Continuing Education : NCPD credits available
OVERVIEW The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Project is a national and international end of-life/palliative care educational program administered by City of Hope (COH) designed to enhance palliative care in nursing. Since 2000, ELNEC is a collaboration between City of Hope, Duarte, CA and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), Washington, DC. ELNEC is the world’s leading nursing education initiative focused on improving the care of patients with serious illness and their families. Since its inception, this model academic-practice partnership between AACN and the City of Hope has reached healthcare professionals in all 50 states and over 100 countries around the world.
TARGET AUDIENCE This activity was developed for healthcare professionals to provide a more thorough understanding of how the end of a child's life impacts families, friends, and caregivers. Who should attend? • Undergraduate and graduate pediatric nursing faculty • CE providers and staff development educators working in-pediatric settings • Hospice nurses • Homecare nurses • APRN/staff nurses working in pediatric acute care settings (i.e. oncology, medical/surgical, palliative care settings, NICU, PICU, clinics, etc.) Other members of the pediatric interdisciplinary team are welcome to attend, with the understanding that the curriculum is written by nurses for nurses.
LEARNER OUTCOME After attending this event, participants will report increased knowledge related to providing evidence-based care for patients, as well as emotional and spiritual support to caregivers and survivors