The AAP continues to offer a number of Project ECHO programs on various topics to provide members with educational and mentorship opportunities. If you are interested in joining an ECHO program that will launch soon, please see below for topics, details and contact information. For more information about other current AAP ECHO programs, please contact us.
Start an ECHO
As an ECHO Superhub, the AAP offers technical assistance and training to organizations and individuals interested in starting a pediatric-specific ECHO program. In addition to signing partnership documents, you and your ECHO team will attend training (can be provided by the AAP) where you learn how to build a successful ECHO program and implement the program in your community. After training, you will be provided access to a library of ECHO replication materials, as well as the global ECHO community. The AAP can continue to provide technical assistance. For more information about starting an ECHO, contact us
Attend an ECHO
The AAP continues to offer a number of Project ECHO programs on various topics to provide members with educational and mentorship opportunities. If you are interested in joining an ECHO program that will launch soon, please see below for topics, details and contact information.
Currently Recruiting
AAP and AFSP Suicide Prevention ECHOs
The AAP has partnered with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to develop a series of ECHO programs that build the capacity of primary care providers and community partners to integrate the Blueprint for Youth Suicide Prevention in clinical and community settings. To request more information, Click Here!
This ECHO series is supported and funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. If you have any questions about this opportunity or any others in this series, please contact education@afsp.org.
AAP Social Media and Youth Mental Health ECHO: Strategies for Clinicians!
Calling all clinicians, pediatricians, mental health, and primary care providers! Want to learn more about how to talk to youth and families about social media use during a health visit? Join the AAP Social Media and Youth Mental Health ECHO: This 6-session, bi-weekly learning collaborative will discuss social media use by developmental stage. Clinicians will have the opportunity to problem-solve and learn from subject matter experts using short didactic presentations and case-based learning. Questions? Contact Kristin at kconrad@aap.org.
AAP Hallways to (Mental) Health ECHO: Integrating Mental and Behavioral Health Care in School Settings
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the School-Based Health Alliance (SBHA) is recruiting for the AAP Hallways to (Mental) Health ECHO: Integrating Mental and Behavioral Health Care in School Settings. School-based health center staff, school health personnel and others caring for the health of children in school-based settings are encouraged to join us. This ECHO will increase participant knowledge, confidence, and skill to support integration of mental and behavioral health care into primary care in school settings as well as the use of local Pediatric Mental Health Care Access programs. This ECHO will meet 2x per month at 2:00 pm – 3:00pm CT/ 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET on the following dates: April 8, 2024, April 22, 2024, May 13, 2024, May 29, 2024, June 10, 2024, June 24, 2024. Questions? Take a look at the FAQs. Register Online Here!
Join our Pediatric ECHO Learning Collaborative
The AAP hosts bi-monthly virtual meetings to share lessons learned, challenges, collaboration opportunities and best practices related to pediatric ECHOs. To join our pediatric ECHO learning collaborative and receive an invitation to our virtual meetings, contact us.
- Rural Pediatric ECHO Learning Collaborative: The AAP is excited to host this new learning collaborative by the AAP National Rural Adolescent and Child Health ECHO Training Center (NRACH ECHO Training Center). This monthly call is open to anyone who is currently running, or interested in learning more, about ECHO programs focused on the rural pediatric population. We will share best practices and challenges and learn about each other’s work. This call will meet on the 1st Thursday of every other month, at 1 pm Central Time starting September 2022.
- Pediatric Obesity ECHO Learning Collaborative: The AAP is excited to host this new learning collaborative in partnership with the AAP Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight. This monthly call is open to anyone who is currently running, or interested in learning more, about ECHO programs focused on pediatric obesity. We will share best practices and challenges and learn about each other’s work. This call will meet on the 2nd Thursday of every other month, at 11am Central.
- Pediatric ECHO Learning Collaborative: Join us to share lessons learned, successes, opportunities, and areas for future collaboration among pediatric ECHO replicators. This call is held every other month on the first Thursday of the month at 1:00 pm Central time.
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Contact Us
If you are interested in learning more about ECHO and/or have any questions, please contact us.
Last Updated
02/21/2024
Source
American Academy of Pediatrics