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 and the technical aspects you need to participate.
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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.
Audience
Health, education, and human services providers.
Schedule
Tuesdays 12-1 pm AEST, session every 4 weeks
1st February-11th October 2022
Paediatric Palliative Care
Designed to support local providers, in providing the best holistic palliative care to children living with a life limiting condition and their families.
Audience
Health, education, and human services providers.
Schedule
Wednesdays 2:30-3:30 pm AEST
Commencing 16th February 2022
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Kids Health and Wellbeing
Connecting teams who care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids to improve health and wellbeing.
Audience
Professionals caring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids.
Schedule
Mondays 12-1:30 pm AEST, session every 4 weeks
24th January-10th October 2022
Supporting Teams Caring for Type 1 Diabetes
Designed to improve access to support and develop a network around teams caring for children and young people living with T1D.
Audience
Health, education, and human services providers.
Schedule
Mondays 12:00 -1:00 pm AEST, fortnightly
Commencing 28th of March 2022
Child Protection: Responding to Vulnerable Children and Families
It takes a village to raise a child. This network aims to build a village of professionals from health, child safety, education and our other partners to problem solve, share our successes and challenges in our work together responding to children who have been abused and/or neglected.
Audience
Child safety practitioners, medical and nursing child protection staff, education professionals, and other primary providers.
Schedule
Tuesdays 12-1:30 pm AEST, session every 4 weeks
25th January -18th October 2022
Paediatric Gender Health Care
To build a community of practice to support evidence-based and respectful care for trans, gender diverse and non-binary youth.
Audience
Child and Youth Mental Health Service clinicians and GPs.
Schedule
Wednesdays 1-2 pm AEST, fortnightly
26th October-7th December 2022
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.
Audience
Health, education, and human services providers.
Schedule
Mondays 10-11:30am AEST, fortnightly during school terms
Commencing 21st February 2022
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.
Audience
Health, education, and human services providers.
Schedule
Tuesdays 9-10 am AEST, fortnightly during school terms
19th July-30th August, 11th October-22nd November 2022
Replication and Beyond
Aims to support knowledge sharing to help grow and develop ECHO hubs and networks in the Australian context.
Audience
Team members from existing ECHO hubs across the ECHO movement.
Schedule
Thursdays 8:30-10 am AEST, every 6 weeks
3rd February-24th November 2022
CHQ Research Education
To support knowledge sharing and advice to help grow and develop research and evaluation capacity.
Audience
Those involved in research and evaluation activities at or in partnership with Children's Health Queensland, regardless of experience level.
Schedule
1st Thursday of the month, 3-4:30 pm AEST
Commencing 5th May 2022
School-Based Care
To support school-based professionals deliver individualised care for students, in collaboration with student wellbeing teams.
Audience
GPs, nurses, psychologists, and other student wellbeing staff supporting secondary school students in Queensland.
Schedule
1st Thursday of the month, 6-7 pm AEST
Commencing 6th October 2022
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: September 2022