Project ECHO: 5 years of fostering learning in your community
Project ECHO: 5 years of fostering learning in your community
Dartmouth Health; by Connections Magazine and modified for the web; 6/25/24
Teach, teach, learn, learn. That is the model Project ECHO® at Dartmouth Health uses to connect people and their communities in a virtual setting, sharing knowledge between participants and subject matter experts. The program is especially helpful for rural communities seeking expertise on a broad range of health and medical issues. ... ECHO is an acronym for Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes. ... The past three cohorts of the Palliative Care ECHO have been very successful, and the program content has continued to evolve over time. The sessions have had an average of 70 participants and have received high scores on feedback metrics. Fifty percent of participants were repeat attendees. “Our mission is to improve palliative care throughout our region, and our leadership is committed to the model,” Kathleen Broglio, DNP says. “This was the culmination of what I hoped to do in my career.”
Editor's Note: Memorable quote from this article, "“Everyone is a teacher, and everyone is a learner,” says Kathleen Broglio, DNP, associate professor of medicine and a nurse practitioner of palliative medicine. Broglio has co-led the Palliative Care ECHO with Robin Larson, MD, MPH through three courses (cohorts) and with the support of the Project ECHO team at Dartmouth Health.