Heartland - Southwest Sickle Cell Disease Network Telementoring ECHO

Friday, July 21, 2028, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Online


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), ABIM MOC Part II (1.00 hours), ANCC Contact Hours (1.00 hours), IPCE Credits (1.00 hours)

The Heartland-Southwest Sickle Cell Disease Network Tele-mentoring ECHO educational series is planned and implemented inter-professionally by physicians and nurses. This activity is designed for physicians including residentsfellows, nurses, and nurse practitioners with specialties in hematology, hematologyoncology, emergency medicine, internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, neurology, nephrology, and bone marrow transplant. It may also be of interest to physician assistants, psychologists, social workers, and other health care providers who work with patients with sickle cell disease. This 1-hour per session live webinar will provide education through didactic lectures, case presentations, open discussion, and question and answer session. The goal of this activity is enhanced provider knowledge, competencystrategyskills, performance, and patient outcomes. Each month a tele-mentoring zoom conference will be presented for providers treating patients with sickle cell disease in the HeartlandSouthwest region of the United States (focusing on Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma -- although interested providers from across the nation and world are welcome to join) following the Project ECHO model, a guided-practice model, that reduces health disparities in under-served and remote areas of the state, nation, and world. The ECHO model uses a hub-and-spoke knowledge-sharing approach where expert teams lead virtual clinics, allowing for increased education and sharing of resources to providers in under-served areas so they, in turn, can deliver best practices and evidence-based care to their patients. During the 1-hour ECHO call, an expert in sickle cell disease will share a brief didactic on a topic related to sickle cell care. This is followed by a de-identified case presentation and open discussion and time for questions among attendees. Participants are encouraged to attend the ECHO live, but the didactic presentations from the ECHO are also posted on our website for providers to view at a time most convenient to them.

1. Participants will describe up to date evidence based guidelines for the management of sickle cell disease.
2. Participants will initiate quality improvement activities in their clinical practice in collaboration with other members of the health care team when appropriate to develop evidence based treatment plans for patients with sickle cell disease.
3. Participants will initiate and modify appropriate disease modifying therapies and screening tests for patients with sickle cell disease in accordance with evidence based guidelines

In support of improving patient care, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Cancellation Policy

The cancellation cut-off dates and fees are specific to each course. Refer to the cancellation policy on the individual course page. Please send cancellation requests to [email protected].

WashU Medicine CME reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred, such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement

Continuing Medical Education at Washington University School of Medicine fully complies with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act rules and regulations thereof. If any participant of this meeting is in need of accommodations, please do not hesitate to submit written requests, at least one month prior to seminar date.

The Washington University School of Medicine adheres to ACCME Criteria, Standards and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including Faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Friday, July 21, 2028