IGCS Fellowship Annual Report - Report - Page 12
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IGCS has hosted 539 Project
ECHO sessions on which 771
cases have been discussed.
The benefit of this program not
only impacts the care of the
patient whose case is being
presented, but the acquired
knowledge and experience
impacts the care and health
outcomes of countless future
patients.
Virtual
Tumor
Boards
Project ECHO®
—
Project ECHO (Extension for Community
Healthcare Outcomes) is an innovative,
telemedicine-based program that effectively
improves health outcomes and access to specialist
care in underserved communities. Project ECHO
was founded at the University of New Mexico
Health Sciences Center, and it has since been
adopted by healthcare organizations around the
world.
IGCS facilitates monthly virtual sessions for each
IGCS training site. The fellows present complex
cases to the multidisciplinary specialist volunteer
teams, who then provide guidance and support on
treatment and management. This program builds
the capacity of IGCS trainees to manage complex
medical conditions, reducing the need for patients
to travel to specialty care centers and improving
access to care in underserved areas.
IGCS Members with expertise in the management
of these diseases volunteer their time and
expertise and many of them participate on multiple
tumor boards each month.
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