International Efforts to Implement and Disseminate ELNEC ELNEC’s primary aim is to educate nurses to improve palliative care.  While initial efforts, launched in 2000, were focused in the United States, many ELNEC trainers have had opportunities to travel internationally and provide this education to nurses and other healthcare providers throughout the world.  Currently, ELNEC trainers and faculty have traveled to six of the seven continents, representing 63 countries.  Many trainers have provided ELNEC educational courses, while others have gone as consultants to work with educators, health administrators, and community leaders to improve care of the dying in their countries.  Some are working on translating ELNEC into other languages and adapting it to increase the relevance to other cultures. In October 2006, the 1st Salzburg Medical Seminar Series for Nurses in Palliative Care took place in Salzburg, Austria.  Four ELNEC faculty members taught ELNEC to 38 Eastern European nursing leaders in education and clinical practice from 14 Eastern European countries.  Because of the tremendous success of the first Salzburg Medical Seminar Series, ELNEC faculty were invited to return to Salzburg in April 2008. An additional 39 nursing educators and clinical practitioners attended this second course.  Both courses were supported by the Open Society Institute (OSI), with representation from 23 Eastern European countries. In July 2007, four ELNEC faculty members traveled to Tanzania to provide ELNEC training to nurses and other members of the interdisciplinary team in Africa. Thirty-eight nurses were selected from throughout Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Zanzibar, Zambia, and Malawi.  The Oncology Nursing Foundation sponsored this endeavor.  Lastly, two ELNEC staff members hosted a reception at the Sigma Theta Tau International Conference in Vienna, Austria in July 2007.  The reception, supported by OSI, provided an opportunity for nursing leaders world-wide to gather and discuss issues regarding palliative care. Other examples of recent invitations to present ELNEC include: October 2008, five ELNEC faculty held an ELNEC train-the-trainer course for 42 Eastern European nurses in Tajikistan. January 2009, a team of ELNEC trainers held two ELNEC courses in India (Vellore and Delhi).  July 2009, ELNEC faculty provided ELNEC training at the Kenyatta Medical School, Hospital, and Hospice, Nairobi University, and Nairobi Hospital, Kenya.  Forty-nine attended the 5-day ELNEC train-the-trainer course and over 700 physicians, nurses, psychologists, and chaplains attended at least one in-service class using the ELNEC curriculum at the above-mentioned hospitals. August 2009, ELNEC faculty presented an ELNEC-International train-the-trainer course for 145 oncology nurses in Seoul, Korea. August 2009, the ELNEC Project partnered with the Hospice of San Miguel in Guantajuato, Mexico to provide a 2-day training course for 325 nurses, physicians, social workers, nutritionists, thanatologists, and psychologists. ELNEC trainers receive invitations to speak at international meetings.  Some of the major international presentations include: Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Congress:  2003 in Ireland, 2005 in Kona, Hawaii, and 2007 in Vienna, Austria Global Caring Nurses Foundation:  2004 in Manila and Debu, Philippines International Cancer Nursing Seminar:  2002, 2004, 2006:  Tokyo and Osaka, Japan Neonatal, Flight and Emergency Nurses Conference:  2005 in Christchurch, New Zealand European Association of Palliative Care (EAPC):  2006 in Venice, Italy and 2007 in Budapest, Hungary Updated November 2009 Update on 4 ELNEC-International Courses, Summer 2009 Hospice and Palliative Care in Developing Countries Conference September 18 & 19, 2009, Fresno, CA List of ELNEC Trainers Involved in International Outreach ELNEC-India Blog Check out this blog to see ELNEC trainers John Lunn, Barb Head, and Susan Meskis teach ELNEC in Vellore and Delhi ELNEC-International Appeal Brochure Presentation slides from the ELNEC Course in Tajikistan, October 2008 Supported by the Open Society Institute Presentation from the ELNEC course held in Tanzania, July, 2007 Sponsored by the Oncology Nursing Foundation International Articles written by ELNEC trainers Power Point slides from Salzburg, Austria ELNEC course, October 2006 ELNEC Training Provided in Mexico ELNEC presented at National Japanese Cancer Conference in Tokyo and Osaka (Marianne Matzo) Week-long conference on palliative care at St. Petersburg State Medical University, Russia (Marianne Matzo)   End-of-Life Care | AACN Home Copyright © 2009 by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. All rights reserved.