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ForwardPediatric End-Of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) 2026
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.
This conference is being held in person.
NOTE: Please note this activity will be presented 8:00am – 4:00pm CST / 9:00am - 5:00pm EST
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
- Describe 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 12th |
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House Keeping/Disclosures | Meggan Mikal-Demont | 0800 | 0810 |
Introduction to Palliative care | Natalie Vertucci | 0810 | 0910 |
Perinatal Palliative Care | Grace Tervin | 0910 | 1010 |
Break |
| 1010 | 1020 |
Ethics/Legal | Rani Ganesan | 1020 | 1120 |
Grief/Loss/Bereavement | Eliza Leatherberry | 1120 | 1245 |
Lunch on own |
| 1245 | 1345 |
Self-Care/ Mindfulness | Cassidy Wohlfarth | 1345 | 1445 |
Culture/Spiritual | Eliza Leatherberry/Cassidy Wohlfarth | 1445 | 1545 |
Wrap up/questions | Meggan Mikal-DeMont | 1545 | 1600 |
Friday, March 13th |
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House Keeping/Disclosures | Meggan Mikal-DeMont | 0800 | 0815 |
Communication | Milada Gorelik | 0815 | 0915 |
Pain Management | Meggan Mikal-DeMont | 0915 | 1100 |
Break |
| 1100 | 1115 |
Symptom Management | Sara Bartholomew | 1115 | 1215 |
Lunch (On your own) |
| 1215 | 1315 |
Care at time of death | Katherine Krawzak | 1315 | 1415 |
Family Panel | Lou and Caroline Carrillo, Mally La Giglia, Betsy Shannon, Kaila Mugford | 1415 | 1555 |
Wrap Up/Questions | Meggan Mikal-DeMont | 1555 | 1600 |
Faculty
- Meggan Mikal, DNP, APRN, PCNS-BC, CPNP-PC, CHPPN; Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Pediatrics: Palliative Care, Advocate Children's Hospital, Oak Lawn
- Milada Gorelik, MSW, MJ-Health Law, LCSW, ACM; Manager Care Management - IL Inpatient Care Management Operations, Advocate Children's Hospital
- Sara Bartholomew, BSN; Registered Nurse Inpatient - Pediatrics: 2HCH, Advocate Health and Hospitals
- Natalie Vertucci, BSN, CHPPN; Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Pediatrics: Palliative Care, Advocate Children's Hospital, Park Ridge
- Chaplain Cassie Wohlfarth, MDiv; Chaplain - Chaplain Services: Frontline, Advocate Children's Hospital, Oak Lawn
- Rev. Eliza Leatherberry, BCC; Manager Mission & Spiritual Care Services - Spiritual Care Leadership, Advocate Health
- 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
Disclosure
Faculty disclosures are being reviewed and will be presented to the audience in advance of the program.
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 Medical Association (AMA)
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.00 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 13.00 clinical continuing education credits. Social Work Content Level: Intermediate
Available Credit
- 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 13.00 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 13.00 of ethics, clinical, cultural competence, and/or general continuing education credits. - 13.00 AttendanceAttendance Credit
- 13.00 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 13.00 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. 13.00 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
Price
How to Register
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| FEE | |
| Non-Advocate Health Attendees | $100.00 |
| Advocate Health Attendees | Free |
Payable by credit card only
Registration for this activity can only be completed through the CE Learning Platform. Attendee registrations made through any other sites cannot be honored.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Cancelation/Refunds/Substitutions
- Cancellations must be in writing (email)
- Registrants cancelling between two weeks and five full business days prior to the first day of the event are "refunded at 70% of the registration fee subject to a minimum $25 cancellation fee."
- No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations received less than five full business days prior to the event.
- No refunds or credit will be given for no-shows.
- No vouchers will be issued in lieu of a refund.
For Further Information
If you have any questions regarding the conference, please contact Meggan Mikal-Demont at [email protected]
If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact the IPCE Office at [email protected]
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