Participant Characteristics and Attendance Patterns for a Multispecialty Veterans Affairs ECHO Program 2012–2018

Mattox, Elizabeth Andersson; Yantsides, Konstantina E.; Borgerding, Joleen; Beste, Lauren A.; Parsons, Elizabeth C.; Fleet, Margaret; Palen, Brian; O’Hearn, Daniel; Germani, Maureen W.; Chang, Michael

doi:10.1089/tmj.2021.0626

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“…A total of 923 unique participants attended the program in the 2 yrs, with an average of 71 participants per monthly session and almost triple the number of participants (average of 203 participants) attending each bootcamp session. More than half of the participants attended more than one session, which is similar to the attendance patterns reported with the other VA-ECHO programs 15 . A previous evaluation of a VA-ECHO program found that time of day/day of the week was the most common reason for limited participation among those receiving invitations to attend, 14 which may be similar with this program because it occurs at the same time and date each month.…”

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“…More than half of the participants attended more than one session, which is similar to the attendance patterns reported with the other VA-ECHO programs. 15 A previous evaluation of a VA-ECHO program found that time of day/day of the week was the most common reason for limited participation among those receiving invitations to attend, 14 which may be similar with this program because it occurs at the same time and date each month.…”

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“…While many VA-ECHO programs were demonstrating steadily increased engagement over time 15 before 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significantly increased interest and participation in virtual education overall. [25][26][27][28] This program provides national access to cancer rehabilitation education, allowing for multidisciplinary VA attendance.…”

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“…The VA offers multiple VA-ECHO programs, in a variety of specialties, including diabetes, sleep medicine, and gastroenterology. Previous work has shown that VA-ECHO promotes topic knowledge and is anticipated (by learners) to result in practice change 14–16 . In most VA-ECHO sessions, subject matter experts present didactic material and review clinical cases for 60–90 mins.…”

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“…Previous work has shown that VA-ECHO promotes topic knowledge and is anticipated (by learners) to result in practice change. [14][15][16] In most VA-ECHO sessions, subject matter experts present didactic material and review clinical cases for 60-90 mins. The sessions promote real-time communication between learners and speakers and facilitate the development of a multidisciplinary community of practice inclusive of providers from all disciplines, all clinical specialties, and all sites of care.…”

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Cancer Rehabilitation Veterans Affairs Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes Virtual Education Program

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Rehabilitation is important in the care of patients with cancer for improving function, pain, and quality of life. However, only a small number of clinicians are formally trained in cancer rehabilitation. Virtual learning environments may play a promising role in cancer rehabilitation education, especially in the coronavirus pandemic era where in-person learning is not readily available. A national, interprofessional cancer rehabilitation education program involving a monthly longitudinal webinar series and a 2-day virtual bootcamp was developed through the US Department of Veterans Affairs Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes to improve Department of Veterans Affairs clinician understanding of cancer rehabilitation and ultimately increase the availability of cancer rehabilitation services in the Veterans Health Administration. From March 2020 to July 2022, 923 individuals participated with an average of 72 participants per session and 204 participants per session in the bootcamp. Participants’ most common disciplines were physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, medicine (physicians), advanced practice providers, speech therapy, and pharmacy. Participants reported improved knowledge of cancer rehabilitation and anticipated that the knowledge would change their practice. Virtual education can be a useful means to educate Department of Veterans Affairs–based healthcare professionals about cancer rehabilitation and improve access to rehabilitation services for veterans with cancer.

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Utilizing the RE-AIM framework for a multispecialty Veterans Affairs Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (VA-ECHO) program 2018–2022

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Yantsides,

Germani

et al. 2023

Front. Health Serv.

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VA-ECHO (Veterans Affairs -Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) provides live, synchronous, continuing education accredited, case-based learning. Sessions deliver up-to-date, evidence-based, practice-relevant, Veteran-focused learning to healthcare team members. The primary goal of VA-ECHO is to increase Veterans' access to high quality care by improving knowledge and skills among VA care providers. Utilizing the RE-AIM framework, descriptive statistics for 23 VA-ECHO programs regarding program effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance during a five-year period (2018–2022) are reported. VA-ECHO offered 1,462 sessions and 157,238 contact hours, engaging 17,642 participants from 837 VA-based sites (20% rural-based sites). Effectiveness includes information on number and diversity of programs, as well as reported impact on participants' practice. Adoption includes descriptive statistics, including comparison of growth and change compared to prior years. Implementation describes change in the program over time, including the number of specialties offered, and types of continuing education offered. Maintenance includes a narrative regarding sustainability. The discussion focuses on implementation and maintenance strategies the program has used to address participant and VA needs within the RE-AIM framework, including adjustments to the program, iterative qualitative improvement, sustainment strategies, and opportunities for future evaluation.

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Participant Characteristics and Attendance Patterns for a Multispecialty Veterans Affairs ECHO Program 2012–2018

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Cancer Rehabilitation Veterans Affairs Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes Virtual Education Program

Cancer Rehabilitation Veterans Affairs Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes Virtual Education Program

Utilizing the RE-AIM framework for a multispecialty Veterans Affairs Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (VA-ECHO) program 2018–2022

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