Join a Project ECHO
Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a collaborative learning program that seeks to address health care disparities with low-cost, high-impact interventions. VHAN’s Project ECHO sessions focus on addressing depression and anxiety in the primary care setting.
For questions, email us at info@vhan.com.
Register for Fall 2025
We are announcing a new VHAN Behavioral Health ECHO educational course this upcoming October: Suicide Prevention and Risk Assessment in Pediatric Primary Care. We’re looking forward to providing relevant and helpful new material that builds off our previous ECHO course on managing depression and anxiety in pediatric primary care.
The Project ECHO series will launch Thursday, October 9th, with 4 hour-long sessions every alternating Thursday at 12 p.m. CT. The sessions are free to VHAN members, and CME credit is available for each session attended.
If you can commit to the program requirements and are ready for next steps, add your information to the interest form. Space is limited.
Participants must commit to:
- Attending all sessions
- Submitting a de-identified case and presenting to the group
- Completing a post-assessment survey at the end of each session
- Providing requested evaluation feedback at the end of the program
What Is Project ECHO?
Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a collaborative learning program that aims to address health-related differences through affordable and highly effective interventions. The program was designed to provide patients with access to the specialty care they need, when they need it, for complex and treatable conditions. VHAN’s Project ECHO sessions focus on addressing depression and anxiety in the primary care setting.
Principles of Collaboration in the ECHO Model
Use technology to leverage scarce resources.
Share best practices to ensure quality care for all.
Apply case-based learning to master complexity.
Evaluate and monitor outcomes.
How Does It Work?
Didactic Education & Support
Subject matter experts help manage patient cases and offer mentoring, guidance, feedback and didactic education.
Collaborative Live Sessions
The one-hour sessions have a dedicated time for Q&A about the didactic presentation, followed by a case presentation and discussion. Sessions are conducted through video conferencing.
Supported by the Project ECHO Model