Telementoring Pain Management Programme for Medicaid Publication
The Pain Management ECHO series was evalauated to assess the impact of two cohorts for Medicaid network health care professionals in Nevada. This publication in the Oxford Journal for Health Education Research describes the impact of this program, including changes in provider practice assessed from claims data.
Cohort-based Nutrition ECHO for Community Health Workers Publication
Project ECHO Nevada evaluated the impact of nine 6-week cohorts (between November 2019 and November 2021) supporting community health workers (CHWs) who advise clients with diabetes or pre-diabetes. This publication in the Oxford Journal of Health Education Research describes the results of this evaluation and it's impact on CHW practice in Nevada.
Doctors Demand Change to NIAA Forms Regarding Gender Identity
Our Project ECHO Director, Dr. Erika Pruss, was recently featured on KOLO 8 News addressing serious concerns about the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association’s new sports policy. The policy requires physicians to record an athlete’s birth sex, a mandate Dr. Pruss and other medical professionals have called medically inappropriate and harmful.
How Tech is Changing Provider Shortages
America is facing a physician shortage. Can tech fill the gaps? Troy Jorgensen, Sr. Program Manager, Project ECHO Nevada was recently interviewed by Deseret News to discuss the changing landscape of healthcare and how programs like ECHO can bolster healthcare workforce challenges across the United States.
ECHOing Solutions in Healthcare Deserts
Whether they were finding funding for telecom systems, reaching out to build the program's network, or helping providers navigate new technology, one of the hurdles that Project ECHO Nevada faced before Zoom became a household name was how to connect health care providers in rural communities to the telementoring program.
A Rural Remedy to Health Care Access
Project ECHO Nevada Program Manager, Troy Jorgensen, was interviewed by High Country News regarding the history of the program at UNR Med and their activities on COVID-19 during 2020. This article also features interviews with Project ECHO director and founder, Dr. Sanjeev Arora, and Sandra Root-Elledge, executive director of the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities.