Publications by authors named "S Kalishman"
Objective: To increase the knowledge and communication skills of health professionals related to climate change and human health (CCHH).
Methods: From February to April 2021, Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) created an 8-week, synchronous and virtual, CCHH ECHO telementoring series for health professionals. Didactics, simulated cases, and climate change tools were used to educate the interprofessional group of participants.
Given the reemergence of pneumoconiosis in the United States, there is a tremendous need to train rural professionals in its multidisciplinary management. The Miners' Wellness TeleECHO (Telementoring Extension for Community Health Outcomes) Program in New Mexico, United States, provides longitudinal multidisciplinary telementoring to professionals taking care of miners. The impact of this approach has not been previously evaluated.
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- The Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services launched the first HIV Project ECHO in Africa between 2015 and 2016, aimed at enhancing clinical skills, boosting healthcare worker satisfaction, and tackling HIV service challenges during the rollout of antiretroviral therapy.
- A thorough mixed-methods evaluation revealed that healthcare worker knowledge about HIV increased by 17.8% overall, with nurses seeing a 22.3% improvement, alongside a notable rise in professional satisfaction and reduced feelings of isolation among participants.
- Following the pilot, the program expanded significantly, serving over 140,000 people by May 2019, showing that the Project ECHO model effectively created supportive learning communities and fostered healthcare improvements similar to
Introduction: The re-emergence of pneumoconiosis, particularly among coal miners (ie black lung), in the USA is a challenge for rural communities because more miners require specialized care while expertise is scarce. The Miners' Wellness TeleECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) Clinic, jointly held by the University of New Mexico and a community hospital in New Mexico, provides structured telementoring to professionals caring for miners, including clinicians, respiratory therapists, home health professionals, benefits counselors, lawyers/attorneys and others, forming a virtual 'community of practice'. This approach has not been utilized and evaluated previously.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLow-income U.S. patients with co-occurring behavioral and physical health conditions often struggle to obtain high-quality health care.
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