Project ECHO
What is Project ECHO?
Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a worldwide movement providing an online learning and support methodology. It supports knowledge sharing between professionals from across the health and social care sector, and facilitates the exchange of specialist knowledge and best practice.
We collaborate with St Richard’s Hospice in Worcester as a Project ECHO Hub. Using video conferencing, we share expertise and encourage best practices. This service is free for healthcare professionals in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Project ECHO creates a community of practice that supports service delivery, the sharing of knowledge and support from others working in Health & Social Care to continuously improve to care.
The Herefordshire & Worcestershire Monthly Palliative & End of Life ECHO Hub is held of the last Thursday of every month between 14:00 and 15:30.
Session Format:
- Sessions are delivered virtually via Zoom.
- Sessions are 60-90 minutes long.
- A topic expert delivers a 45 minute presentation/teaching session followed by discussion.
- During the discussion, participants are welcome to discuss issues and experiences they’ve had relating to the session topic. These discussions allow participants to work together and learn from other professionals working in similar healthcare settings.
- Sessions are recorded and stored with additional resources/materials in our online library. Please note, this is only accessible to those who have registered.
- To register, please complete/submit a registration form (available at the bottom of the page).
Programme:
2024 Dates | Topic | Guest Speaker |
25/01/24 | Acute Oncology Emergencies | Alison Jones – Advanced Acute Oncology Nurse Practitioner / Acute Oncology Service Lead – Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS Trust |
29/02/24 | ReSPECT Conversations – A Leap of Faith | Caitlyn Adkins – Palliative & End of Life Care Senior Manager – NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire |
28/03/24 | Role Out of Medical Examiner Service in the Community | Dr Chris Lukaris – Specialty Grade Doctor – St Michael’s Hospice |
25/04/24 | Identifying Dying | Debbie Smithers – Lead Teacher/Practitioner – St Michael’s Hospice |
30/05/24 | Managing Breathlessness | Alex Drury – Occupational Therapist & Therapy Team Lead – St Richard’s Hospice |
27/06/24 | Greif & Loss – What Makes it Complicated? | Clare Edwards – Bereavement Services Development Officer – St Michael’s Hospice |
25/07/24 | Role Out of Medical Examiner | Debbie Smithers – Lead Teacher/Practitioner – St Michael’s Hospice |
29/08/24 | Dementia – Palliative & End of Life Care Challenges | Sarah Farnsworth – Sister – Dementia & Wellbeing Service – St Michael’s Hospice |
31/10/24 | Working with Hopelessness & Suicidal Thinking | Dr Michelle Palmer – Clinical Psychologist – Wye Valley Trust |
28/11/24 | Digital ReSPECT, My Wishes & Advance Care Planning | Dr Sarah Onions – St Richard’s Hospice |
2025 Dates | Topic | Guest Speaker |
30/01/25 | Trauma Informed Palliative & End of Life Care | Sheena Mackenzie – Counsellor – St Richard’s Hospice |
27/02/25 | TBC | TBC |
Please note: The programme curriculum is co-designed by the Education Team at St Michael’s Hospice and the Learning Team at St Richard’s Hospice, however, we do welcome topic suggestions from participants. Please email echo@smhospicehereford.org if you would like to make a topic suggestion.
Project ECHO Registration Form
If you’re interested in joining project ECHO, please register using the below form and we’ll be in touch as soon as possible.
Hospice UK National ECHO
See Hospice UK website for current ECHO networks you can join. You will need to create an account on the Hospice UK site to be able to join
Example networks:
- Clinical ECHO
- Covid-19 Business Continuity ECHO
- Outcome Measures in Practice ECHO
- Infection Prevention and Control ECHO
- Palliative / End of life care and Dementia ECHO
- Innovation ECHO
- Resilience Based Clinical Supervision ECHO
- Bereavement Collaboration ECHO