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ForwardPediatric End-Of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) 2025
This pediatric End-Of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) 2-day course will provide nurses, social workers, and interested team members with education in palliative and end-of life care, preparing them to teach the information to practicing nurses, social workers and other healthcare professionals.
NOTE: Please note this activity will be presented 8:00am - 2:30pm EST / 9:00am – 3:30pm CST
Target Audience
This course is intended for nurses, social workers, and other interested healthcare professional team members who work in pediatric acute care settings (i.e. medical-surgical and oncology units), clinics, homecare, hospice, and palliative care settings.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, learners should be able to:
- Identify barriers to adequate pain and symptom relief in palliative care and describe pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies used to relieve pain
- Explain ethical dilemmas that may arise in pediatric palliative care and apply ethical principles in addressing these issues
- Describe unique characteristics of neonatal palliative care and strategies to overcome
- Describe communication strategies for end-of-life discussions
- Identify spiritual, grief, and cultural considerations present during palliative care
| Thursday, March 13th | ||
| 900-915 | House Keeping/disclosures | Meggan Mikal |
| 915-945 | Introduction to Palliative care | Natalie Vertucci |
| 945-955 | Break | |
| 955-1030 | Ethics/legal | Meggan Mikal |
| 1030-1115 | Grief/Bereavement | Eliza Leatherberry |
| 1115-1200 | Self-Care/ Mindfulness | Cassie Wohlfarth |
| 1200-1300 | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 1330-1400 | Culture | Meggan Mikal |
| 1400-1500 | Family Panel | Kaila Mugford, Betsy Shannon |
| 1500-1515 | Wrap up/questions | Meggan Mikal |
| Friday, March 14th | ||
| 900-945 | Perinatal Palliative Care | Grace Tervin |
| 945-1000 | Break | |
| 1000-1100 | Pain/Symptom Management | Kimberly Wittmayer |
| 1100-1110 | Break | |
| 1110-1200 | Communication | Dr. Rani Ganesan |
| 1200-1300 | Lunch (On your own) | |
| 1300-1345 | Care at time of death | Katie Krawzak |
| 1345-1400 | Break | |
| 1400-1500 | Family Panel | Lou and Caroline Carrillo, Mally La Giglia |
| 1500-1510 | Wrap Up/Questions | Meggan Mikal |
Faculty
Meggan Mikal, DNP, APRN, PCNS-BC, CPNP-PC, CHPPN; Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Pediatrics: Palliative Care, Advocate Children's Hospital, Oak Lawn
Kimberly Wittmayer, MS, APRN, PCNS-BC, PMGT-BC, AP-PMN; Supervisor Advanced Practice Clinician, Pediatrics: Pain and Sedation, Advocate Children's Hospital, Oak Lawn
Natalie Vertucci, BSN, CHPPN; Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Pediatrics: Palliative Care, Advocate Children's Hospital, Park Ridge
Chaplain Cassie Wohlfarth, MDiv; Chaplain, Advocate Children's Hospital, Oak Lawn
Rev. Eliza Leatherberry, BCC; Chaplain & Coordinator Pediatric Bereavement, Advocate Health Midwest
Dr. Rani Ganesan, MD; Pediatrics Critical Care, Advocate Children's Hospital, Park Ridge
Katie Krawzak, DNP, APRN, CHPPN; Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Pediatrics: Palliative Care, Advocate Children's Hospital, Oak Lawn
Grace Tervin, RN, CHPPN; Registered Nurse, Advocate Children's Hospital, Oak Lawn
Parent Panel: Lou Carrillo; Caroline Carrillo, Betsy Shannon, Kaila Mugford, Mally La Giglia
Disclosure
The planner(s) and speaker(s) have indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Statement(s)
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Advocate Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 9.00 clinical continuing education credits.
Social Work Content Level: Intermediate
Available Credit
- 9.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Advocate Aurora Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers receiving this course receive 9.00 of ethics, clinical, cultural competence, and/or general continuing education credits. - 9.00 AttendanceAttendance Credit
- 9.00 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 9.00 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
Price
| Fee | |
| Non-Advocate Health Attendees | $100.00 |
| Advocate Health Attendees | Free |
NOTE: you can only pay by credit card.
Cancelation Policy: Full refunds are available up to the morning of 3/13/2025 at 6am.
Click “Take Course” to register for this program.
If you have any questions, please contact the IPCE Office at [email protected]