Healthy Kids Project ECHO series - session 1

Posted Thursday 14 November 2024 | Health and Wellbeing Queensland

This five-part free series, from Thursday 23 May to 20 June 2024, aims to deliver health professionals the knowledge and tools to increase their skills and confidence in raising the topic of weight with children and their families. It also provides resources and effective ways to support children and families to build better health and lifestyle habits together.    

Environmental impacts and effects of chronic disease. The 5A’s approach when it comes to routine weight management care.

• Understand the environment impact on weight and chronic disease.
• Understand the importance of early intervention in paediatric weight management.
• Acknowledge the multiple factors that influence weight gain at an individual level.
• Demonstrate an ability to raise the issue of weight in a sensitive and non-judgemental way.

What is Project ECHO® and how does it work? 
Project ECHO® (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is an interactive knowledge sharing model, with a focus on peer-to-peer learning, collaborative problem solving and teaching.  Via an online platform ECHO® opens the channels for participants in rural and remote locations to evidence-based learnings and knowledge from a panel of topic experts and multi-disciplinary peers.   

Each week participants log in to a Zoom session which consists of a short presentation from a panel expert, with a question time.  A case is then presented by a participant followed by an interactive discussion led by the panel facilitator.

To download the flyer, click here.