Project ECHO Programs at MD Anderson

Currently we operate seven ECHO programs globally:

Texas and the United States

• Since 2014, MD Anderson has partnered with providers along the Texas-Mexico border to reduce the incidence of cervical cancer in this region. This program has expanded to include participants in other low-resource regions of Texas.
• MD Anderson is partnered with family medicine residency programs in Texas to create a learning network for survivorship care and best practice care for cancer survivors.
• MD Anderson is partnered with Local Mental Health Authorities (LMHAs) in Texas and nationally to increase capacity to treat tobacco addiction in mental health patients.

Latin America

• MD Anderson collaborates with colleagues in Latin America (consortium of 10 countries) to share best practices for prevention and management of cervical cancer. The program is co-led by Universidad de la Republica de Montevideo in Uruguay. These sessions are conducted in Spanish.

Africa

• Palliative care ECHO Africa (PACA) is a consortium of palliative care experts from several countries working together to improve palliative care capacity in Africa.
• Project ECHO Zambia includes programs for cervical and breast cancer treatment, quality improvement in breast cancer pathology and general pharmacy operations.
• Project ECHO Mozambique programs include treatment of cervical, breast and head and neck cancers, management of lymphomas and pathology education. These meetings are held in Portuguese in partnership with specialists from three MD Anderson sister institutions in Brazil.