and suggestions for future topics of interest are welcomed.
HIV/AIDS; Individual cases are presented by the treating clinician and discussed by the group in order to provide consultative advice on the clinical management of HIV/AIDS patients.
Integrated Addiction & Psychiatry; The program focuses on both the medical and behavioral treatment of addiction, and addresses psychiatric problems that frequently occur with addiction. The program has trained and obtained certification for more than 100 physicians to use the medication buprenorphine for treatment of opiate addiction, and weekly tele-video conferences provides ongoing training to clinicians at all levels that treat addiction.
Medical Ethics case reviews and consultation; evaluation and recommendations. During the Medical Ethics TeleECHO Clinic community clinicians will learn best practices in healthcare ethics consultations through didactic presentations and “learning loops” in which they apply ethical principles, state and federal laws, and critical thinking to facilitate a resolution in ethical dilemmas (Institute for Ethics)
The Child & Adolescent Psychiatry TeleECHO Clinic supports health care clinicians from diverse clinical backgrounds who provide care to children and adolescents with behavioral health disorders.
The Child, Adolescent, Family, and Community Psychiatry Clinic allows community clinicians in rural and underserved areas to receive consultative advice and training from specialists regarding the treatment of patients with mental health disorders. Interviews and conversations are facilitated between participants, and psychoeducation regarding behavioral disorders and their treatment is provided. (ECHO)

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Neonatology Program - our mission is to promote quality care for critically ill and at-risk newborns in New Mexico through:
- Partnership
- Collaboration
- Research
- Education
- Shared Problem Solving
By emphasizing an evidenced based approach, our education activities are directed at health care professionals who care for the neonatal population of New Mexico. In order to meet New Mexico’s educational needs, the Neonatology Hot Topics has teamed with Neonatology outreach and the Center for TeleHealth. We are now providing professional lectures twice a month that can be seen from your laptop/PC at no cost. Please visit the UNM Division of Neonatology's Outreach website for details on the next dynamic lecture.
Obesity and nutrition case reviews and consultation; COMM-TC links multiple pediatric sub-specialists with primary care clinicians for consultation on the care of overweight children and adolescents (ENVISION)
Occupational Medicine: The goal of the clinic is to increase rural practitioners comfort level in dealing with occupational medicine cases and the associated workers’ compensation process.
The Impact of a Telehealth Web-based Solution for Neurosurgery Triage and Consultation; Neurosurgery Head Trauma Triage (UNM NS-IMEDCON)
Pediatric Noon Conferences (UNM Pediatric Department) If you would like to receive the month conference/Grand Rounds schedule contact:

Susan L. Quintana, C-TAGME, Senior Residency
UNM SOM, Dept. of Pediatrics, ACC-3
505-272-3909 office
505-272-06845 fax
Pediatric Nutrition Training formal didactic sessions, clinical consultation (ENVISION)
Poison Control Education (Poison Control Center)
Post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury case reviews and consultation; evaluation and management recommendations for veterans and their families, direct patient and family counseling (VFSS/PMS-VO, UNM)
Psychiatric adult and adolescent counseling (CRCBH) For additional information contact Melina Salvador at (505) 272-1785.
Psychotherapy: The clinic provides a forum for therapists with an interest and background in psychodynamic psychotherapy to present cases via telephone or video conferencing and receive thoughtful feedback regarding psychodynamic formulation and treatment considerations from specialists. ECHO
The Rheumatology TeleECHO Clinic is designed to provide a consultative link between specialists and community clinicians. Its goal is to provide rheumatology consultations regarding any rheumatologic disease condition, and to train clinicians at distant sites to become experts in the care of these conditions and become a local resource for rheumatologic disease care.