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ForwardEnd-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium Pediatric Palliative Care - October 2026
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Overview
The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Project is a national and international end of-life/palliative care educational program administered by City of Hope (COH) designed to enhance palliative care in nursing.
Since 2000, ELNEC is a collaboration between City of Hope, Duarte, CA and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), Washington, DC. ELNEC is the world’s leading nursing education initiative focused on improving the care of patients with serious illness and their families. Since its inception, this model academic-practice partnership between AACN and the City of Hope has reached healthcare professionals in all 50 states and over 100 countries around the world.
Target Audience
This course was developed for healthcare professionals to provide a more thorough understanding of how the end of child's life impacts families, friends, and caregivers.
Who should attend?
- Undergraduate and graduate pediatric nursing faculty
- CE providers and staff development educators working in-pediatric settings
- Hospice nurses
- Homecare nurses
- APRN/staff nurses working in pediatric acute care settings (i.e. oncology, medical/surgical, palliative care settings, NICU, PICU, clinics, etc.)
Other members of the pediatric interdisciplinary team are welcome to attend, with the understanding that the curriculum is written by nurses for nurses.
Learner Outcome
After attending this event, participants will report increased knowledge related to providing evidence-based care for patients, as well as emotional and spiritual support to caregivers and survivors.
Objectives
- Identify the principles of palliative care that impact nursing care for children.
- Identify spiritual and cultural considerations present at end of life.
- Identify barriers to adequate pain 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.
- Discuss the role of the nurse at the time of a child’s death.
- Describe the impact of patient death in the Emergency Department and the resources available to address these issues.
- Describe four elements of resiliency to increase their capacity to flourish as healthcare providers.
- Describe unique characteristics of neonatal palliative care and strategies to overcome.
- Describe communication strategies for end of life discussions.
- Recognize most common distressing symptoms at the end-of-life.
- Describe the concepts of grief and bereavement and identify tools that can be used to support families.
- Identify strategies for becoming a change agent with palliative care and end of life.
*The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Project is a national and international end- of-life/palliative care educational program administered by City of Hope (COH) designed to enhance palliative care in nursing. Materials are copyrighted by City of Hope and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and are used with permission.
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 Brochure | 1.06 MB |
Agenda
Thursday, October 15, 2026 | |
7:30 a.m. | Check-in |
7:50 | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
8:00 | Introduction to Pediatric Palliative Medicine |
9:00 | Pain Management |
10:30 | Break |
10:45 | Ethical Issues |
11:45 | Lunch |
12:30 p.m. | Sudden and Traumatic Death |
1:30 | Communication |
3:00 | Break |
3:15 | Loss, Grief, Bereavement |
4:15 | Wrap up and Evaluation |
4:30 | Adjourn |
Friday, October 16, 2026 | |
7:45 a.m. | Check-in |
7:55 | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
8:00 | Perinatal and Neonatal |
9:00 | Cultural and Spiritual Considerations |
10:00 | Break |
10:15 | Symptom Management |
11:45 | Lunch |
12:30 p.m. | Family Panel |
1:30 | Final Hours |
2:45 | Self-Care |
4:15 | Wrap up and Evaluation |
4:30 | Adjourn |
Children’s Hospital Colorado reserves the right to modify the agenda or cancel this conference in the event of an unforeseen circumstances.
This course will be held in the Medical Conference and Education Center at the Children's Hospital Colorado. Virtual leaners will receive a Zoom link via email prior to the event.
Parking Information
CHCO team member should park in their assigned parking locations. Guests to the hospital may park in Lot 10 just East of the hospital on Victor Street.
Continuing Education Credit
Nursing: Children’s Hospital Colorado is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This educational activity for 15 nursing contact hours (10/15 - 7.25 hours; 10/16 - 7.75 hours) is provided by Children’s Hospital Colorado.
Others: A general certificate of attendance will be provided to all other attendees.
Available Credit
- 15.00 Attendance
- 15.00 NCPD
Price
Registration
In-person and virtual:
CHCO Team Member - $125
Community Partner - $200
Save $25 by registering on or before September 18, 2026.
Cancellation Policy
A registration refund, minus a $10.00 cancelation fee, will be granted if cancellation is requested by 14 calendar days from the activity date. No refunds will be granted after this date or for non-attendance. You may send a substitute by notifying the conference coordinator at least three days prior to activity.
Children’s Hospital Colorado reserves the right to modify the agenda or cancel this conference in the event of an unforeseen circumstance, or if minimum acceptable registration is not attained by October 1, 2026, with a full refund to participants. For additional information, please reach out to Ray Cuellar at [email protected]. If you require special assistance or services to allow full participation, please notify us at least four weeks in advance of the activity.