ELNEC Trainings
Regional Training Sessions and Conferences •
Other Non-ELNEC Educational Opportunities • Palliative Care Resources
Click here for a listing of national ELNEC Train-The-Trainer Courses
Regional Training Sessions and Conferences
ELNEC-Core Training Course: February 21 2012; Morgantown, WV
For further information and/or to register, contact Angel Smothers at asmothers@hsc.wvu.edu or 304-293-6599.
ELNEC-Core Train-the-Trainer Course: February 22-24, 2012; Westminster, CO
For more information and/or to register, contact Edith Crespin at 303-426-2396 or edith.crespin@centura.org. Click here for brochure.
ELNEC-Geriatric Training Course: March 5 & 6, 2012; Philadelphia, PA
This course is hosted by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. To register click here. For further questions, contact John Seman at John.Seman@uphs.upenn.edu.
ELNEC-Core Training Course: March 23, 2012; Cleveland, OH
(Note: This is a graduate nursing level course for APN's or graduate nursing students)
For further information and/or to register, contact Carol Kelley at carol.kelley@case.edu or 216-368-8855.
ELNEC-Core Train-The-Trainer Course: March 23-25, 2012; Tampa, FL
For further information and/or to register, contact Cyndi Cramer at ccramer@tgh.org or 813-210-7321.
ELNEC-Pediatric Palliative Care Training Course: March 26 & 27, 2012; Macon, GA
For further information and/or to register, contact Rebecca Cogburn at Cogburn.rebecca@mccg.org or 478-633-1503.
ELNEC-For Veterans Training Course: April 3 & 4, 2011; Westbury, MA
For further information and/or to register, contact Ellen McCabe at emccabe@hospicecapecod.org or 508-957-0200.
ELNEC-Pediatric Palliative Care Training Course: April 18 & 19, 2012; Oakland, CA
For further information and/or to register, contact ccollinson@mail.cho.org or 510-428-4800.
ELNEC-Core Training Course: April 11, 18, 25, 2012; Phillips, WI
For further information and/or to register, contact Julia Kiser at julia.kiser@hotmail.com or 715-339-4371.
For further information and/or to register, contact Cheryl. Thaxton, RN, MN, CPNP-PC at Cheryl.Thaxton@duke.edu or 919-681-5254.
ELNEC-Core Train-The-Trainer Course: April 26, May 24, June 21, 2012; Tampa, FL
For further information and/or to register, contact Cyndi Cramer at ccramer@tgh.org or 813-210-7321
ELNEC-For Veterans Training Course: June 5, 2012; The Villages, FL
For more information and/or to register, contact Julie Dudash at Julie.Dudash@va.gov or 352-376-1611, Ext 5440.
ELNEC-Pediatric Palliative Care Training Course: August 27 & 28, 2012; Macon, GA
For further information and/or to register, contact Rebecca Cogburn at Cogburn.rebecca@mccg.org or 478-633-1503.
ELNEC-Pediatric Palliative Care Training Course: October 22 & 23, 2012; Macon, GA
For further information and/or to register, contact Rebecca Cogburn at Cogburn.rebecca@mccg.org or 478-633-1503.
Other Non-ELNEC Educational Opportunities
Palliative Medicine & Supportive Oncology 2012, to be held at The Marriott Key Largo Bay Beach Resort, in Key Largo Florida on February 23-25, 2012.
Event Website: www.ccfcme.org/pm2012
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ExCEL in SOCIAL WORK: EXCELLENCE IN CANCER EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP
May 14 - 15, 2012: Portland, OR (In Association with APOSW)
May 28 - 29, 2012: Boston, MA (In Association with AOSW)
The ExCEL in Social Work pre-conference trainings address critical components of quality psychosocial-spiritual support. These innovative trainings are offered free of cost (for competitively selected applicants) and accepted applicants are eligible for that night’s hotel stay, extensive materials, CE’s, and meals associated with the training. ExCEL is strategically scheduled immediately preceding the annual conferences (2012) for the AOSW and APOSW to potentially minimize time away from work and out-of-pocket travel costs.
Additional information and application available here: http://www.cityofhope.org/education/health-professional-education/nursing-education/excel/Pages/default.aspx.
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IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE AND QUALITY OF CARE FOR ONCOLOGY FAMILY CAREGIVERS
July 11-13, 2012 - Disney Resort, Anaheim, CA
This 3-day course is funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and presented by City of Hope. The goal of this course is to improve quality of care and quality of life for oncology family caregivers by educating competitively chosen interdisciplinary teams from across the nation in improving care, support, and resources for oncology family caregivers. Click here for more information about this course.
