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.
Tuesdays 12-1pm AEST, session every 4 weeks
14 February - 24 October 2023
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, time TBC
15 February - 21 November 2023
More info TBA
Connecting First Nations Care
To highlight the patient care journey through services and systems, and to problem-solve challenges to connected care for First Nations young people and their families.
Mondays 12-1:30pm AEST, session every 4 weeks
Commencing April 2023
More info TBA
Supporting Teams Caring for Type 1 and/or Type 2 Diabetes
Designed to improve access to support and develop a network around teams caring for children and young people living with T1D and/or T2D.
Currently paused - future dates and times to be confirmed.
More info TBA
Family Wellbeing
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.
3rd Tuesday of the month, 9:30-11am AEST
21 February - 21 November 2023
North Queensland Family Wellbeing
To build a cross-sector community of practice around domestic and family violence and child protection in North Queensland, led by clinicians from North West Hospital and Health Service.
2nd Wednesday of the month, 9:30-10:30am AEST
8 February - 14 June 2023
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.
Thursdays 12:30-2pm AEST, fortnightly during school terms
Commencing 2 February 2023
NDIS for General Practice
Join to gain practical advice about how to access the NDIS for children and young people with disability.
Wednesdays 12:30-1:30pm AEST, weekly
1 March - 29 March, and then repeated 3 May - 31 May 2023
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 9-10am AEST, fortnightly during school terms
31 January - 28 March 2023
18 April - 13 June 2023
School-based Care
To support school-based professionals deliver individualised care for students, in collaboration with student wellbeing teams.
Re-commencing Term 2 2023, dates and times to be confirmed.
More info TBA
Paediatric Eating Disorders 'Travelling' ECHO
To build regionally focused communities of practice to support teams caring for children and young people with eating disorders.
Gold Coast region: 12:30-1:30 pm AEST, 1 March -22 March 2023
Region TBC: 12:30-1:30 pm AEST, 3 May -24 May 2023
Rethinking the Crying Baby
Increasingly, Emergency Department presentations and hospital admissions are occurring for feeding, growth and settling related concerns, which may be preventable. Join this community to discuss the management of unsettled babies, including related breastfeeding and feeding challenges which can underlie crying and fussing.
2nd Thursday of the month 8-9 am AEST
9 February - 8 June 2023
Gender Health Care
To build a community of practice to support evidence-based psychosocial support for trans, gender diverse and non-binary youth.
Dates for 2023 to be confirmed.
More info TBA
Gender Medicine for Medical Prescribers
Designed to support medical providers currently prescribing or wanting to learn how to prescribe gender affirming medical treatment.
Wednesdays 1:30-2:30 pm AEST, weekly
1 March - 29 March 2023
Gender Dysphoria and co-occurring Mental Illness
A space for Consultant Psychiatrists and Psychiatry Registrars to discuss care for trans, gender diverse and gender-questioning children and adolescents.
Wednesdays 8-9 am AEST, fortnightly
1 February - 29 March 2023
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.
2nd Thursday of the month 1-2 pm AEST
9 February - 14 September 2023
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.
Project ECHO in Australia
In Australia, there are a range of available networks focused on topics across the lifespan. These relate to health, education, social welfare, and other emerging fields. The current list of ECHO Hubs across Australia includes:
- Apunipima Cape York Health Council
- Australasian Palliative Link International
- Ballarat Community Health
- Cairns & Hinterland Hospital and Health Service
- Clinical Excellence Queensland
- Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN
- Dokotela
- Goulburn Valley Health
- GP Partners Australia
- Health and Wellbeing Queensland
- Health Consumers Queensland
- Hunter New England & Central Coast PHN
- Liverpool Hospital
- Metro South Hospital and Health Service
- Northern Territory PHN
- Prader-Willi Syndrome Australia
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
- South Australian Postgraduate Medical Education Association dba SAPMEA
- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
- State of Tasmania (Tasmanian Health Service)
- Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service
- Superhub: Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
- Sydney North Health Network
- Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise (SPHERE)
- The Royal Women's Hospital
- Thorne Harbour Health
- Townsville HHS
- University of Melbourne
- University of New South Wales
- VCS Foundation Ltd.
- Western Australia Primary Health Alliance (WAPHA)
- West Moreton Hospital and Health Service
- Western NSW PHN
- Western Victoria PHN
Visit Start an ECHO to find out more about partnering with Project ECHO and launching your first network.
Last updated: March 2023