Event Hospital: UMMC

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

Mississippi has the highest rate of STI's (Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis) in the United States. Mississippi has seen a remarkable increase in syphilis in recent years, including a > 1000% increase in congenital syphilis since 2016. Steady funding cuts to public health, and an overall diminution in core public health capacity, have necessitated the transition of STI care from health department clinics to private clinics and community health centers. Diagnoses of STIs come primarily from community medical facilities. There is a general lack of awareness of STDs among Mississippi medical providers. There is also a lack of comfort in treating STIs in the general clinic setting.

Target audience: Physicians, Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Social Workers, Community Health Workers, Pharmacist, and other interested healthcare providers. Community Clinicians will get CME/CEU in a virtual learning network through the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Overview: This project aims to improve the treatment of pediatric skin conditions including eczema, acne, birthmarks, warts, and other pediatric skin diseases with the intended target audience of rural healthcare providers in the Upper Midwest.  Since over 30% of visits to primary care for children, a skin-related complaint is noted, and for nearly 60% of those patients, it is their chief complaint; this ECHO aims to expand expertise for pediatricians, family medicine physicians, and APPs in assessing and treating pediatric skin conditions. Primary care professionals join board-certified pediatric dermatologists to discuss best practices and evidence-based approaches to pediatric skin disease and create an ongoing learning collaborative to empower primary care clinicians to deliver high-quality skin disease treatment. Each session consists of a mini-lecture followed by a discussion of attendee-provided patient cases with a pediatric dermatologist. Early access to expert care saves lives, reduces healthcare costs, and improves access to care for children and teens.  There are fewer than 400 board-certified, practicing pediatric dermatologists in the United States, with zero in Montana, North Dakota, or South Dakota; and one in Idaho and Wyoming, in some states, such as Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Michigan there are a few pediatric dermatologists, but they are clustered in urban areas.  The distances are often too far for families to reasonably travel to seek specialty care, given the size of the states and the challenges with winter weather (which lasts for up to 6 months per year).

Topics Covered

• Atopic Dermatitis
• Topical treatments for pediatric and adolescent acne
• Seborrheic Dermatitis
• Molluscum Contagiosum
• Moles and Sun Protection
• Impetigo

Target Audience: Pediatric and Family Primary care clinicians, nurses or other interested healthcare providers in areas with limited pediatric dermatology access across the Upper Midwest. There is no geographic restriction for participation.

Community Clinicians will get CME/CEU in a virtual learning network through the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

The planners and speaker for today have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Overview: This project aims to improve the treatment of pediatric skin conditions including eczema, acne, birthmarks, warts, and other pediatric skin diseases with the intended target audience of rural healthcare providers in the Upper Midwest.  Since over 30% of visits to primary care for children, a skin-related complaint is noted, and for nearly 60% of those patients, it is their chief complaint; this ECHO aims to expand expertise for pediatricians, family medicine physicians, and APPs in assessing and treating pediatric skin conditions. Primary care professionals join board-certified pediatric dermatologists to discuss best practices and evidence-based approaches to pediatric skin disease and create an ongoing learning collaborative to empower primary care clinicians to deliver high-quality skin disease treatment. Each session consists of a mini-lecture followed by a discussion of attendee-provided patient cases with a pediatric dermatologist. Early access to expert care saves lives, reduces healthcare costs, and improves access to care for children and teens.  There are fewer than 400 board-certified, practicing pediatric dermatologists in the United States, with zero in Montana, North Dakota, or South Dakota; and one in Idaho and Wyoming, in some states, such as Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Michigan there are a few pediatric dermatologists, but they are clustered in urban areas.  The distances are often too far for families to reasonably travel to seek specialty care, given the size of the states and the challenges with winter weather (which lasts for up to 6 months per year).

Topics Covered

• Atopic Dermatitis
• Topical treatments for pediatric and adolescent acne
• Seborrheic Dermatitis
• Molluscum Contagiosum
• Moles and Sun Protection
• Impetigo

Link: https://iecho.org/public/program/PRGM1701792008640ZWOPNQ6LUA

Target Audience: Pediatric and Family Primary care clinicians, nurses or other interested healthcare providers in areas with limited pediatric dermatology access across the Upper Midwest. There is no geographic restriction for participation.

Community Clinicians will get CME/CEU in a virtual learning network through the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

The planners and speaker for today have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Topic: Diagnosing Oral Cancer

Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to:

1. Understand risk factors and identify early signs and symptoms of oral cancer.
2. Educate patients on preventive measures.
3. Differentiate between benign and malignant lesions through comprehensive oral examinations.
4. Describe the various diagnostic tests for diagnosing oral cancer.
5. Recognize the importance of timely referral to specialists and collaborating in multidisciplinary care.

Program Overview

The purpose of the dentistry learning community model (DLCM) is to provide patient case-based information to pediatric dentists, general dentists, and nurses practicing in rural communities. In a needs assessment survey of rural Mississippi dentists, education in pediatric dentistry was a high priority area of need identified by the participants. The DLCM will enhance the care capabilities of rural dentists nd nurses by focusing on a major disease burden - childhood dental caries. Health care providers (dentists and nurses) need to be aware of current best practices for enhancing the care capabilities of rural dentists and nurses by focusing on a major disease burden.

Topics Covered

• Pragmatic Oral Surgery for the General Dentist
• Diagnosing Oral Cancer
• Digital Workflow in Restorative Dentistry

Target Audience

• Dentists
• Pediatric Dentists
• Dental Assistants
• Dental Hygienists
• Primary Care Providers
• Nurses

Accreditation Information

Dentists/ Dental Assistants/ Dental Hygienists—The University of Mississippi School of Dentistry is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. University of Mississippi School of Dentistry designates this activity for 1.0 continuing education credits. Nurses—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. As an approved provider, the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing awards this educational activity (1) contact hour(s).