BRIDGE ECHO

                                                                   

About Project ECHO

Project  ECHO  is a lifelong learning  and  guided practice model that revolutionizes medical education  and  exponentially increases workforce capacity to provide best-practice specialty care  and  reduce health disparities. The  ECHO  model does not actually “provide” care to patients. Instead, it dramatically increases access to specialty treatment by providing front-line clinicians with the knowledge  and  support they need to manage patients with complex conditions such as: hepatitis C, HIV, tuberculosis, chronic pain, endocrinology, behavioral health disorders,  and  many others.  It does this by engaging clinicians in a continuous learning system  and  partnering them with specialist mentors at an academic medical center.  

Replication of the  ECHO  model is achieved through the creation of  ECHO  “hubs” or regional centers, in which partner sites or “spokes” connect through  tele ECHO  clinics, gaining specialty expertise  and  knowledge. The  ECHO  model has been successfully replicated across the United States  and  around the globe.   A number of  studies have been published that explain the Project  ECHO  model  and  describe its results.  Studies have shown improved outcomes in underserved populations, older adults  and  in urban settings as a result of Project  ECHO  implementation. 

About BRIDGE ECHO

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Department of Psychiatry and the BRIDGE Program have partnered with the University of New Mexico and Project ECHO to develop the BRIDGE ECHO.

BRIDGE ECHO  leverages our BRIDGE faculty - all geriatric specialists - to provide Brooklyn's primary care providers with case-based continuing education on   specialty geriatric, geriatric mental health,  and  dementia  care. It is our hope that BRIDGE ECHO will improve the quality of care  for all of Brooklyn's underserved elder populations by increasing the primary care provider knowledge base.

BRIDGE ECHO Schedule and Topics

*Schedule forthcoming*

 

¹  Note: This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $3.75 million with zero percentage financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.