TB Project ECHO®

TB Project ECHO^® (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a collaborative model of medical education and care management that provides healthcare professionals with the knowledge and support they need to manage patients with TB infection through:

• Consultations for clinicians working with patients who have TB infection or TB disease.

  • Participants receive case notes, prepared by the TB ECHO panel, following the session.

• Didactics on TB-related topics offered twice a month.

  • Continuing education credits available for didactics.

• Mentoring, from TB specialist, on best practice standards in TB care.

• Ability to participate remotely using free, easy-to-use videoconference technology.

Enroll in TB ECHO

Schedule

Sessions are held weekly* from 12:30-1:30 PM, Pacific Time.​

Recorded Presentations

Missed a TB ECHO^® session? TB ECHO^® now has didactic presentations available for viewing.

• Watch recorded TB ECHO^® didactics.

Forms

• How to Submit a Case (PDF)
• TB ECHO^® Case Intake Sheet (PDF)
• TB ECHO^® Contact Information (PDF)
• Videoconferencing Etiquette (PDF)
• Continuing Education Credit Statement (PDF)
• TB ECHO Calendar 2023 (PDF)

Resources

• Healthcare Provider TB Toolkit
  Provides resources to assist with TB screening, testing, treatment, and consultation.

• TB Patient Resources
  Includes patient educational materials in a variety of languages, information about culturally appropriate care, and links to patient support groups.

• The BCG World Atlas
  Provides information on BCG policies and practice for over 180 countries to assist clinicians with interpretation of TB diagnostics.

• TST in 3D
  This online TST/IGRA interpreter estimates the risk of active tuberculosis for an adult based on his/her reaction to a tuberculin skin test or Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) and clinical profile.

Articles

• Project ECHO: a model for complex, chronic care in the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S.
  The Project ECHO model improves access to health care in rural America and may provide a way to bring specialist care to rural areas in developing countries.

• Medical Residents Score Poorly in Diagnosing and Managing Tuberculosis
  Poor results in a recent survey of medical residents demonstrates a need for improved training on how best to diagnose and care for people with latent and active TB.

• Partnering Urban Academic Medical Centers And Rural Primary Care Clinicians to Provide Complex Chronic Disease Care
  In New Mexico an innovative new model of health care education and delivery known as Project ECHO provides high-quality primary and specialty care to patients with complex chronic conditions.

Partners

Washington State Department of Health, Firland Northwest Tuberculosis Center, University of Washington Medicine, Washington Tuberculosis Collaborative Network, and Curry International Tuberculosis Center partner to provide technical assistance and shared learning opportunities to clinicians treating patients with tuberculosis infection and disease through TB ECHO^®.

TB Project ECHO^® is modeled after University of New Mexico's Project ECHO^®. In 2009, John Scott, M.D. of the University of Washington, brought the Project ECHO^® model in the Northwest and now collaborates with more than 20 rural sites in the region, advising on infectious diseases such as Hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS.

If you are interested in learning more or joining TB Project ECHO^®, please contact the TB Program.