ELNEC - End of Life Nursing Education Consortium

Monday, April 17, 2023, 8:30 AM - Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 3:30 PM, Spectrum Health Medical Center, 25 Michigan Street NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, Grand Rapids, MI


ANCC Contact Hour(s) (12.00 hours)

Nurses spend more time with patients and families facing the end of life than any other health professionals. Nurses are intimately involved in all aspects of end-of-life care and they address the myriad of needs facing individuals at this time of life. Expert nursing care has the potential to greatly reduce the burden and distress of those facing life's end and the ability to offer support for the many physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of patients and their families. Nurses, individually and collectively, have over the past decades demonstrated commitment to end-of-life care. A pediatric specific ELNEC training course was conceptualized in September 2001. ELNEC (Pediatric Version) was piloted in June 2002 in Chapel Hill, NC, bringing together 20 pediatric palliative care experts. The ELNEC Pediatric curriculum was developed from this pilot course. The curriculum consists of nine modules specific to care of children facing life-threatening illness and their families. The ELNEC Pediatric curriculum also includes several common themes integrated throughout. These major themes include: The family as the unit of care. The important role of the nurse as advocate. The importance of culture as an influence in palliative care. The critical need for attention to special populations such as ethnic minorities, the poor, and the uninsured. End-of-life/palliative care issues impact all systems of care across all settings. Critical financial issues influence palliative care. Palliative care is not confined to cancer or AIDS, but rather it is essential across all life threatening illnesses and in cases of sudden death. Interdisciplinary care is essential for quality care in palliative care and at the end of life.

1. Participants will have a better understanding of pediatric palliative care
2. Participants will have a better understanding of pediatric hospice
3. Participants will have a greater understanding of assessing and managing symptoms
4. Participants will gain a greater ability for key components of palliative care including: communication, cultural/spiritual considerations, ethical/legal issues

Spectrum Health is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

 

Cancellation Policy

Spectrum Health reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
Spectrum Health is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CE Conference Coordinator.

Spectrum Health adheres to ACCME Criteria, Standards and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Spectrum Health adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.