Lindsey Harr, PA-C, started attending ECHOs in 2020 when she joined Adolescent Reproductive Health in Primary Care (ARH). In the same month COVID hit and she
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Reflections from Public Health in the Rockies 2024
The Peer Mentored Care Collaborative (PMCC) was excited to be a sponsor of Public Health in the Rockies 2024 (PHiR), held last week in Keystone, Colo.
CDPHE AND ECHO COLORADO PARTNER IN RESPONSE TO RISE IN SYPHILIS IN COLORADO
Data released in February by the CDC identified Colorado as one of five states with a maternal syphilis rate that rose more than 400% from 2016
Rural eConsult Program Expected to Grow with New Federal Funds
The Peer Mentored Care Collaborative (PMCC), based at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, will expand crucial telehealth services to rural Colorado with the help
PMCC’s RESPONSE TO LONG COVID INCLUDES MORE ECHOs AND INVESTMENT IN eCONSULTS INFRASTRUCTURE
ECHO Colorado, part of University of Colorado’s Peer Mentored Care Collaborative (PMCC), recently launched the ninth and final asynchronous course as part of the CDC-funded Long
FINAL COHORT OF PAST THE PANDEMIC starts May 23
After 21 cohorts since July 2020 and more than 1,000 participants, Past the Pandemic’s last cohort starts May 23. This six-week ECHO series offers providers and
UROLOGY ECHO ADDRESSES NATIONWIDE UROLOGIST SHORTAGE AND HEALTH CARE DISPARITY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
The U.S. is facing an overall shortage of physicians, at least half of which is among specialty medicine physicians such as urologists. The declining urology workforce
PMCC Receives Funding to Expand eConsults in Rural Colorado
The University of Colorado School of Medicine’s Peer Mentored Care Collaborative (PMCC) is one of three projects championed by members of the Colorado congressional delegation to
ECHO COLORADO AT CASCHEW 2024: COLLABORATION IS CRITICAL
ECHO Colorado was excited to support the CASCHEW 2024 Conference in March, in partnership with CO-CEAL and SNOCAP. A big thank you to our presenters and
PMCC ARTICLE SUMMARIZES HOW eCONSULTS REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
The Peer Mentored Care Collaborative (PMCC), a business unit within the CU Anschutz Dean of Medicine’s Office, consists of two innovative programs: ECHO Colorado and the
A Message from the Executive Director
As we kick off the new year we have much to celebrate. Thanks to you, our partners and colleagues, we have continued to grow our programmatic
DR. DAVID SAXON JOINS PMCC AS NEW MEDICAL DIRECTOR HELPING OVERSEE IMPLEMENTATION OF TWO INNOVATIVE CARE DELIVERY MODELS
David Saxon MD, assistant professor at University of Colorado School of Medicine and chief of endocrinology at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, has joined
PAST THE PANDEMIC ECHO SERIES SERVES MORE THAN 900, BECOMES PART OF CDPHE’S STATEWIDE CO-CARES
The prevalence of burnout and increasing concerns about retention of employees across the landscape of health care and public health workers created a mandate for intervention
METAECHO 2023 WRAPS UP IN ALBUQUERQUE, ECHO STAFF SHARE TAKEAWAYS
The MetaECHO 2023 Global Conference (September 18-21 in Albuquerque) convened over 900 ECHO leaders, experts, staff, funders, global health policy experts, government officials, academic leaders and
Welcome Devin Miller, New Director of Operations
Devin Miller has joined the Peer Mentored Care Collaborative/ECHO Colorado as the new Director of Operations. She brings ten years of public health experience in clinical
New ECHO On-demand provides a solid framework for understanding adolescent reproductive health
Adolescent Reproductive Health for Nurses, Educators and People Who Work with Youth is a new ECHO On-Demand series designed to fit your schedule and pace. This
New Course on Brain Fog addresses epidemiology, pathophysiology and medical interventions
Data suggest that as many as one in 10 Coloradans have experienced long COVID, and that brain fog and cognitive impairment are present in about 25
Long COVID and Fatiguing Illness Recovery Program Adds Interactive Content to Enhance Learning Experience
The Long COVID and Fatiguing Illness Recovery Program (LC&FIRP) quarterly courses are CDC-funded asynchronous learning sessions being offered by Family Health Centers of San Diego, the
NEWCOMER HEALTH ECHO SERIES BUILDS MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE AND CULTURAL COMPETENCE
The Newcomer Health ECHO series is designed to increase medical providers’ knowledge of the resettlement and health issues of newcomers, including refugee, immigrant and migrant (RIM)
ECHO’s popular Adolescent Reproductive Health in Primary Care is now an online course
ECHO’s popular Adolescent Reproductive Health in Primary Care is now an online course! ECHO On-Demand: Adolescent Reproductive Health in Primary Care is a new course designed
ECHO FACILITATOR/PRESENTER DR. MICOL ROTHMAN PRESENTS AT WPATH 27TH SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
ECHO facilitator/presenter/partner Dr. Micol Rothman presented at the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) 27th Scientific Symposium in Montreal this past September. WPATH is an
Congratulations to Joe Saseen, recipient of this year’s Chancellor’s Teaching Recognition Award
Congratulations to Joe Saseen, PharmD, recipient of this year’s Chancellor’s Teaching Recognition Award for the School of Pharmacy! This award recognizes and rewards outstanding teaching. Award
Fred Thomas Named to the American Telemedicine Association College of Fellows
Each year the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) elects members of distinction into the ATA College of Fellows. This honor recognizes individuals for their significant achievements in
The Adolescent Reproductive Health ECHO program has a new website!
Visit www.echo-arh.org to find useful resources for providers, families and patients, scroll through monthly pearls for quick, case-based topic review, and sign-up for upcoming ECHO series.
