Project ECHO® is a lifelong learning and guided practice model that revolutionizes medical education and exponentially increases workforce capacity to provide best-practice specialty care and reduce health disparities. The heart of the ECHO model is its hub-and-spoke knowledge-sharing networks, led by expert teams who use multi-point videoconferencing to conduct virtual clinics with community providers.
The heart of the ECHO model is the hub-and-spoke knowledge-sharing networks, led by expert teams using multi-point videoconferencing to conduct virtual sessions with local education agencies. In this way, educators, special service providers, case managers, administrators, and others – who know their students, family, and community – have access to expert advice right in their home districts.
UW ECHO Networks provide ongoing support for educators and other professionals in
a rural state where specialized knowledge is not always locally available. By connecting
educators and experts, barriers to specialized knowledge are removed and outcomes
improved.
The power of Project ECHO lies in the fidelity of translation and replication of the core components. WIND ensures all UW ECHO networks include the following components.
1) Technology to leverage scarce resources
2) Didactic training on core professional development topics
3) Case presentations and ongoing co-management
4) Outcome measurement