Health research is published at a breathtaking pace and quantity;however, even when research is systematically developed into best practices and/or clinical guidelines, it often is not implemented into practice Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is an evidence-based professional development approach that can help nurses to stay current and apply new knowledge to practice The purpose of this article is to describe ECHO as a model for professional development and capacity building through learning networks This article describes the ECHO model, evidence supporting its use, the infrastructure needed to implement an ECHO network, and two nursing ECHO learning networks [J Contin Educ Nurs 2021;52(4):198–204 ]
ECHO: A Model for Professional Development in Nursing Through Learning Networks