About this Event
The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) project is a national and international education initiative to improve palliative care across all healthcare disciplines. The project provides healthcare professionals with evidence-based education in palliative care through a variety of courses.
This 2 day ELNEC Core Course will cover important palliative care topics including advanced communication techniques and symptom management along with other topics in end-of-life care. This curriculum is vital for all people who provide bedside care to patients at or near the end of life.
ELNEC is open to RNs, NPs, Physicians, RTs, Social Workers and any other interdisciplinary team members.
October 8th - Day 1
🕑: 08:00 AM
Welcome/Introductions, Carey Belcher, NP
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:30 AM
Module 1: Palliative Nursing Care, Carey Belcher, NP @ Stacy Randolph, RN
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Module 2: Pain Management, Sean McCoy, NP
🕑: 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Break
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Module 2: Pain Management, Sean McCoy, NP
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Lunch
🕑: 12:45 AM - 02:45 PM
Module 3: Symptom Management, Nicole Tucker, DO
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Break
🕑: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Module 4: Ethical Issues in Palliative Care Nursing, Amy Baird, LCSW
🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:15 PM
Closing Comments, Carey Belcher, NP
October 9th - Day 2
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:15 AM
Welcome/Introductions, Carey Belcher, NP
🕑: 08:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Module 5: Communication, Debra Puerner, NP
🕑: 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Module 6: Cultural Considerations in End-of-Life Care, Wes and Laura MDiv
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Lunch
🕑: 12:45 PM - 02:15 PM
Module 7: Loss, Grief, Bereavement, Wes Sedlacek, MDiv & Laura Issac, MDiv
🕑: 02:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Break
🕑: 02:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Module 8: Final Hours, Kelsey Terland, MD
🕑: 04:30 PM - 04:45 PM
Closing Comments, Carey Belcher, NP
Event venue & nearby stays
Samaritan Albany General Hospital, 1046 6th Avenue Southwest, Albany, United States
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