Educational Webinars

Introduction

Illinois DocAssist provides free continuing education webinars to be taken at your convenience. Check back often as new content is continuously being added.

Pediatric Topics

Facing Fears, One Step at a Time: An Overview of Exposure Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Anxiety

Posted on February 27, 2026

Learn to support families in reducing child and adolescent anxiety using exposures, presented by psychotherapist and Illinois Docassist Social Work Consultant, Amanda Myers, LCSW. Webinar Objectives: 1. Identify how avoidance behaviors contribute…

Evidence-Based Psychotropic Interventions in Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Overview of FDA Indicated Medications and Examining the Data for Leucovorin

Posted on January 29, 2026

Illinois DocAssist child and adolescent psychiatrists, Dr. Kelley Volpe, Dr. Courtney Romba and Dr. Mathias Lillig discuss best practices in psychotropic interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with Illinois DocAssist’s psychiatric consultants. Webinar…

Learning Series- Managing Pediatric ADHD in Primary Care

Posted on April 17, 2025

In this 3-part webinar series, Illinois DocAssist consultant Dr. Meghann Hennelly offers education about screening, diagnosing and treating ADHD in primary care. (No certificate available)

Learning Series- Caring for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Intellectual Developmental Disabilities

Posted on April 16, 2025

In this 3-part webinar series, Illinois DocAssist consultant Dr Elizabeth Charney offers a deep dive into evaluating and caring for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (IDD) in medical…

Learning Series- Managing Pediatric Anxiety in Primary Care

Posted on December 13, 2024

In this 4-part webinar series, Illinois DocAssist consultant Dr. Kelley Volpe offers a deep dive into screening, diagnosing and treating anxiety in children and adolescents in the primary care setting. (No certificate available)…

Learning Series- Managing Pediatric Depression in Primary Care

Posted on November 01, 2024

In this 4-part webinar series, Illinois DocAssist consultant Elizabeth Charney, MD offers a deep dive into screening, diagnosing and treating depression in children and adolescents in the primary care setting. (No certificate available)…

Webinar Series: Building Capacity - Improving Pediatric Mental Health Screening, Treatment, and Care in the Primary Care Setting

Posted on October 08, 2024

In partnership with the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), Illinois DocAssist, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), ICAAP has developed a new continuing education webinar series structured on a continuum of mental…

Recognizing and Treating Sleep Problems in Primary Care

Posted on March 17, 2023

Illinois DocAssist consultant Meghann Hennelly, MD provides information about sleep architecture, pediatric sleep disorders and comorbidities and the potential consequences of sleep disruption in development. Education around the behavioral and pharmacological treatment options for sleep…

Trauma Informed Mental Health Care

Posted on February 16, 2023

Illinois DocAssist child and adolescent psychiatrist, Dr. Kelley Volpe, discussed the importance of trauma-informed care in pediatric practices. (No certificate available)

Perinatal Topics

Perinatal Substance Misuse

Posted on March 17, 2023

In this 30-minute presentation, Illinois DocAssist psychiatric consultant, Diane Misch, MD discusses identifying and treating perinatal substance misuse. (No certificate available).

Perinatal Depression for the Primary Care Provider