Participant Spotlight: Dr. Jennifer Stroh
Jennifer Stroh, DO, is a family medicine physician with a solo practice in Grand Junction, CO. She plans to attend her fourth ECHO series, Rheumatology in
Stephanie Grim Joins PMCC/ECHO Staff
ECHO Colorado is starting off the new year right by welcoming our newest team member Stephanie Grim! Stephanie joins the Peer Mentored Care Collaborative/ECHO Colorado team
AUTISM ECHO SERIES REACHES MILESTONE: OVER 200 PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS SERVED
The goal was to improve access to diagnosis and care for children with autism when the series started in February 2019. Today, after 11 cohorts, more
Participant Spotlight: Dr. Glenn Kotz
Dr. Kotz is a family physician in Basalt, Colo., who has been practicing full-time since 1991. He has participated in nine ECHO series since 2018, including Rheumatology
Upcoming ECHO Colorado/CoPPCAP Learning Series Addresses Need for Pediatric Mental Health Services in Colorado
On May 25, Children’s Hospital Colorado pleaded with state lawmakers to fund residential mental healthcare as it was experiencing a state of emergency in pediatric mental
Fall 2021 Quarterly eNewsletter
View and share the ECHO Colorado Fall 2021 eNewsletterhere or sign up for our new monthly edition coming in October 2021.
ECHO Colorado Learning Series Helps Frontline Health Care Workers Deal With Stress
Past the Pandemic: Mental Well-being for You and Your Patients To Be Offered For the Fifth Time Since Start of Pandemic Past the Pandemic: Mental Well-being
ECHO Colorado Offers COVID-19 Learning Series to Help Support Nursing Home Staff
ECHO Colorado (Extension for Community Health Outcomes), in partnership with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), is currently offering the National Nursing Home COVID
Primary Care Voice: Advocacy & Leveraging Narrative
The voices of providers are urgently needed to help address the existing challenges of our current healthcare system. COVID-19 has only served to highlight many of
ECHO Colorado’s COVID-19 Series for Primary Care Providers Reaches 100th Session and One Year Anniversary
COVID-19 Just-in-Time ECHO for Primary Care is an ECHO Colorado learning series that was created to provide up-to-the-minute information about the pandemic for the state’s primary
Leslie Eber to present on Vaccine Development and Distribution December 17
Leslie Eber, MD, CMD, a lead expert for ECHO Colorado’s National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network, will speak about vaccine development and distribution during the Dec.
ECHO Colorado Joins New Nationwide Initiative to Fight COVID-19 in Nursing Homes
ECHO Colorado has joined a nationwide training program to help keep COVID-19 from spreading in Colorado nursing homes and to prepare and equip staff so that
Governor Polis Addresses Participants of COVID-19 ECHO Series
Governor Jared Polis sent a video message to participants of COVID-19 Just-in-Time ECHO for Primary Care. View the video here.
Fall 2020 Quarterly Newsletter
View and share the ECHO Colorado Fall Quarterly here or sign up for the Winter Quarterly coming in January.
ECHO COLORADO AND PROJECT CORE COMBINE TO BECOME PEER MENTORED CARE COLLABORATIVE (PMCC)
ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) Colorado and Project CORE (Coordinating Optimal Referral Experiences) have combined resources to create Peer Mentored Care Collaborative (PMCC), a new
STUDENTS OF MEDICINE HAVE FOUND NEW WAYS TO LEARN – AND HELP – DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The COVID-19 pandemic presents unique challenges for students at higher education institutions across the country, and CU Anschutz School of Medicine’s doctors-to-be are anything but immune.
Providers and Patients Find ‘Silver Lining’ in Rapid COVID-Era Telehealth Transition
ECHO Colorado task force member Cody Dashiell-Earp was interviewed about her clinic’s transition to telehealth, which happened very quickly! Read the article here.
On Becoming a Plague Doctor
Here’s a great opinion piece that appeared last week in the New England Journal of Medicine called On Becoming a Plague Doctor. It’s written by Dr.
How does COVID-19 impact the reproductive health of teen patients?
Read the latest Adolescent Reproductive Health clinical pearl. It’s full of tips and resources for providers in the time of COVID-19. Special thanks to Eliza Buyers
UCHEALTH’s VIRTUAL VISITS INCREASE SIGNFICANTLY AFTER VIRTUAL EDUCATION SESSIONS OFFERED USING ECHO COLORADO
Physical distancing has been the only widespread intervention to slow the spread of COVID-19. This has upended the majority of health delivery models. Virtual visits were
Spring Quarterly 2020
View and share the ECHO Colorado Spring Quarterly here or sign up for the Summer Quarterly coming in August.
Distance Learning Coordinator Victoria Myers to Speak at the Telehealth20 Value-based Care Summit this June in Austin
Victoria Myers, one of ECHO Colorado’s program coordinators, will speak at the Telehealth20 Value-Based Care Summit this June in Austin, TX. Myers talk, entitled “Using a
ECHO COLORADO OFFERS TWO NEW PROGRAMS AIMED AT IMPROVING HEALTH CARE FOR TRANSGENDER PATIENTS
In response to an increase in the need for knowledge around the provision of health care services for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals in Colorado, ECHO
Winter Quarterly 2020
View and share the ECHO Colorado Winter Quarterly here or sign up for the Spring Quarterly coming mid-May.
The Word is Out! School Nurses Love ECHO Colorado
Following the launch of the School Health (SH) ECHO Colorado program at Children’s Hospital Colorado, several SH team members had the opportunity to serve as ECHO
Mental Health Colorado Presentations Highlighted Severe School Nurse Shortage
ECHO Colorado Project Coordinator Karen Shimamoto had the opportunity to attend presentations on school nurse programs across the state given by Mental Health Colorado on October