Project ECHO 23-24 Annual Report

ECHO participants engage in a virtual community with their peers where they share support, guidance, and feedback. During an ECHO session, participants present real (anonymized) cases to the specialists—and each other—for discussion and recommendations. ECHO Autism is a pioneering initiative designed to improve the quality of care for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families.

Awards

Project ECHO was named top three places to work in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in August 2023. Project ECHO’s values-based workplace approach is the guiding principle of the organization, and its values are embedded in every aspect of the organization’s culture
The founder of Project ECHO, Dr. Sanjeev Arora, waws named the 2023 New Mexico Humanitarian Award Recipient
Dr. Sandeep Bhalla, Associate Vice President of Project ECHO India, is given the Special Recognition of Service award
Dr. Kristin Sohl, Executive Director of ECHO Autism Communities and Show-Me ECHO, recieves the David Meyers Service Award
$10.8 million funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Project ECHO for Education

Project ECHO supports the development of professional expertise in evidence baced strategies, and provides trainting and support. The ECHO Model™ is used to engage educators in collaborative learning, to create a greater impact in the community.

Partnerships

Zvandiri – Partnered with Zvandiri to help young people in Africa lead the fight against HIV through peer mentorship
World Health Organization (WHO) – Launched the Collaborating Center for Digital Learning in Health Emergencies

Jhpiego and Seed Global Health – Prepared an emergency response to the Ebola virus outbreak across the region

MetaECHO 2023

ECHO Talks

ECHO Talks are presentations similar to the TED-talk style that get to the “heart” of Project ECHO.

Nada Fadul: Together We Can: An Agile ECHO Volunteer Model to Rapidly Shift and Meet Community Needs
ben cloutier: stories that ECHO: how out stories can change minds and transform lives
Hailemichael Desalegn: Social Platforms’ Impact on Patient Care and on Physicians in Subsaharan Africa
Andrea Furlan: Finding the Heroes in our ECHO Stories
Terry Vik: Kids in Kenya are Kicking Cancer – Here’s How
Markalain Déry: Empowering Ukraine’s Medical Personnel in Wartime: Remote Trauma and Mental Health Training via ECHO
Kishore Iyer: ECHO for surgery
Henry Cohen: Nine Years in Nine Minutes

Keynote Speakers

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David Bornstein

CEO and co-founder of Solutions Journalism Network, author of How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas.

Garnett Stokes

President of the University of New Mexico

Heidi West

Head of the Healthcare Sales for Zoom, invests in the development and growth of women in tech.

Heini Utunen

Head of the Learning and Capacity Development Unit of the WHO Health Emergencies Program.

Kartik Dhar

Chief Technology Officer of Project ECHO

Admiral Rachel Levine

Serves as the 17th Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.

Sanjay Purohit

Chief Curator of Societal Thinking at EkStep Foundation

Sanjeev Arora

Founder and Director of Project ECHO

Sheryl WuDunn

The first Asian-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, co-founder of FullSky Partners, head of a consultancy, and a best-selling author of Half the Sky and Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope.

Tim Keller

Mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico