End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC)
The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) is an education initiative to improve palliative care. Since 2001, ELNEC has trained > 11,300 nurses and other healthcare professionals from all 50 US states, including > 2,000 from 65 countries on 6 continents.
In addition to providing ELNEC courses, ELNEC faculty and trainers have consulted with educators, health administrators, and community leaders to improve care of the dying.
Multiple formats of ELNEC are available in English:
- ELNEC-Core
- ELNEC-Pediatric Palliative Care available for download from Cure4Kids
- ELNEC-Critical Care
- ELNEC-Geriatric
- ELNEC for Veterans
ELNEC Online
Many of the ELNEC modules are available for online learning through the Hospice Education Network
ELNEC International
ELNEC has been adapted and translated to increase its relevance within other cultures:
- English ELNEC International can be obtained from Pam Malloy at pmalloy@aacn.nche.edu
Available for Download
- Russian ELNEC International, available for download
- Spanish ELNEC International, available for download
Will be Available Soon for Download
- German ELNEC International
- Japanese ELNEC International
- Korean ELNEC International
Read more about ELNEC International at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ELNEC/Global.htm or contact Pam Malloy at pmalloy@aacn.nche.edu
ELNEC Funding
ELNEC was initially funded by a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
Additional funding has been provided by:
- Open Society Foundations
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Aetna Foundation
- Archstone Foundation
- Oncology Nursing Society Foundation
- California HealthCare Foundation
- Department of Veteran Affairs (VA)
Read more about ELNEC at www.aacn.nche.edu/ELNEC
Read more about ELNEC International at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ELNEC/Global.htm or contact Pam Malloy at pmalloy@aacn.nche.edu
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