Utilizing The Echo Model To Achieve Quality And Effective Care For Children And Youth

Introduction: Many children and youth with epilepsy (CYE), don’t have access to high-quality coordinated care through a medical home or to pediatric neurologists, particularly in rural and medically underserved areas. Primary care providers (PCPs) are often the first point of contact for a child with new-onset seizures, but feel inadequately trained to manage seizures/epilepsy. A shortage of pediatric neurologists …