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CRUISE TO ALASKA: 4th PALLIATIVE CARE CRUISE AND LEARN
September 15-22, 2012
CE’s provided. For more information, contact Cyndi Cramer at Cyndi@RealNurseEd.com
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Life and Death Matters: This site offers a wide array of palliative care on-line lectures, pocasts, etc. http://www.programs.ldmonline.ca
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Palliative Care Leadership CentersTM (PCLC)
Intensive, Customized Training and Yearlong Mentoring
Palliative Care Leadership CentersTM (PCLC) are eight leading palliative care programs that provide intensive, customized training and yearlong mentoring for palliative care programs at every stage of development and growth.
Learn more and enroll at www.capc.org/pclc.
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Benefit from two days of on-site, hands-on training and a full year of follow-up mentoring by training at one of six Palliative Care Leadership CentersSM (PCLC). Learn from the experience of established palliative care programs how to finance, design, market and operate a successful program.
Interdisciplinary team approach - targeted to physicians, nurses, social workers, administrators and other healthcare professionals interested in starting palliative care programs. A national initiative of The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC).
Approved for 13 Hours, Category 1, Physician CME Credit. Nursing and Social Work Accreditation Pending
Palliative Care Resources
City of Hope Pain and Palliative Care Resource Center (PRC)
This resource includes numerous articles, books, list of videos, quality improvement initiatives, clinical and research tools addressing quality of life, pain, psychosocial assessment, medical staff knowledge and attitudes, brief pain surveys, palliative care and needs assessments from various sources.
The Institute for Palliative Medicine (IPM) focuses on the palliative care education and research for healthcare professionals. IPM provides training to over 2,000 healthcare professionals annually, conducts research studies to improve care for patients with advanced illnesses and also has an online store for palliative care educational products.
PAL-MED CONNECT® is a grant-funded palliative medicine resource hotline. The hotline is open to healthcare professionals to call in whenever they have any questions regarding palliative care. PAL-MED CONNECT® receives calls from physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists who have questions about pain and symptom management, opioid conversion, difficult family conversations, etc.
The IPAL-ICU Project
The IPAL-ICU Project provides essential tools and resources to support the improvement of palliative care for all ICU patients and their families. IPAL-ICU is committed to assisting providers across disciplines to deliver outstanding palliative care as an integral component of comprehensive critical care, from the time of ICU admission, regardless of prognosis. The IPAL-ICU Project is supported by the Center to Advance Palliative Care and the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging.
Launched on November 10, 2011: IPAL-EM: IPAL-EM (Improving Palliative Care in Emergency Medicine) is a new, national initiative to improve and integrate palliative care in emergency medicine. IPAL-EM is the only initiative of its kind. Developed by an interdisciplinary team of experts in emergency medicine and palliative care, IPAL-EM will be the central U.S. hub for shared expertise, evidence, tools and resources. The goal is to promote a paradigm shift in the way that patients, and their families, are cared for in the emergency department. IPAL-EM is part of The IPAL Project and is supported by the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) and the Olive Branch Foundation. All resources are free. IPAL-EM can be found at www.capc.org/ipal.
Palliative Care Leadership Centers™(PCLC) Intensive, Customized Training and Yearlong Mentoring
Palliative Care Leadership Centers™ (PCLC) are nine leading palliative care programs that provide intensive, customized training and yearlong mentoring for palliative care programs at every stage of development and growth. Learn more and enroll at
LION IN THE HOUSE Educational DVD Modules Are Available
The real-life intimate case studies serve as conversation starters to assist health care professionals and students to sensitively explore issues of childhood and young adult cancer. The seven modules include: Nurse-Patient-Family Relationships, Pediatric End-Of-Life Case Studies, Siblings Stories, Disparities, Spirituality and Childhood Cancer, Childhood Cancer and School Issues and Childhood Cancer Survivorship Stories.
These educational DVD Modules are available through Aquarius Health Care Media, www.aquariusproductions.com/lion or 1.888.440.2963. The accompanying curriculum materials are available as free downloadable PDFs.
Life and Death Matters
This site provides hospice/palliative care education and resources for all caregivers. Examples of resources include, Essentials in Hospice Palliative Care, Study Guide for Health Care Worker Students: Essentials in Hospice Palliative Care, Reflections in Hospice Palliative Care: A Personal Writing Journal. You will also find some media resources and instructional videos, as well as online learning opportunities. Click here to review resources.
Contact
To list your opportunity here, contact The ELNEC Project Office at pmalloy@aacn.nche.edu.
