The hub will be used to impart mentorship programmes on various diseases
Osmania Medical College has joined hands with ECHO India to run capacity-building programmes for doctors and healthcare workers in the state of Telangana. The partnership agreement was signed by Dr Shashikala Palkonda Reddy, Dean, Osmania Medical College and Dr (Col) Kumud Rai, Chairman and Managing Trustee, ECHO India.
Speaking at the partnership signing ceremony, Dr Shashikala Palkonda Reddy said, “The Osmania Medical College has always strived to provide health professionals with immense opportunities to master clinical medicine. We are happy to partner with ECHO India to start capacity building programmes, which will contribute towards continuous learning opportunities for the healthcare workforce including doctors, nurses and community health workers like ASHAs.”
“Treatment protocols and medical know-how are enhancing at a very fast pace and disseminating this updated knowledge at an equally fast pace to medical practitioners is a big challenge. I believe that by leveraging the ‘All Teach All Learn’ framework of the ECHO Model, we can overcome this challenge,” added Dr Shashikala.
Dr Shashikala also thanked ECHO India for establishing a well-equipped telementoring hub at the college’s campus. The hub will be used to impart mentorship programmes on various diseases and one of the first programmes to be launched by the hub is in the field of Infection, Prevention and Control (IPC) techniques. IPC practices have gained unprecedented attention due to the COVID-19 pandemic and are considered to be a critical area for upskilling frontline health staff to enhance patient safety and for better management of any potential outbreaks of infectious diseases.
Dr (Col) Kumud Rai, Chairman, ECHO India, said, “Osmania Medical College is an apex institution that is at the forefront of providing opportunities to doctors and medical professionals to master academics, clinical research and medical practice. To ensure the best healthcare outcomes, continuous upskilling and capacity building of the healthcare workforce is the need of the hour. I believe that our partnership will go a long way in strengthening healthcare systems and building capacities of doctors and all cadres of the healthcare workforce.”
Highlighting the importance of partnering with Osmania Medical College, Dr Sandeep Bhalla, Associate Vice President, ECHO India, said, “Partnering with OMC is an exciting opportunity and is a moment of pride for ECHO India. We will work in close collaboration to ensure that health systems are strengthened for the effective delivery of quality health services, especially to the underserved. The ECHO model enables case-based learning of healthcare professionals – doctors, nurses and all cadres of community health workers – amplifying their ability to provide quality healthcare, especially for underserved people.”
