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ArticleOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2017

Telementoring: a novel approach to reducing the osteoporosis treatment gap.

E M Lewiecki, J F Boyle, S Arora, M F Bouchonville, D H Chafey

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Article in Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Three-year progress report of Bone Health TeleECHO Moscow: a strategy to improve the care of patients with osteoporosis and other metabolic skeletal diseases in underserved communities of Russia.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2022
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  7. Lessons learned with Bone Health TeleECHO: making treatment decisions when guidelines conflict.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2019
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  9. WhatsApp: A Real-Time Tool to Reduce the Knowledge Gap and Share the Best Clinical Practices in Psoriasis.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2019
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  11. Proceedings of the 2023 Santa Fe Bone Symposium: Progress and Controversies in the Management of Patients with Skeletal Diseases.Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry
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  12. COVID-19, Medical Education, and Bone Health: Insights From Project ECHO.Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry
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5 authors.

E M LewieckiNew Mexico Clinical Research & Osteoporosis Center, 300 Oak St. NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA. mlewiecki@gmail.com.
J F BoyleThe ECHO Institute, University of New Mexico/Health Sciences Center, 1650 University Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, USA.
S AroraDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, 2211 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA.
M F BouchonvilleDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, 2211 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA.
D H ChafeyDepartment of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, 2211 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone Health ECHO telementors healthcare professionals to develop the clinical skills needed to provide advanced levels of care for patients with skeletal disorders. The goal of this mentorship model is to improve osteoporosis care in underserved areas, decrease the need for referral to specialty centers, and reduce the osteoporosis treatment gap.

introductionThe Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) model of telementoring has been shown to improve the care individuals with chronic hepatitis C. ECHO has since been adapted to the address unmet needs in the care of other chronic complex diseases and recently applied to the care of osteoporosis and metabolic bone diseases.

methodsBone Health ECHO outcomes are assessed through an electronic data collector asking qualitative questions about self-efficacy. This is a progress report of Bone Health ECHO from its launch in October 2015 through May 2016.

resultsA total of 31 weekly Bone Health ECHO clinics were held over 8 months, with 43 individuals participating at least one clinic session. The number of clinics attended range from 1 to 30, with 13 learners attending more than 10 clinics and an average of 11 learners per clinic. Self-efficacy information provided by learners was diverse with many favorable anticipated changes in clinical practice.

conclusionsBone Health ECHO telementors healthcare professionals in underserved areas to provide advanced levels of care for patients with skeletal disorders. The experience of Bone Health ECHO will guide the development of similar telementoring clinics in other locations. More data are needed to fully evaluate this novel approach to reducing the osteoporosis treatment gap.

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Ambulatory Care FacilitiesClinical CompetenceCommunity Health ServicesDelivery of Health CareHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services ResearchHumansMedically Underserved AreaMentoringNew MexicoOsteoporosisTelemedicineECHOOsteoporosisTelehealthTelemedicineTelementoringTreatment gap

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