Project Echo: for ME/CFS

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Does anyone know the status of the proposed ME/CFS Project Echo that was discussed at the June 2018 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC) meeting?

Webdog said:
Lucinda Bateman talking now. Her Medical Education Workgroup committee recommends establishing an ME/CFS "Project ECHO" to deliver medical education to doctors anywhere through a tele-mentoring program. Cost would be $100k-$200k annually. Sounds like this will be voted on later today.
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Edit: After much discussion and confusion, the ECHO issue was shelved until tomorrow.
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The Project Echo model is...
The ECHO model™ breaks down the walls between specialty and primary care. It links expert specialist teams at an academic ‘hub’ with primary care clinicians in local communities – the ‘spokes’ of the model. Together, they participate in weekly teleECHO™ clinics, which are like virtual grand rounds, combined with mentoring and patient case presentations.

The clinics are supported by basic, widely available teleconferencing technology. During teleECHO clinics, primary care clinicians from multiple sites present patient cases to the specialist teams and to each other, discuss new developments relating to their patients, and determine treatment.

Specialists serve as mentors and colleagues, sharing their medical knowledge and expertise with primary care clinicians. Essentially, ECHO® creates ongoing learning communities where primary care clinicians receive support and develop the skills they need to treat a particular condition, such as hepatitis C or chronic pain. As a result, they can provide comprehensive, best-practice care to patients with complex health conditions, right where they live.
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Their website: https://echo.unm.edu/

Example condition partner website: http://www.ehlers-danlos.com/echo/?...5IZHqteW_7ZTItFwSXB54ugSONI8h_Z2c2oPpQepomMpk
 
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