OI TeleECHO Clinic Series
The Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation is excited to announce the OI TeleECHO Clinic Series. The goal of this educational program is to build capacity to safely and effectively diagnose and treat osteogenesis imperfecta. The goal of this educational program, a partnership with Project ECHO™ (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), is to build capacity to safely and effectively diagnose and treat osteogenesis imperfecta (OI).
The full schedule with links to register for specific session topics is listed below. Participants can also sign up to receive program reminders and updates here.
This series uses Zoom videoconferencing, and will take place on the second Wednesday of every month at 3pm EST. In each monthly session, faculty members or guest speakers will present a brief didactic presentation, followed by participant-led case presentations and group discussion of the presented cases. The faculty encourages participants to present case studies related to osteogenesis imperfecta at each session. Recordings of each didactic presentation are posted after each session.
The interdisciplinary faculty of the OI ECHO includes:
Frank Rauch, MD (Chair)
Shriners Hospital for Children – Canada
Professor of Pediatrics, McGill University Montreal, Qc, Canada
Jeanne M. Franzone, MD
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon
Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children – Wilmington, DE
Sandesh C.S. Nagamani, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics and Internal
Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
CME Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Project ECHO® 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.
Project ECHO® designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
A flyer with the full schedule can be found here.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
The program schedule below includes recordings of past didactic presentations and links to register for individual sessions of the Osteogenesis Imperfecta ECHO program.
| 10/14/2020 | RECORDING: Diagnosis and Genetic Testing Eric. T. Rush, MD, FAAP, FACMG – Clinical Geneticist, Children’s Mercy Kansas City; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO |
| 11/11/2020 | RECORDING: Lower Extremity Rodding/Coxa Vara Maegen Wallace, MD – Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon, Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, NE |
| 12/9/2020 | RECORDING: Medical Treatment in Children Frank Rauch, MD – Shriners Hospital for Children – Canada, Professor of Pediatrics, McGill University Montreal, QC |
| 01/13/2021 | RECORDING: Upper Extremity Rodding Jeanne M. Franzone, MD – Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE |
| 02/10/2021 | RECORDING: Medical Treatment in Adults Sandesh C.S. Nagamani, MD – Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics and Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX |
| 03/10/2021 | RECORDING: Scoliosis Jean Ouellet, MD, FRCSC – Clinical Director of Scoliosis & Spine Surgery, Shriners Hospital for Children – Canada; Professor, Department of Paediatric Surgery, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC |
| 04/14/2021 | RECORDING: ENT/Hearing David Vernick, MD, FACS – Surgeon in Otolaryngology; Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA |
| 05/12/2021 | RECORDING: Dental and Orthodontics Jean-Marc Retrouvey, DMD, MSc, FRCD – Professor and Chair of Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, University of Missouri-Kansas City, MO |
| 06/09/2021 | RECORDING: Pulmonary Issues Robert A. Sandhaus, MD, PhD, FCCP – Pulmonologist, National Jewish Health in Denver, CO |
| 07/14/2021 | RECORDING: Basilar Invagination Suken A. Shah, MD – Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE |
| 08/11/2021 | RECORDING: Women’s Health: Pregnancy and OI Deborah Krakow, MD – Professor and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Los Angeles |
| 09/08/2021 | RECORDING: Challenging Orthopedic Topics Jeanne M. Franzone, MD – Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE |
To receive reminders and updates on all upcoming Rare Bone Disease ECHO sessions, please complete the following form. If you have any questions, please contact Michael Stewart at Mstewart@oif.org.
Past OI ECHO session recordings will be posted here.
