A few weeks ago, Ted and I had the privilege to be invited to attend the ELNEC 20th Anniversary Summit in Hawaii. ELNEC, the “End-of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) was launched in 1999 to improve palliative care. In the past 20 years more than 24,000 nurses have attended one of the ELNEC Train-the-Trainer courses and have then taught more than 726,000 nurses and other healthcare providers worldwide.
Dr. Betty Ferrell has been the visionary leader of ELNEC while Pam Malloy has filled the immense role of Project Director. Pam is preparing to retire in January and she will be missed. I have cherished my connections with Pam and Betty over the years. They have shown great generosity of spirit to Life and Death Matters, have provided testimonials for our nursing texts and resources, and continue to support our work in Latin America.
I delighted to meet again with Polly Mazanec who is working with ELNEC undergraduate, Diane Parker. Diane is helping promote palliative care in Uganda as well as being a dynamic force inmoving pediatric palliative care ahead in her home state. And of course, it was wonderful to meet other faculty and participants from all over the states.
I attended the CORE-ELNEC course, witnessed the challenge of trying to share a large volume of material in a two day course. I was impressed with the binders that each participant received, including materials to teach other nurses.
I look forward to continuing to work with ELNEC, supporting their courses, and being supported in our work. Thank you #ELNEC. And best of best wishes to you, dear Pam, as you explore what retirement will be for you.
Photos below – I really enjoyed meeting up with these incredible people!
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Wow, that’s amazing. A great visionary leader. Great progress in the past few years and great learning. As a nurse in Atlanta, I always look to learn something new. I will keep an eye on your upcoming blog posts. Thanks