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Resources by Topic: Specialty care

South Carolina - Project ECHO
A tele-mentoring, guided practice model that focuses on moving knowledge and not people by offering specialty expertise to primary care providers so they may effectively manage patients with complex health needs in their own clinics. Offers physicians and pharmacists professional accreditation for participation.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organization: University of North Carolina School of Medicine
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Rhode Island Project ECHO at Brown University
An expanding telementoring program where medical specialists meet with primary care physicians to discuss best practice and treatment strategies for patients with complex health conditions that are seen at primary care and family medicine facilities.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organization: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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Ohio Project ECHO
A Project ECHO Superhub serving Ohio and the U.S. by providing expert consultation, specialty training, and clinical mentorship for primary care providers to help them address complex health conditions. Currently offers 6 Project ECHO programs focused on promoting integrated, team-based care and co-occurring psychiatric and physical conditions.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organization: Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)
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New York Project ECHO
Provides community-based clinicians with skills and knowledge to treat complex patients in their local practices to improve health outcomes and reduce geographic barriers and cost of care through a multidisciplinary team-based approach. Offers continuing education credits (CME) for ECHO participation.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organizations: University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester (URMC), URMC Institute for Innovative Education
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New Hampshire Project ECHO
Shares knowledge and increases medical expertise in New Hampshire by connecting interdisciplinary specialists with community-based practitioners using web conferencing technology. Offers a virtual learning network enabling healthcare teams to manage complex health conditions within their communities.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organizations: New Hampshire Citizens Health Initiative, University of New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice
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Billings (Montana) Project teleECHO Clinics
A medical education and care management collaborative that enables clinicians in remote settings to deliver better care to more people locally. Local clinicians together with specialist teams from larger medical centers meet weekly in virtual clinics or teleECHO™ clinics (Project ECHO) to share knowledge, increase treatment capacity, and offer peer support.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organization: Billings Clinic (Montana)
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Mississippi Project ECHO
Offers specialty training for a variety of healthcare professionals via online video conferences. Format includes didactic presentations led by UMMC specialists and several case presentations. Participants may be able to receive health education credits.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organization: University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) Center for Telehealth
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MaineHealth Project ECHO
A hub and spoke model connecting healthcare providers with experts through video conferencing for instructive presentations and case reviews, and to share best practices and discuss treatment strategies with other providers. Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organization: MaineHealth
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TexLa Project ECHO
A practice model supporting Texas and Louisiana healthcare professions that reduces health disparities in underserved and remote areas through telementoring. The ECHO model uses a hub-and-spoke knowledge-sharing approach where expert teams offer virtual clinics to increase the capacity for providers to deliver best practice care to the underserved in their communities.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organization: TexLa Telehealth Resource Center
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University of Louisville (Kentucky) Project ECHO
A telementoring program dedicated to sharing knowledge of experts and expanding the capacity of healthcare professionals to provide specialty care for underserved individuals. Currently offers five tracks with a focus on older adults.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organization: University of Louisville Trager Institute
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