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Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes Uruguay: A New Strategy to Promote Best Primary Care Practice for Autism

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes Uruguay: A New Strategy to Promote Best Primary Care Practice for Autism
المؤلفون: Gustavo Giachetto MD, Ana Laura Casuriaga MD, Anabella Santoro MD, Virginia Kanopa MD, Gabriela Garrido MD, José Fernández, Henry Cohen MD, Kristin Sohl MD
المصدر: Global Pediatric Health, Vol 6 (2019)
بيانات النشر: SAGE Publishing, 2019.
سنة النشر: 2019
المجموعة: LCC:Pediatrics
مصطلحات موضوعية: Pediatrics, RJ1-570
الوصف: Introduction . In Uruguay, the special care required for children with neurodevelopmental disorders presents difficulties including lack of access to specialists and rehabilitation services. Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) connects primary care clinicians from remote areas to specialists to enable them to treat complex conditions through ongoing education and mentoring. Objective . To share the experience of the ECHO Autism program during the first 2 years of implementation. Methods . Analysis of ECHO Autism clinics from June 2015 to June 2017 including clinical cases presented participants’ self-perception of changes in skills and competences. Results . Twenty clinical cases were presented: mean age 4.5 years; 15 were males; and 17 with medical and psychiatric comorbidities. After ECHO Autism implementation, a statistically significant improvement in participants’ self-perception of skills and competences was observed. Conclusions . ECHO Autism in Uruguay is a meaningful approach to autism care and offers improved access to best practice care.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2333-794X
2333794X
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2333-794X
DOI: 10.1177/2333794X19833734
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/63ab7b91aa694e82bc06296c4bed90b3
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.63ab7b91aa694e82bc06296c4bed90b3
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:2333794X
DOI:10.1177/2333794X19833734