Right Knowledge || Right Place || Right Care
Real Case discussion is the core of the VKN tele-ECHO
Share best practices combined with clinical wisdom to reduce disparity of care
Leveraging Smartphone app based multi-point video conference
NIMHANS ECHO, established in 2014, is a collaboration with Project ECHO, University of New Mexico Health Science Centre (UNMHSC), USA. It's an innovative knowledge-sharing and capacity-building program using a Hub and Spoke model to connect specialists with healthcare providers.
The "Hub and Spoke" model connects an interprofessional specialist team at NIMHANS (Hub) with healthcare providers (Spokes) through multipoint videoconferencing technology for regular sessions.
26 primary healthcare providers screened 2,695 individuals, identifying 832 alcohol use disorders. They retained 49.1% of cases for follow-up, requiring only 3% specialist referrals.
12 counsellors provided services to 4,743 patients in remote districts over 6 months, showing increased learning and self-confidence.
Since 2021, the program has expanded to include participants from:
This expansion was achieved through optimal use of low-cost smartphone-based technology, making the program accessible across global boundaries.
6,361
65 ECHOs
3,046
777,806
Blended Patient Centric Learning
Realtime : Face to face zoom tele-health video conferencing
Anytime : Self-paced e-learning via Google Classroom or Moodle
No, It is like a Video-Clinic with Health providers
The primary focus here is the “case discussion” by the participating health care providers with the team of Addiction Experts of NIMHANS
After registering to a course, you can access it by using any Internet-enabled smartphone or Laptop or PC.
It’s Virtual – Imagine the amount of time and energy you’d be saving by taking the course at the convenience of your home/workplace. Plus, you wouldn’t even have to commute long hours. So that’s a win-win.
It’s Self- Paced – Even when you have a ton of work to do at home or at work, you can still take up this course and learn from it at YOUR OWN SCHEDULE. There are absolutely no restrictions on when you take it(as long as you do) and from where. It works for your schedule, not the other way around!
You have the Best Practices right at your fingertips
Are you accessing via your smartphone? Laptop? Desktop? Any other device? Great! You’re just a click/swipe away from all the information you need from the Subject-Matter Experts. All you need is the interest to learn more.
Just drop us a mail and one of our team members will reply to you ASAP. We also have a chatbot where you can get your queries answered almost immediately.
To us, effective learning is most important and we will go to lengths to achieve that.
We are very grateful for the support and partnership of our funders.
