UMMC Project ECHO: Critical Care

The Critical Care ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) program is a collaborative tele-mentoring model designed to empower healthcare providers with the knowledge and skills necessary to deliver high-quality critical care services in their communities. Through virtual sessions, the program connects experts in critical care with healthcare teams, fostering the exchange of best practices, case-based learning, and real-time consultation.

Purpose of Critical Care Project ECHO

The purpose of the Critical Care ECHO is to bridge the gap in access to advanced critical care expertise, particularly in rural and underserved areas. By leveraging the ECHO model, the program aims to:

Build capacity among healthcare providers to manage complex critical care cases.
Enhance the quality and safety of patient care in critical care settings.
Reduce the need for patient transfers by equipping local providers to deliver care.
Foster a collaborative learning community for ongoing professional development.

Goals of Critical Care Project ECHO

1. Enhance Provider Competence: Increase the knowledge, skills, and confidence of healthcare providers in managing critically ill patients.
2. Improve Patient Outcomes: Reduce morbidity and mortality through timely and effective interventions.
3. Promote Equity in Care: Ensure that high-quality critical care is accessible regardless of geographic location.
4. Facilitate Knowledge Sharing: Create a platform for the dissemination of evidence-based practices and innovative solutions in critical care.
5. Support Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Encourage teamwork among physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare professionals involved in critical care.

Topics Covered

• Sepsis management
• Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
• Mechanical ventilation strategies
• Cardiac emergencies
• End-of-life decision-making in critical care

Target Audience

The Critical Care ECHO program is designed for a diverse group of healthcare professionals who play a role in the management of critically ill patients, including but not limited to:

• Physicians (e.g., hospitalists, intensivists, emergency medicine providers, and general practitioners)
• Nurses and Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants
• Respiratory Therapists
• Pharmacists
• Allied Health Professionals
• Administrators and decision-makers seeking to improve critical care services

Certification & Credits

Attending clinicians will get free CE in a virtual learning network through the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

AMA The University of Mississippi School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Mississippi School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of (1.0) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity.

MNF/ ANCC The University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by The Mississippi Nurses Foundation Inc. an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

 This program is made possible by grant number U6631459, Telehealth Centers of Excellence from the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS