Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a movement to amplify the capacity to provide best-practice care for underserved people all over the world. It does this through the use of technology, to leverage scarce resources and share best practices.
The GCDI program launched three ECHO programs in June 2020: the Colorectal Cancer Management (CCM) ECHO, facilitated by Dr. Kingham at MSK and Dr. Alatise at OAUTHC; the ARGO Pathology ECHO, facilitated by Drs. Marcia Edelweiss and Peter Ntiamoah at MSK, with Pathology partners at OAUTHC and Lagos University Training Hospital (LUTH); and the Portuguese-speaking Pathology ECHO for participants in Mozambique, Angola and Cabo Verde, led by Dr. Edelweiss with collaborations from the Brazilian Society of Pathology, Portuguese specialists and Brazilian pathologists that are MSK alumni.
The participation and reach of these ECHO programs have been significant.
List of current ECHOs:
- CCM ECHO Webinars
- ARGO Pathology ECHO Webinars
- PALOP-ECHO Portuguese Webinar
- Breast ECHO, launched in 2021
- Histology ECHO, launched in 2021
- RADPath ECHO, launched in 2022
CCM ECHO
July 2022
Pitfalls in the reporting of colonic polyps
August 2022
Planning of radiation therapy for CRC – key issues
September 2022
Robotic CRC Surgery - Benefits beyond the Politics
October 2022
Young Onset Colorectal Cancer
Robin Mendelsohn MD
Associate Attending and Co-director, Center for Young Onset Colorectal Cancer Center
Clinical Director, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Service
Department of Medicine
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
November 2022
Early Detection Strategy for CRC in LMIC - Options and Benefits
December 2022
Management of LARS - SSA - Are Comparisons Odious?
Brendan Bebington MBChB, FCS(SA)
Specialist Colorectal Surgeon
Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre
The University of the Witwatersrand
January 2023
Approaches in a Cure for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
February 2023
Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
Dr. Gregory C. Knapp MD, MSc, FRCSC
Assistant Professor - Dalhousie University
Director - Global Surgery Office, Dalhousie University
Associate - African Research Group for Oncology
Associate - Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute
General Surgical Oncology
March 2023
Immunotherapy for MSI-H colorectal cancers
April 2023
Colorectal Anastomotic Leaks: Common Cause and Treatment
May 2023
Updates in Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Symptoms
Zsofia K. Stadler, MD
Associate Attending; Clinic Director, Clinical Genetics Service, Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Breast ECHO
May 2022
Case Presenters / Drs. Omisore, Olasehinde, and Aderounmu 26-May-2022
June 2022
Breast Cancer in Pregnancy Presenter/ Dr. Gregory Knapp 30-June-2022
July 2022
PD-L1 Expression in TNBC in Nigeria, Dr. Gregory Knapp, 28-July-2022
August 2022
Palliative Care and Breast Cancer
January 2023
NAC for ER + Breast Cancer
March 2023
Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
Histology ECHO
July 2022
Standardization of Histopathology Laboratory Process
August 2022
Immunohistochemistry - The role of Antigen Retrieval
September 2022
Microtomy in Routine Practice
IHC Validation
January 2023
Tissue Contamination
March 2023
Case Presentation
April 2023
Ergonomics in Histopathology Laboratory
Oluwabunmi Amusan, BMLS, AMLSCN, Department of Morbid Anatomy and Forensic Medicine, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
May 2023
Implementation of Quality Management System in Histopathology “A Step-Wise Approach” - PART 1
Odega Kevin .I. BMLS, M.Sc., Ph.D., Assistant Director/Laboratory Quality Manager, Anatomical Pathology Department, University of Benin Teaching Hospital
Implementation of Quality Management System in Histopathology “A Step-Wise Approach” - PART 2
Odega Kevin .I. BMLS, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Assistant Director/Laboratory Quality Manager
Anatomical Pathology Department
University of Benin Teaching Hospital