Current networks
Our current networks aim to improve the care for children and youth.
In Australia and globally, there are a range of available networks focused on topics across the lifespan. These relate to health, education, social welfare, and other emerging fields.
By taking part in an ECHO network you can gain new skills and keep up to date with best practices.
Taking part in a network is always free. All you need is an internet connection and Zoom.
Read more about how to get the most out of an ECHO network.
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Adolescent Health and Wellbeing
To support effective ways of working with adolescents and young adults to help build their capacity, and build connections between professions and sectors to enable coordinated and collaborative care.
Tuesdays 10:00 - 11:00am AEST, monthly during school terms
27 February 2024 - 26 November 2024
Australian ECHO Community Collaborative
This ECHO Network aims to support the growth and sustainability of ECHO Networks and Hubs across Australia. The AECC Network will focus on providing opportunities to share experiences, challenges, and learnings in the form of cases with peers from both newly established and long-standing ECHO Hubs.
Thursdays 12:00 - 1:00pm AEST, monthly
Audiology - Infant Diagnostics
To provide a supportive environment for clinicians working in infant diagnostics to connect, learn, consolidate and build on skills and confidence. This ECHO discusses early and accurate diagnosis and management of hearing loss.
Wednesdays 2:00-3:00pm AEST, session every 4 weeks
14 February 2024 - 28 August 2024
Brain Builders
To build a community of practice aimed at establishing shared knowledge, learning and support from neuroscience and related fields, to help children and families thrive.
2nd Monday of every month, 12:00 - 1:00pm
12 February 2024 - 11 November 2024
2nd Wednesday of every month, 3:00 - 4:00pm
14 February 2024 - 13 November 2024
Child Development, Health and Wellbeing
To facilitate connections between professionals working with children and families, and build skills that promote the health and wellbeing of children and young people using an evidence-informed & systemic approach.
Wednesday 12:00-1:00pm AEST, session every 4 weeks
Dates and times for 2025 TBC
Children, Adolescents and Young Adults with Complex Pain
To enable the delivery of developmentally sensitive, personalised care for every child, adolescent and young adult with chronic pain.
Tuesdays 12:30-1:30pm AEST, session every 4 weeks
13 February 2024 - 24 October 2024
Connecting First Nations Care
To network with Mob from different regions, and to discuss how models of care, services and projects can be aligned with the focus areas of the First Nations First Strategy 2032: eliminate racism, re-shape the system, transform care, and strengthen the workforce.
Mondays 12:00 -1:30pm AEST, session every 4 weeks
19 February 2024- 28 October 2024
Health Intelligence
To bring together end-users and data, application and technology specialists to share knowledge, ideas and expertise, in order to increase the value of health information for CHQ by improving awareness, proficiency, usage and success of health intelligence objectives.
Thursdays 12:00-1:00pm AEST, session every 4 weeks
Infant Mental Health
To grow a network of practitioners as a platform for sharing knowledge and practice wisdom, to support our work nurturing the mental health and emotional wellbeing of infants and toddlers.
Wednesdays monthly 1:30-2:30 pm AEST
4 December 2024 - 16 July 2025
Mind Body Symptoms: FSS Explained
To grow a community of practice for clinicians who work with or want to learn more about supporting the recovery of young people with functional somatic symptoms.
Thursdays 11:30-12:30 pm AEST, session every 4 weeks
Dates and times for 2025 TBC
Navigating Paediatric Disability
Designed to build a cross sector community of practice for teams supporting children and young people living with a disability, so that we can work better together.
Mondays 9:00am -10:00am AEST, monthly
19 February 2024 - 18 November 2024
Paediatric Eating Disorders 'Travelling' ECHO
To build regionally focused communities of practice to support teams caring for children and young people with eating disorders.
Dates and times for 2025 TBC
Coming soon
Paediatric Palliative Care
Connecting Australian cross-sector providers, to build a supportive community of practice, enhancing holistic palliative care to children living with life limiting conditions.
3rd Wednesday of the month, 3:00-4:00pm AEST
21 February 2024 - 20 November 2024
Protecting Children at Risk of Harm
It takes a village to raise a child. This network aims to build a village of professionals from health, child safety, education and other partners to share successes and to problem solve challenges in our work together responding to children who have been abused and/or neglected.
3rd Tuesday of the month, sessions alternating 12:00-1:30pm and 9:30-11:00am AEST
19 March 2024 - 19 November 2024
Supporting Multicultural Children and Youth
To create a cross-sector community of practice dedicated to improving health outcomes and educational engagement for children and youth from migrant and refugee backgrounds, and people seeking asylum. This ECHO discusses the connection between culture, language and wellbeing.
Thursdays 8:00-9:00am AEST, session every 4 weeks
Dates and times for 2025 TBC
International networks
There are ECHO hubs all around the world and joining their networks is free.
You can find network programs in the University of New Mexico ECHO Partner Portal. You can also use their interactive dashboard to find ECHO hubs around the world.
Last updated: October 2024