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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 over 12,400 nurses and other healthcare professionals from all 50 US states, including over 2,500 from 69 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.

There are currently 6 ELNEC curricula available in English:

ELNEC Online

ELNEC-Core, Pediatric Palliative Care, Geriatric, and Veterans 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 is available to any ELNEC trainer who requests to hold an ELNEC-International course. For more information and/or to request an order form to purchase this CD, contact Pam Malloy at pmalloy@aacn.nche.edu

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NOTE: ELNEC has also been translated in the following languages. As of April, 2011, the courses in these languages are just being developed, tested, and refined. If you have an interest in obtaining ELNEC in one of these languages, please contact Pam Malloy at pmalloy@aacn.nche.edu

  • German ELNEC International
  • Japanese ELNEC International
  • Korean ELNEC International (Core and Geriatric)

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:

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

ELNEC ATTRIBUTION STATEMENT

When using ELNEC curriculum materials in any form, clear attribution to the program is expected. The following statement is to be displayed prominently in instructional materials: The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Project is a national end-of-life educational program administered by City of Hope National Medical Center (COH) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) designed to enhance palliative care in nursing. The ELNEC Project was originally funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with additional support from funding organizations (the National Cancer Institute, Aetna Foundation, Archstone Foundation, California HealthCare Foundation and the Department of Veterans Affairs). Materials are copyrighted by COH and AACN and are used with permission. Further information about the ELNEC Project can be found at www.aacn.nche.edu/ELNEC.

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