ArticleBMJ innovations2017
Telementoring with project ECHO: a pilot study in Europe.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impact of Project ECHO Models of Medical Tele-Education: a Systematic Review.Journal of general internal medicine · 2019Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of community and primary-care-based hepatitis C testing and treatment services that employ direct acting antiviral drug treatments.BMC health services research · 2019Pooled it
- Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes Intervention Evaluations: A Scoping Review of Research Methods.The Journal of continuing education in the health professions · 2025Article
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- Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Test and Treat Training Improves HCV Screening Rates in Resident Associated Academic Primary Care Clinics.Gastro hep advances · 2024Review
- Training the healthcare workforce: the global experience with telementorship for hepatitis B and hepatitis C.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Leveraging tele-mentoring and remote learning to strengthen the emergency care capacity of health workers in Uganda.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2023Article
- Usability and perceptions of a one-on-one telementoring program for young physicians in rural settings of Peru: a mixed method study.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- Effects of the ECHO tele-mentoring program on HIV/TB service delivery in health facilities in Zambia: a mixed-methods, retrospective program evaluation.Human resources for health · 2023Article
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- Feasibility, acceptability, and sustainability of Project ECHO to expand capacity for pediatricians in Vietnam.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- Reflections on project ECHO: qualitative findings from five different ECHO programs.Medical education online · 2021Article
- Use of information and communication technology in the support of viral hepatitis patients in Japan.Global health & medicine · 2021Review
- Transgender health care in primary care.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2021Article
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- Use of Project ECHO Telementoring Model in Continuing Medical Education for Pediatricians in Vietnam: Preliminary Results.Health services insights · 2021Article
- COVID-19 and telehealth, education, and research adaptations.Paediatric respiratory reviews · 2020Review
- Hepatitis C models of care: approaches to elimination.Canadian liver journal · 2020Review
- A Qualitative Evaluation of the Pain Management VA-ECHO Program Using the RE-AIM Framework: The Participant's Perspective.Frontiers in public health · 2020Article
- Hepatitis C elimination: a Public Health Perspective.Current treatment options in gastroenterology · 2019Review
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Abstract
The Extension of Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) project is a novel educational intervention designed in New Mexico to transfer subspecialty knowledge about hepatitis C virus (HCV) to primary care providers, thereby increasing patient access to HCV care. The ECHO model has been shown to deliver educational benefits and to result in good treatment outcomes for HCV-infected individuals in the USA; however, this approach has not been assessed in a European setting. We sought to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and implementation of the ECHO model in Ireland using a pilot study. We present a descriptive review of recruitment, participation, retention and cost of the intervention as well as a qualitative review of the views of participants on the barriers, benefits and acceptability of the ECHO model. In the original Project ECHO in New Mexico, geographical distance posed the greatest barrier to accessing HCV care. In Ireland, people who inject drugs (PWID) were identified by interviewees as the main group facing barriers to accessing specialist HCV care. State-employed doctors and nurses caring for large numbers of HCV-infected PWID in opiate substitution treatment centres and homeless hostels were successfully recruited to participate in the project. Self-employed general practitioners did not participate, due mainly to a lack of time and the absence of reimbursement for participation. Practitioners who participated in the pilot reported benefits to themselves and their patients and would like to continue to participate in similar multidisciplinary, multisite educational interventions in the future.
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