Open AccessExpanding a Regional Sickle Cell Disease Project ECHO® to Rapidly Disseminate COVID-19 Education
Author(s) -
Lisa M Shook,
Christina Bennett Farrell,
Cami Mosley
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
advances in medical education and practice
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-7258
DOI - 10.2147/amep.s358841
Subject(s) - covid-19 , dissemination , echo (communications protocol) , disease , pandemic , medicine , virology , computer science , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , telecommunications , computer security
Healthcare providers faced numerous knowledge gaps and challenges with adapting practice behaviors in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, an established virtual sickle cell disease (SCD) telementoring program rapidly expanded from monthly evidence-based didactic sessions focused on medical and psychosocial complications of sickle cell disease, to additional supplemental COVID-19 sessions with emerging pandemic topics and forums for shared experiences to address this timely educational need among multidisciplinary healthcare providers.