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EFF ECHO Programs for Endocrine Fellows

Monthly Online Meetings

The EFF ECHO Programs for Endocrine Fellows are a collaboration between EFF and Project ECHO which offers a monthly virtual learning platform for fellows who are interested in expanding their learning. They are designed for all Endocrinology fellows, young investigators, and early career physicians. Our ECHO programs offer fellows a community to expand their professional network with peers who have similar interests, as well as with leaders in the field. Session content evolves based on fellow case discussions and topic requests.
EFF ECHO Programs Format
Our ECHO programs are 1 hour and consist of two important components, a 15-20 minute didactic lecture with Q&A on a relevant topic delivered by a subject matter expert. Fellows, young investigators, and early career physicians are encouraged to share a case to receive feedback and treatment suggestions from their peers and program faculty. Session recordings are available via the iECHO platform. To join and retain access to the EFF ECHOs participants must:
  • Register for the iECHO platform.
  • Complete the EFF supplemental registration form to be approved to access the EFF ECHOs.
  • Complete the series of outcome metrics questionnaires, pre/post each session and the annual learning retention survey (must be logged into iECHO to complete these questionnaires).
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EFF Bone Health ECHO for Fellows

Program This ECHO focuses on relevant topics in Metabolic Bone Disease (Osteoporosis, Quality Bone Density Interpretation, Rare Bone Diseases, etc.).
Monthly Schedule Meets the 3rd Thursday of the month 7:00-8:00 PM Eastern Time / 6:00-7 PM Central Time
Upcoming Didactic Lectures
  • 4/16: Dr. Azeez Farooki, Cancer-induced Bone Loss
  • 5/21: Dr. Thomas P. Olenginski, Fracture Liaison Services
Mentoring Faculty
  • Program Director: Ann Malbas, MD, Physician in practice and head of Endocrinology at Christus Trinity Clinic
  • Shubham Agarwal, MBBS, Physician, University of Nebraska
  • Rajesh Jain, MD, Fellowship Program Director, University of Chicago
  • Steven Petak, MD, JD, MACE, FACP, Charles and Anne Duncan Centennial Scholar in Endocrinology, Associate Clinical Professor, Weill-Cornell Medical College, Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor, Texas A&M
  • Gillian Wooldridge, DO, FAOASM, CCD, Texas A&M College of Medicine Engineering Medicine Core Clinical Faculty, Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medicine Center Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, University of Houston Tillman J Fertitta Family College of Medicine Voluntary Clinical Assistant Professor
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EFF Onco-endocrinology ECHO for Fellows

Program This ECHO focuses on relevant topics in onco-endocrinology with a particular initial focus on thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer, to be further expanded in endocrine neoplasia in future years.
Monthly Schedule Meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month 3:00-4:00 PM Eastern Time / 2:00-3:00 PM Central Time
Upcoming Didactic Lectures
  • 4/21: Dr. Laura Fugazzola, Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma and Early Post-operative Surveillance
  • 5/19: Dr. Athanasios Bikas, Diagnostic Evaluation of Adrenal Tumors: a Practical Guide to Imaging Interpretation
  • 6/16: Dr. Valentina Tarasova, Medical Management of Adrenocortical Carcinoma: Clinical Pearls on Prescribing Mitotane
Mentoring Faculty
  • Program Director: Theodora Pappa, MD, PhD, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Head and Neck Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Center
  • Athanasios Bikas, MD, PhD, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • Valentina Tarasova, MD, Endocrine Oncology Program, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
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EFF Rare Endocrine Diseases ECHO for Fellows

Program This ECHO take a broader view of rare endocrine diseases with a focus on pediatric care.
Monthly Schedule Meets the 4th Thursday of the month 5:00-6:00 PM Eastern Time / 4:00-5:00 PM Central Time
Upcoming Didactic Lectures
  • 4/23: Dr. Luz “Lucy” Castellanos, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 (MEN2)
  • 5/28: Dr. Rebecca Riba-Wolman, Glycogen Storage Disease (GSD1)
Adult and Pediatric rare diseases in the following areas will be covered in this ECHO program:
  • Disorders of calcium and phosphate homeostasis
  • Disorders of glucose homeostasis
  • Genetic endocrine tumor syndrome
  • Growth and genetic obesity syndromes
  • Hypothalamic and pituitary conditions
  • Sex development and maturation
Mentoring Faculty
  • Natalie Nokoff, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  • Erin Finn, MD, Assistant Professor in Pediatric Endocrinology and Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  • Janet Y. Lee, MD, MPH, MAS, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology and of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of California, San Francisco
Project ECHO / Bone Health ECHO Background
  • The first Bone Health ECHO was started by Dr. Michel Lewiecki in 2015, patterning this program after the inaugural ECHO 'all teach, all learn' template that had been started for Hepatitis C training. The idea of an ECHO program is to disseminate state-of-the-art knowledge through a series of regular, virtual meetings, which consists of short presentations on a topic of interest followed by discussion, and case presentations followed by more discussion.
Educational Support: This educational activity is supported by unrestricted educational grants from: Amgen Inc., Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., and Veracyte Inc.
Endocrine Fellows Foundation
EFF is a 501c(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to foster the advancement of fellows in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism through mentoring, education, research funding and career support.
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