AAP Project ECHO Zika

 

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AAP P​roject ​ECHO Zika​​​

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OVERVIEW​

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​The American Academy of Pedia​trics (AAP) is implem​enting a national Project ECHO® (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) Zika, through a cooperative agreement with the US Department of Health and Human Services Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).

The AAP Project ECHO® Zika aims to increase pediatric clinician knowledge, comfort, and competence in providing care to children and their families affected by the Zika virus through a telementoring platform. The project will help build capacity in our country's health care system by increasing the clinical expertise of pediatric clinicians to more appropriately provide family-centered, comprehensive, coordinated, and culturally effective care in the context of a medical home for infants and families affected by the Zika virus. The AAP is partnering with Zika virus specialists, other subspecialists with expertise on care of affected children, families, state public health officials, and pediatric primary care clinicians to leverage the expertise of a multidisciplinary expert group to provide guidance on how to conduct a comprehensive evaluation, establish a diagnosis, and manage the care of children and their families affected by Zika virus infection. Technical assistance will be focused initially on Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and territories, and other high risk areas.Through this project, the AAP in collaboration with federal agencies, key partner organizations, and family representatives will work hand-in-hand to ensure the healthcare system is prepared for future public health emergencies, leveraging the ECHO ModelTM approach and technology to respond quickly and offer clinician education and outreach.

CURRICULUM

The Advisory Committee and Faculty have developed a standardized curriculum with the flexibility to evolve as new information becomes available. The following content/modules will be available nationally over the course of the project.

    Advisory Committee Members
    ​​Jennifer Bolden-Pitre, MA, JD/ Family Perspective/Family to Family Networks
    Manda Hall, MD/ Title V/Maternal and Child Health
    Philip Heine, MD/ Maternal-Fetal Medicine/Obstetrics/Gynecology
    Amy Houtrow, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP/ Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Susan L Hyman, MD FAAP/ Developmental and Behavioral Medicine
    Yvonne (Bonnie) Maldonado, MD, FAAP/ Infectious Diseases
    Scott Needle, MD, FAAP/ Primary Care/Disaster Preparedness
    Bruce Baird Struminger, MD, MA/ECHO Institute
    Edwin Trevathan, MD, MPH, FAAP/ Neurology
    Ronald Yee, MD, MBA, FAAFP/ Federally Qualified Health Centers
    Fernando Ysern, MD, FAAP/ Pediatrics in Puerto Rico
    Faculty Members
    ​James Bale, MD, FAAP/ Neurology
    Steve Caddle, MD, FAAP/ Primary Care
    Margaret Fisher, MD, FAAP/ Infectious Disease/Disaster Preparedness
    Deliana Garcia, MA/ Migrant Clinicians Network
    Dixie Griffin, MD, FAAP/ Primary Care
    Abigail Kroening, MD, FAAP/ Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics
    Ana Medina, MD, FAAP/ Pediatrics in Puerto Rico
    Marilyn Ruiz/ Family Perspective
    Perry Sheffield, MD, FAAP/ Public and Environmental Health
    Neil Silverman, MD/ Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Marcia Tartarella, MD/Ophthalmology

 

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ADDITIONAL I​NFORMATION

Participate in the Project
To register, email ashah@aap.org. To present a de-identified patient case, please use the following form​. 

Resources
AAP Project ECHO Zika 
American Academy of Pediatrics Zika Web Page