During teleECHO clinics, providers present de-identified patient cases to expert teams who mentor the providers to manage patients with complex conditions. These case-based discussions are supplemented with short didactic presentations to improve content knowledge and share evidence-based practices.

Participants in the ATP rheumatology tele-ECHO clinic can:

• Present and discuss your challenging cases
• Enhance your ability to extend specialty care to your patients
• Reduce your patients’ travel time and wait time for specialty care

All levels of Arizona providers are welcome to participate in teleECHO clinics at no cost. Participants can include: physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, community health workers, pharmacists, and emergency medical technicians.

Benefits for Arizona health-care providers and organizations:

• Enables providers to practice at the top of their licenses, confidently treating patients with common complex conditions.
• Allows patients to stay in their local communities and receive treatment from their primary care providers.
• Enhances clinician development by enabling primary care providers to acquire new skills and competencies.
• Rural providers become part of a community of learning, increasing professional satisfaction, allowing providers
  to be more productive and motivating them to stay in rural communities
  longer.

Technology requirements:

You can participate in teleECHO clinics using a computer with webcam and microphone, a laptop or hand-held mobile device, or a room set up for small-group videoconferencing.

TeleECHO clinics use a cloud-based video-conferencing system called Zoom, which runs reliably on both high- and low-speed internet connections.