Project ECHO
The mission of Project ECHO® (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is to decentralize knowledge and amplify the capacity to provide best practice care for underserved people all over the world.
Project ECHO was founded by Dr. Sanjeev Arora at the University of New Mexico. The program facilitates virtual clinics, linking specialists with care providers in local communities through videoconferencing. Participants join a learning community where they receive mentoring and feedback from specialists as they manage complex patient cases. Project ECHO’s success has spread from New Mexico to a national and even international level, with hubs all across the U.S. and other parts of the world.
Project ECHO uses the online platform Zoom, allowing individuals to attend meetings live through videoconferencing. No Protected Health Information is shared in Project ECHO sessions. Individuals can join videoconference meetings from PC, Mac, iOS or Android connections and offers a free app for iOS and Android devices.
Participation is free of charge and does not require any special equipment. You can use a laptop, desktop or mobile device with a camera.
Depending on the Project, curriculums can range from 6 weeks to 18 months. Active participation is required, and participants are expected to present at minimum one case during the course of the series.
Registration is now open for the BMH Project ECHO - Bipolar Disorder Cohort, occurring every other Wednesday, 12pm-1pm, January 15th, 2025, through March 26th, 2025. Register now and learn more information.
Meets every other Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. EST
As pediatricians increasingly play a critical role in whole-child care, they consistently identify a need to learn more about how to care for children with Behavioral and Mental Health (BMH) needs. Utilizing the Project ECHO platform, Children's has been providing Behavioral and Mental Health education in multiple cohorts since March 2021. The cohorts meet every other Wednesday at lunchtime for six sessions. Topics covered often include screening, referring and managing patients with behavioral and mental health conditions. Registration is open to primary care providers in the state of Georgia.
This ECHO has multiple cohorts on various topics that run throughout the year. For more information and registration for upcoming Behavioral and Mental Health Project ECHOs, contact ProjectECHOATL@choa.org.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education to physicians.
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 6.0 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
Meets the second Monday of the month from 8 to 9 a.m. EST
The Child Abuse & Neglect Project ECHO exists to create a virtual community of Child Advocacy Centers throughout Georgia, particularly Child Advocacy Centers in rural and medically underserved areas of Georgia. The collaborative effort allows for teaching through didactic lecture, peer reviews and case presentations. The Child Abuse & Neglect Project ECHO strives to guide medical providers in Georgia who conduct medical evaluations on suspected victims of physical and sexual abuse. This Project ECHO runs year-round.
For more information and registration, contact ProjectECHOATL@choa.org.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education to physicians.
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Meets every Friday from 1 to 2 p.m. EST
The Child Abuse Pediatrics (CAP) Fellowship Project ECHO exists to create a virtual community of Child Abuse Pediatric Fellowship training programs that will strengthen CAP Fellowship programs across the country, and internationally. The collaborative effort allows for teaching through didactic lecture, peer reviews, case presentations and board reviews. The CAP Fellowship Project ECHO strives to create a forum that allows for teaching the topics outlined in the American Board of Pediatrics content specifications for the sub-specialty Child Abuse Pediatrics, in an effort to optimize the education of fellows across the country. This Project ECHO is open to providers completing a CAP Fellowship training program. The curriculum runs year-round.
For more information and registration, contact ProjectECHOATL@choa.org.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education to physicians.
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta designates this live activity for a maximum of 42.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Meets bi-monthly on Mondays from noon to 1 p.m. EST.
The Disorders of Pubertal Development Project ECHO addresses the concern about abnormal pubertal development, as it is a common reason for referral of children and adolescents to pediatric endocrinologists. Sometimes the pubertal development is a benign variation that does not require further workup or intervention. Other times, the pubertal abnormality requires prompt treatment in a time-sensitive manner. The community PCP needs to be well informed about normal physiologic pubertal development, benign variations in pubertal tempo that they can monitor clinically, and pathology that should be addressed by a specialist. In a time when there is a national shortage of pediatric endocrinologists, it is crucial that PCPs are readily able to identify and refer only patients who truly need specialty care.
This project will involve teleconference sessions between pediatric endocrinologists and community providers at the frequency of 1-2 times per month, March - June. Sessions and discussion will also provide guidance on when referrals to pediatric endocrinologists are warranted.
For more information and registration, contact ProjectECHOATL@choa.org.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education to physicians.
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Registration is now open for the ECHO Autism: Primary Care Early Diagnosis Cohort, occurring the first and third Tuesdays of the month, 12:00pm-1:30pm, beginning March 4th, 2025. ECHO Autism STAT Instrument Training will be in-person February 12, 2025 8am-4pm and February 13, 2025 8am-3pm. Register now and learn more information.
Meets the first and third Tuesdays of the month from 12:00pm-1:30pm EST
ECHO Autism bridges the care gap between autism specialists, community health care clinicians, and children on the autism spectrum. Participants will learn to evaluate, differentiate and diagnose children with unambiguous characteristics of autism between the ages of 14-48 months. Prior to the start of the cohort, participants will receive in-person training on the STAT instrument to support diagnostic decision-making. During this ECHO cohort, which will meet over Zoom, participants will learn and share best practices for managing co-occurring conditions, connect with community resources, and support families. Additionally, cohort participants will receive specific de-identified case guidance in a convenient, interactive web-based small-group format.
Registration is open to Pediatricians, Family Physicians, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners who work in primary care settings in the state of Georgia.
Contact Coordinator Alexa Gonzalez Laca, alexa.gonzalez.laca@emory.edu, with questions.
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Each Project ECHO has its own target audience. Please see registration pages for more details.
With the exception of our CAP Fellowship Project ECHO, Project ECHO sessions typically follow this format:
- Welcome and announcements (5 minutes).
- Brief didactic presentation presented by a guest expert (25 minutes).
- Discussion and case studies (25 minutes): During this time attendees ask questions related to the didactic presentation, present patient cases, discuss current trends, etc. We encourage an "All Teach, All Learn" environment.
- Wrap up (5 minutes).
The Child Abuse Pediatric (CAP) Fellowship Project ECHO hosts case presentations on designated dates instead of at the end of every session.
A key component of Project ECHO sessions is the discussion of real-life patient cases that providers are encountering during their everyday practice. Case presentations allow Project ECHO participants a chance to seek feedback on patient cases from the guest expert, ECHO facilitator and other participants.
Participants will submit a patient case prior to their scheduled presentation date. All cases submitted must be de-identified and free of Protected Health Information. Cases will be shared with the facilitator and guest expert for review prior to the session.
During the ECHO session, participants presenting cases will review the de-identified details for the other providers on the call. The guest expert, ECHO facilitator and other participants can then ask clarifying questions, make recommendations or share similar cases encountered.
* Please note: ECHO case consultations do not create or otherwise establish a provider-patient relationship with any Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta clinician. Education provided is based on the information provided and should not be considered as a clinical consult. Providers must rely on their own clinical judgment when treating any patient.
HIPAA Compliance: All patient information will be de-identified for presentation during clinic.
Session resources, including slides, handouts and recordings, are made available for registered participants through a private Dropbox link.
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