Project ECHO

What is Project ECHO?

Dr. Sanjeev Arora founded Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) at the University of New Mexico. ECHO was originally launched to link a University Hepatitis C specialist to primary care physicians. Project ECHO’s mission is to disseminate knowledge and amplify the capacity to provide best-practice care to broad geographic areas. The program facilitates virtual clinics, linking specialists with care providers in local communities through videoconferencing. Participants become part of 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 across the US and other parts of the world. This model enables clinicians with limited access to sub-specialists to discuss their challenging cases and garner group feedback on patient management.

How to ECHO and Expand Your Knowledge

At the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), we understand the demands physicians, nurses, and healthcare workers face and the cost and time challenge those create for your ability to stay current and connected. By simply joining a WebEx session, you can participate in any DPH ECHO session from wherever you are and at no cost.  

While we at DPH have made it easy to participate in ECHO sessions, it is more than just showing up the day of. In addition to your time, every ECHO participant commits to sharing their experience with the group, and we ask that participants commit to the entire ECHO series. This typically means eight to twelve ECHO sessions a year, each lasting approximately an hour to an hour and a half. ECHO session dates/times vary based on the subject. 

Current ECHO Clinics at DPH 

The ECHO clinics below are currently being offered: 

  1. Infectious Diseases ECHO 
  2. Viral Hepatitis ECHO
  3. Coverdell Acute Stroke ECHO
  4. Cancer Registry ECHO
  5. Maternal Health ECHO 
  6. Diagnostic, Treatment and Cancer Staging ECHO
  7. Palliative Care ECHO
  8. Lupus and Other Rheumatologic Conditions

To participate in this or any other DPH ECHO, please visit https://forms.gle/RRGh6AF1zj9D9TMN7 

Page last updated 4/4/23