Project ECHO is a learning framework designed to build capacity of individuals around the state to provide evidence-based services and care. ECHO participants engage in a virtual community with their peers where they share support, guidance and feedback. During each ECHO session, participants present real (anonymized) cases to content matter experts—and each other—for discussion and recommendations.
Hub teams (specialists and family members) and spokes (ECHO participants) create knowledge-sharing networks in a learning loop:
- Community providers learn from specialists and family members
- Community providers learn from each other
- Specialists learn from community providers and families as best practices emerge
Baby Badger Network ECHO: Genomic Sequencing for Critically Ill Neonates in Wisconsin
This free, virtual series is for health care providers who provide care to neonates. Participants will learn and share best practice strategies to integrate genomic testing for critically ill neonates into their practices.
Health Care Transition ECHO
This free, virtual, and national series is for health care providers who work with youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Participants will learn and share strategies to support youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to direct their own transition from pediatric to adult care.
ECHO Early Childhood Education (ECE)
This series is for early childhood professionals working with children with a range of abilities. Participants will learn and share strategies to support inclusive early childhood education for children identified with a disability or a special health or development need.
ECHO Autism for Primary Care Providers
An education series of best practices and evidence-based care for treating children wit h autism. Designed for primary care providers to find ways better support their patients.
ECHO Autism: Diagnostic Assessment for School-Age Children
This training is for psychologists and other diagnostic providers with previous experience conducting autism evaluations. The aim of this ECHO is to increase access to best practice diagnostic assessment for autism in Wisconsin.
ECHO AAC (Alternative and Augmentative Communication)
Connecting users of alternative and augmentative communication (AAC), families, speech-language pathologists, teachers, occupational therapists, social workers, and others for knowledge sharing on AAC topics.