Bone Health ECHO for Fellows
Monthly Online Program
The EFF Bone Health ECHO for Fellows is a collaboration between EFF and Project ECHO that offers a monthly virtual learning platform for Endocrine fellows who are interested in Bone Health and Metabolic Bone Diseases.This program offers fellows a venue to expand their professional network with peers who have similar interests, as well as with leaders in the field. Program content will evolve based on participant feedback and topic requests.
Program Format
This program is a one-hour virtual meeting held the last Thursday of the month 7:00-8:00 PM ET that consisting of two important components. A 20-minute didactic lecture and group discussion on a relevant topic in metabolic bone disease delivered by an expert on the subject and a fellow's case presentation and group discussion. Session recordings are available to registered participants.
Fellows must register for the iECHO platform and then complete an EFF registration form to participate. Participants with incomplete registrations will be removed from the program.
Fellows are encouraged to share a case to receive feedback and treatment suggestions from their peers and program faculty.
Case Submission Form
Mentoring Faculty
- Ann Malbas, MD [Program Director], Physician in practice and head of Endocrinology at Christus Trinity Clinic
- Shubham Agarwal, MD, [Fellows Lead] PGY-5, Endocrinology, University of Texas Southwestern
- 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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Eligibility
This program is designed for all endocrinology fellows, young investigators, and early career physicians. Fellows in other bone diseases programs are also welcome to participate. All participants must complete the online registration form to have access to the live sessions and recordings.
Past Lectures
- Dr. Rajesh Jain, Osteoporosis Diagnosis and Evaluation
- Dr. Steven Petak - Quality Bone Densitometry for Clinicians
- Dr. Michael Lewiecki - Osteoporosis Pharmacologic Therapy, Treatment Sequence
- Dr. Adi Cohen - Premenopausal Osteoporosis
- Dr. Natalie Cusano, Hypocalcemia and Hypoparathyroidism