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Resources by Topic: Health workforce education and training

Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Calls/Webinars
Up-to-date guidance for clinicians from subject matter experts on key emergency preparedness and response topics. Slides and webinar recordings for past COCA calls are available.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Billings (Montana) Project teleECHO Clinics
A medical education and care management collaborative that enables clinicians in remote settings to deliver better care to more people locally. Local clinicians together with specialist teams from larger medical centers meet weekly in virtual clinics or teleECHO™ clinics (Project ECHO) to share knowledge, increase treatment capacity, and offer peer support.
Sponsoring organization: Billings Clinic (Montana)
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UNC Project ECHO
Offers live, web-based sessions where clinical specialists work with healthcare providers, and community and state partners to develop learning communities, facilitate reflective assessment, discuss evidence-based care and methods to address barriers to treatment, and expand access to life saving MAT in North Carolina. Continuing medical education (CME) credits are provided to participants and free DATA 2000 waiver training.
Sponsoring organization: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Wisconsin Project ECHO Series
A statewide educational initiative connecting clinical experts with primary care providers and medication assisted treatment (MAT) prescribers across Wisconsin in an effort to reduce substance-related complications. Via a regularly scheduled videoconference, a multidisciplinary panel of specialists provide education and lead a collaborative discussion on submitted patient cases.
Sponsoring organizations: Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
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UW Medicine Connect with a Provider
Offers consultation and medical education to healthcare professionals and specialized clinical care to patients through telehealth. Includes a section on telehealth provider education services listing several Project ECHO videoconferencing sessions covering a variety of health topics. Also, a physician liaison program serves as a resource for referring physicians and other healthcare professionals to address questions and concerns. Programs focus on supporting all communities in the WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho).
Sponsoring organization: University of Washington School of Medicine
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Wyoming Project ECHO
A knowledge sharing network led by experts using videoconference technology to conduct learning sessions about evidence-based practices in health, education, and disability services. Offers educators, healthcare providers, special service providers, case managers, and administrators expert information directly to their work place.
Sponsoring organization: University of Wyoming
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West Virginia Project ECHO
Offers primary care providers and primary care teams in West Virginia and throughout the U.S. an opportunity to increase their knowledge and competencies in specialty areas at no cost directly in their clinics. Expert teams use multi-point video conferencing technology to lead virtual clinics with community providers.
Sponsoring organization: West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute
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South Carolina - Project ECHO
A tele-mentoring, guided practice model that focuses on moving knowledge and not people by offering specialty expertise to primary care providers so they may effectively manage patients with complex health needs in their own clinics. Offers physicians and pharmacists professional accreditation for participation.
Sponsoring organization: University of North Carolina School of Medicine
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Virginia Project ECHO
Connects groups of community providers with healthcare specialists in collaborative sessions that offer case-based learning and mentorship to help them gain the expertise required to provides specialty care to patients with complex health conditions. Offers continuing medical education (CME) units and continuing nursing education units.
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health
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New Hampshire Project ECHO
Shares knowledge and increases medical expertise in New Hampshire by connecting interdisciplinary specialists with community-based practitioners using web conferencing technology. Offers a virtual learning network enabling healthcare teams to manage complex health conditions within their communities.
Sponsoring organizations: New Hampshire Citizens Health Initiative, University of New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice
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