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Satisfaction of prior ECHO attendees was also evaluated. Data were analyzed from January to March 2022.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>Main outcomes were practices and knowledge regarding cervical cancer education and prevention and preinvasive management procedures compared among prior ECHO attendees and newcomers.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>Of the 75 participants (mean [SD] age, 36.4 [10.0] years; 65.7% [95% CI, 54.3%-77.1%] women) enrolled in this study, 41 (54.7%; 95% CI, 43.1%-66.2%) were prior ECHO attendees, and most were clinicians (55 respondents [78.6%; 95% CI, 68.7%-88.4%]). Overall, 50% (95% CI, 37.8%-62.2%) of respondents reported performing cervical cancer screening with visual inspection of the cervix after application of acetic acid (VIA) and\/or visual inspection of the cervix after application of Lugol\u2019s iodine (VILI), 46.3% (95% CI, 34.0%-58.5%) of respondents reported performing human papillomavirus (HPV) testing, and 30.3% (95% CI, 18.9%-41.7%) of respondents reported performing cervical cytological examination in their practices, Approximately one-fourth of respondents reported performing cryotherapy (25.4% [95% CI, 14.7%-36.1%]), thermal ablation (27.3% [95% CI, 16.2%-38.3%]) or loop electrosurgical excisional procedure (LEEP, 25.0% [95% CI, 14.4%-35.6%]) for treatment of preinvasive disease. The clinical use of many of these screening and treatment tools was significantly higher among prior ECHO attendees compared with newcomers (VIA\/VILI: 63.2% [95% CI, 47.4%-78.9%] vs 33.3% [95% CI, 16.0%-50.6%]; P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.03; cryotherapy: 40.5% [95% CI, 24.3%-56.8%] vs 6.7% [95% CI, 0.0%-15.8%]; P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.002; thermal ablation: 43.2% [95% CI, 26.9%-59.6%] vs 6.9% [95% CI, 0.0%-16.4%]; P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.002). Knowledge about cervical cancer education, prevention, and management procedures was satisfactory in 36.1% (95% CI, 23.7%-48.5%) of respondents; this proportion was significantly higher among prior ECHO attendees (53.8% [95% CI, 37.7%-69.9%]) compared with newcomers (4.5% [95% CI, 0.0%-13.5%]; P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001). Approximately two-thirds of participants (68.8% [95% CI, 51.8%-85.8%]) reported that they had applied knowledge learned in our ECHO sessions to patient care in their practice or adopted best-practice care through their participation in this ECHO program.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>These findings suggest that the Project ECHO e-learning and telementoring program was associated with improved skills for clinicians and support staff and enhanced quality of care for patients. 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