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Published in: Current Osteoporosis Reports 6/2019

01-12-2019 | Care | Quality of Care in Osteoporosis (S Silverman and J Curtis, Section Editors)

Bone Health TeleECHO: a Force Multiplier to Improve the Care of Skeletal Diseases in Underserved Communities

Authors: E. Michael Lewiecki, Avery Jackson III, Anne F. Lake, John J. Carey, Zhanna Belaya, Galina A. Melnichenko, Rachelle Rochelle

Published in: Current Osteoporosis Reports | Issue 6/2019

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

This review describes the global development of a model of technology-enabled collaborative learning for healthcare professionals called Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) and its applications for the management of patients with skeletal diseases.

Recent Findings

The prototype Bone Health TeleECHO was established in 2015, with others now operational in the USA and other countries, and more expected to follow soon. Each teleECHO program, in the right language and convenient time zone, provides a virtual community of practice for healthcare professionals to benefit from real-time interactive case-based learning and brief didactic presentations on topics of interest.

Summary

Bone Health TeleECHO elevates the level of knowledge of participants and improves self-confidence in managing patients with skeletal diseases. The development of many teleECHO programs worldwide serves as a force multiplier, with the potential to narrow the osteoporosis treatment gap and enhance the effectiveness of fracture liaison services.
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Metadata
Title
Bone Health TeleECHO: a Force Multiplier to Improve the Care of Skeletal Diseases in Underserved Communities
Authors
E. Michael Lewiecki
Avery Jackson III
Anne F. Lake
John J. Carey
Zhanna Belaya
Galina A. Melnichenko
Rachelle Rochelle
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Osteoporosis Reports / Issue 6/2019
Print ISSN: 1544-1873
Electronic ISSN: 1544-2241
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11914-019-00543-9

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