Dermatology ECHO : providing mentoring and education to rural PCPs in common, costly, and complex skin diseases

Abstract

"Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) Project utilizes telemedicine technologies to deliver care and education to rural and underserved areas. Show-me ECHO's goal is to educate providers in underserved areas in order to enhance patient care and minimize health care costs. The Missouri Telehealth Network at the University of Missouri spearheads the Show-Me ECHO Project, consisting of 6 separate specialties: endocrinology, autism, chronic pain, hepatitis C, pediatric asthma, and dermatology. These 6 ECHO clinics are offered on a weekly or bi-weekly basis, and rural Missouri providers are all invited to participate in some or all of them. The benefits of ECHO to providers include no-cost CMEs, case-based learning, and valuable input from a multidisciplinary team including specialists in chronic diseases."--Background