Project ECHO-Geriatrics: Training Future Primary Care Providers to Meet the Needs of Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Geriatrics training is essential for future primary care providers. The Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model improves access to specialty care via case-based videoconferencing, but Project ECHO has not previously been designed to target residents.

Objective

We designed Project ECHO-Geriatrics to deliver geriatrics education to primary care trainees using the ECHO model and evaluated self-rated geriatrics competency of trainees from the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency Network programs who participated between January 2016 and March 2017.

Methods

We assessed outcomes of Project ECHO-Geriatrics through anonymous surveys. Participants rated didactics, case discussions, and geriatrics-specific knowledge before and after ses

SUBMITTER: Bennett KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6008038 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature