Project ECHO Quarterly Update - How the ECHO Model Works for Educators, Transforming Health Care in the Global South, and More
Project ECHO
Project ECHO’s revolutionary model provides training and mentorship to transform and sustain strong systems.
How the ECHO Model Works for Educators?
Over the last two decades, Project ECHO has empowered frontline health care professionals with best practices to improve patient outcomes in the communities where they live. But health is much more than the sum of of our diseases and conditions. The social determinants of health?— education, employment, income and geography — impact up to 90% of health outcomes, according to the?National Academy of Medicine. Since 2014, ECHO has made substantial strides in providing critical support to teachers and school leaders as they strive to ensure students receive the best possible start in life. To learn more, watch?this video?about how ECHO works for educators. It is?a proven professional development approach that gives educators the resources, mentoring and community they need to drive better outcomes for students of all ages in math, reading, and much more. Join us?July 18 at 8 a.m. MT?to learn about launching your own education ECHO program.?
?
Transforming Health Care in the?Global South
On May 31, Project ECHO partnered with the?Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society?(Stanford PACS), publisher of the?Stanford Social Innovation Review,?for a conversation on?Transforming Health Care in the Global South. This event brought together some of the world's leading health care experts, including?Nandan Nilekani, co-founder and non-executive chairman of Infosys;?Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, former chief scientist of the World Health Organization and chairperson of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation;?Jeff Bradach?, partner and co-founder of The Bridgespan Group, San Francisco;?Dr. Wangari Ng'ang'a, Project ECHO advisory board member and former health advisor, Executive office of the President, Republic of Kenya;?Rohini Nilekani, chairperson of Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies and co-founder and former chairperson of EkStep;?Dr. Don Berwick?, president emeritus?and senior fellow of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and former administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; and?Dr. Sanjeev Arora, founder and director of Project ECHO. Together, we can?spur collective action and drive immediate and long-term improvements in human health.?Follow Project ECHO on LinkedIn to learn more about this effort and how you can get involved.
The New York Times Highlights ECHO's Critical Role in Combating Hep-C
Noting that the United States lags behind other countries in hepatitis C treatment, The New York Times recently recognized the State of New Mexico as a notable exception for its response to combating the disease through the implementation of Project ECHO.? ? Since launching in 2003, the ECHO Model has massively increased access to treatment for hepatitis C in the state's hard-to-reach populations with an estimated 10,000 people treated and a four-fold increase in the state's infected prisoners being treated since 2020. ? ? States across the U.S. and countries around the world now have a powerful tool to help eliminate hepatitis C. With 50 million people worldwide infected, and only 20% being treated, the need is great. Together, we have the opportunity to improve the lives of millions by getting treatment to everyone who needs it — wherever they are.
?
?
Project ECHO on the Frontlines with the Sudanese American Medical Association
When Sudan’s civil war erupted in April 2023, health care providers had to drastically re-tool their skills to adapt care for their patients, with even fewer resources.?Already using the ECHO Model?before the war,?the Sudanese American Medical Association??pivoted their ECHO infrastructure to answer the crisis, modifying existing technology and staff support into trauma-related surgical residencies.??? ?
?
Self-Advocates Add Their Voices to Autism ECHO Programs
ECHO Autism communities are the first ECHO programs to regularly include people with lived experience on ECHO sessions as equal experts and teachers to other providers.The self-advocates are integral to every aspect of their ECHO sessions, providing nuanced recommendations that range from medications to familial issues, clarifying questions, correcting misinformation, and presenting didactics.??
‘Respectful Care is Life-Saving Care’:?Amplifying Maternal Health Substance Use Disorder ECHOs in New Mexico
Two doctors, located 140 miles apart, use the ECHO Model to increase services for pregnant people with substance use disorder. As part of the?Improving Perinatal Health Team?with Project ECHO, their focus is making “wraparound care”—plans that incorporate medical treatment with prenatal and post-natal care, including social services—a reality for pregnant people with substance use disorders, which account for??nearly?half of maternal deaths?in New Mexico. Beginning in April, this year’s?10-part ECHO program?has more than 500 participants.
2023 Annual Report ?Celebrating the impacts made with communities around the world.? ?