Regional ELNEC Training/Train-the-Trainer Courses
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 19-20, 2013; Fresno, CA
For further information and/or to register, contact Christine Swift at cswift@communitymedical.org or 559-459-7210.
ELNEC-Core Training Course: February 21-22, 2013; Aurora, CO
For further information and/or to register, contact Barbara Wenger at Barbara.Wenger@uch.edu or 720-848-4596.
ELNEC-Core Training Course: March 1, 2013; Cleveland, OH
Note: This is a graduate nursing level course for APRN’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 Training Course: March 4-5, 2013; Napa, CA
For further information and/or to register, contact Kathy Kirkland at Kathy.Kirkland@stjoe.org or 707-252-4411, Ext 3488.
ELNEC/EPEC-For Veterans Training Course: March 5 & 7, 2013; Lake City, FL
For further information and/or to register, contact Ellen Davis at ellen.davis@va.gov or 386-755-3016, Ext 3002.
ELNEC-Pediatric Palliative Care Training Course; Richmond, VA: March 21-22, 2013: For further information and/or to register, contact Walter Lewanowicz at wlewanowicz@mcvh-vcu.edu or 804-628-0022.
ELNEC-Core Training Course: April 12 & 19, 2013; Seattle, WA
For more information and/or to register, contact Carrie Danielson at cdaniels@seattlecca.org or 206-288-7478.
ELNEC-Core, Pediatric, and Critical Care Training Courses: May 1–13, 2013; Cruise on the Celebrity Infinity from Ft. Lauderdale to ports in Portugal, France, Belgium, and England.
For further information and/or to register, contact Cyndi Cramer at Cyndi@RealNurseEd.com or 352-588-3612 or www.RealNurseEd.com. Click here for brochure.
ELNEC-Core Training Course: May 6-7, 2013; Napa, CA
For further information and/or to register, contact Kathy Kirkland at Kathy.Kirkland@stjoe.org or 707-252-4411, Ext 3488.
ELNEC/EPEC-For Veterans Training Course: May 15-16, 2013; Shands, FL
For further information and/or to register, contact Ellen Davis at ellen.davis@va.gov or 386-755-3016, Ext 3002.
ELNEC-Pediatric Palliative Care: May 22-23, 2013; Minneapolis, MN
For more information and/or to register, contact Lori Ranney at Lori.Ranney@childrensmn.org or 612-281-7076.
ELNEC-Pediatric Palliative Care Train-The-Trainer Course: June 10-11, 2013; Rosemont, IL
For more information and/or to register, go to APHON Member Services, info@aphon.org or 847-375-4724.
ELNEC-Core Training Course: August 19-20, 2013; Napa, CA
For further information and/or to register, contact Kathy Kirkland at Kathy.Kirkland@stjoe.org or 707-252-4411, Ext 3488.
ELNEC-Core Training Course: October 14-15, 2013; Napa, CA
For further information and/or to register, contact Kathy Kirkland at Kathy.Kirkland@stjoe.org or 707-252-4411, Ext 3488.
Other Non-ELNEC Educational Opportunities
COMFORT: Communication Modules
The COMFORT modules are offered to assist health care professionals in their practice of narrative health care and patient-centered communication in end-of-life care. For further information, go to www.cecentral.com/comfort.
The Clinical Communication Collaborative, is a resource center for teaching palliative care communication. Years of research have contributed to formal development of the COMFORT communication curriculum, an evidence-based, theoretically-grounded and tested curriculum that addresses the specific role of nurses (COMFORT-NURSE) and interprofessional care (COMFORT-IPE). The website houses all needed materials, including powerpoint lectures, course activities, and assessment forms.
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City of Hope National Medical Center presents Improving the Quality of Spiritual Care as a Dimension of Palliative Care, March 6-7, 2013 in Los Angeles, CA. Join us for a rare opportunity to network with others committed to improving the delivery of spiritual care in palliative care. For further information, go to http://www.cityofhope.org/nre-spiritual-care-conference.
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National Nursing Ethics Conference
March 21-22, 2013
Los Angeles, CA
The Ethics of Caring is proud to host the National Nursing Ethics Conference in Los Angeles, CA at the Hilton Universal City. The theme for this conference is Cultivating Ethical Awareness: Moments of Truth. To receive a complete conference brochure as soon as it is available, please e-mail Lauren Siri or visit http://www.ethicsofcaring.org/ for more information about the conference.
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ExCEL in Social Work
Two 2013 courses:
- May 13-14 in Minneapolis, MN
- June 3-4 in San Diego, CA
Click here for flyer
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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.
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.
