The AAP continues to offer a number of Project ECHO programs on various topics to provide members with educational and mentorship opportunities. If you are interested in joining an ECHO program that will launch soon, please see below for topics, details and contact information. For more information about other current AAP ECHO programs, please contact us.
Start an ECHO
As an ECHO Superhub, the AAP offers technical assistance and training to organizations and individuals interested in starting a pediatric-specific ECHO program. In addition to signing partnership documents, you and your ECHO team will attend training (can be provided by the AAP) where you learn how to build a successful ECHO program and implement the program in your community. After training, you will be provided access to a library of ECHO replication materials, as well as the global ECHO community. The AAP can continue to provide technical assistance. For more information about starting an ECHO, contact us
Attend an ECHO
The AAP continues to offer a number of Project ECHO programs on various topics to provide members with educational and mentorship opportunities. If you are interested in joining an ECHO program that will launch soon, please see below for topics, details and contact information.
Currently Recruiting
AAP Rural Pediatrics Obesity ECHO- Gaps in Everyday Care
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is recruiting Primary Care Clinicians and other health professionals in rural, frontier, and underserved areas who serve pediatric populations in those areas to join an 8-month learning collaborative. This ECHO will serve as a forum to increase the knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy of providers to effectively identify, and provide best-practice care to address obesity in pediatric patients within their communities. Participants will have an opportunity to earn CME/MOC2 credits. You do NOT have to be a rural provider to participate in this ECHO, providers from all practice settings are welcome. The ECHO will meet monthly on the 3rd Wednesday of each month 10 am-11 am, from October 2023- May 2024. To learn more, view the flyer here.
Register Online Here! Questions? Contact us.
AAP Trauma-Informed Pediatric Care and Resilience Promotion ECHO
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is recruiting pediatricians and other pediatric clinicians to join the AAP Trauma-Informed Pediatric Care and Resilience Promotion ECHO. This ECHO will serve as a forum for participants to develop effective knowledge and skills that will enable them to facilitate conversations around childhood trauma with pediatric patients and their families. To learn more, view the flyer here.
This ECHO will have 2 cohorts and will cover the same content.
- Cohort 1 will meet weekly on Fridays at 1:00 – 2:00pm CT/ 2:00– 3:00pm ET from November 3 – December 15, 2023.
- Cohort 2 will meet weekly on Fridays at 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT/2:00 – 3:00pm ET from January 19 – February 23, 2024.
Register Online Here! Questions? Contact us.
This opportunity is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Center for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support as part of a financial assistance award totaling 1,500,000 with 100% funded by the CDC. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by the CDC or the U.S. Government.
SPROUT Tele-inpatient ECHO
The American Academy of Pediatrics is recruiting hospitalists, pediatricians, and other health professionals to be a part of the SPROUT (Supporting Pediatric Research on Outcomes and Utilization of Telehealth) Tele-inpatient ECHO. This ECHO, in partnership with the SPROUT-CTSA Network, will serve as a forum for increasing knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy regarding effective strategies and best practices related to telehealth in the hospital setting. Some topics include: Teleneonatology, Virtual Supported Family Centered Rounds, Tele-critical Case Consults and Virtual Inpatient Subspeciality Consults.
This ECHO will meet monthly at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm CT / 12:00 – 1:00pm ET on the following dates: September 13, October 11, November 15, December 13, January 10, and February 14 for a total of 6 sessions.
Participants are eligible to claim CME/MOC 2 credits.
Register Online Here! Questions? Contact us.
This project was supported in part by NIH/ NCATS SPROUT-CTSA Collaborative Telehealth Network Grant Number U01TR002626. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.
AAP and AFSP Suicide Prevention ECHOs
The AAP has partnered with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to develop a series of ECHO programs that build the capacity of primary care providers and community partners to integrate the Blueprint for Youth Suicide Prevention in clinical and community settings. To request more information, Click Here!
This ECHO series is supported and funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. If you have any questions about this opportunity or any others in this series, please contact education@afsp.org.
Join our Pediatric ECHO Learning Collaborative
The AAP hosts bi-monthly virtual meetings to share lessons learned, challenges, collaboration opportunities and best practices related to pediatric ECHOs. To join our pediatric ECHO learning collaborative and receive an invitation to our virtual meetings, contact us.
- Rural Pediatric ECHO Learning Collaborative: The AAP is excited to host this new learning collaborative by the AAP National Rural Adolescent and Child Health ECHO Training Center (NRACH ECHO Training Center). This monthly call is open to anyone who is currently running, or interested in learning more, about ECHO programs focused on the rural pediatric population. We will share best practices and challenges and learn about each other’s work. This call will meet on the 1st Thursday of every other month, at 1 pm Central Time starting September 2022.
- Pediatric Obesity ECHO Learning Collaborative: The AAP is excited to host this new learning collaborative in partnership with the AAP Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight. This monthly call is open to anyone who is currently running, or interested in learning more, about ECHO programs focused on pediatric obesity. We will share best practices and challenges and learn about each other’s work. This call will meet on the 2nd Thursday of every other month, at 11am Central.
- Pediatric ECHO Learning Collaborative: Join us to share lessons learned, successes, opportunities, and areas for future collaboration among pediatric ECHO replicators. This call is held every other month on the first Thursday of the month at 1:00 pm Central time.
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Last Updated
02/21/2024
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American Academy of Pediatrics