ELNEC—Critical Care Trainers Cruise Conference

ELNEC—Critical Care Trainer’s Conference

End of Life Nursing Education Consortium

8 Day/7 Night Cruise & Learn

Become an ELNEC Trainer through AACN & a PCRN through RealNurseEd!!

This program has been approved by the

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

for 20.0 Contact Hours, Synergy CERP Category B, File Number 00015971

or 9.0 Contact Hours to become ELNEC Trained (not a Trainer)

Also: RN, ARNP, CNM, LPN, Respiratory Therapist, Psychologist, & Chaplain Contact Hours

through Florida Board of Nursing CE Broker #50-472, FBN #2581

Instructors: Cyndi Cramer, BA, RN, OCN®, PCRN,

Nicole Cole, BSN, CCRN, PCRN & Julie Dudash, BSN, MS, PCRN, CNML

go to www.RealNurseEd.com for conference details

Onboard Carnival: Glory

December 5-12, 2010 from Miami 

*** All itineraries are subject to change without notice

Carnival is not currently charging a fuel surcharge, but that might change if oil prices rise

Prices INCLUDE port charges & taxes!!!

• Inside cabin for 2: from $533.30-558.30* each + Seminar Fee per person (pp)
• Ocean View cabin for 2: from $653.30 each + Seminar Fee (pp)
• Balconies for 2: from $843.40-883.30* each + Seminar Fee (pp)
  • 3^rd and 4^th person in same cabin cost less but require $250pp deposit
  • *Price depends on which deck you choose  Call for Suites & Mini Suites prices
• Final Payment due when booked (including seminar fee)

Friends, Family, & Others are

Welcome to come to Seminar or just join the cruise…

Call or Email

YourCruiseAgents!!!

to Book Your Cabin TODAY!!!

 Orlando number:  407-517-4714
toll-free: 866-499-4074

Email: YourCruiseAgents@aol.com

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Seminar Questions: Contact Cyndi@RealNurseEd.com or nicolemcole@hotmail.com

Conference Cost:

Seminar Fee: $349 per person

*Special Price - $299 early bird

(for those booked before August 30, 2010)

*Procrastinator’s Late Price $399

(for those booked after October 1, 2010)

PCRN’s take $50 off (any of these fees)

$199 for 9.0 hour lectures only course (+/- $25 for early/late registrations)

Note: $500 course when offered nationally for 13.5 contact hours

(without Synergy renewal hours!!)

Includes:

ELNEC Trainer Certificate from AACN,

PCRN Certificate from RealNurseEd,

CD with slides,

teaching notes,

supplemental materials,

and 20 contact hours

9.0 Contact Hour Seminar only (not trainer): $199 per person

($25 off for early birds or add $25 for procrastinators)

Note: $500 course when offered nationally for 18 contact hours

(without renewal hours from AACN!!)

• Must attend entire conference to receive ELNEC Trainer Certificate from AACN (American Association of Colleges of Nursing) & PCRN (Palliative Care Resource Nurse) certificate from RealNurseEd and CD with all of the ELNEC slides, teaching notes, and supplemental materials
• Must attend all 9 Module lectures to be “ELNEC Trained”
• Partial credit available through Florida Board of Nursing (not AACN) for those not attending whole program
• Agenda works around cruise schedule to maximize your cruise experience!!!!

The Purpose of this program is to train critical care nurses in end of life and palliative care through a comprehensive program that has been successfully utilized throughout the United States. Progressive care nurses will also benefit from this education. Pediatric ICU & Neonatal ICU concepts will also be addressed.

The attendees will become ELNEC Trainers who are encouraged to educate other health care professionals in palliative care and end of life.

9 lecture modules will be presented along with corresponding interactive breakout sessions. Additional content has been added to the basic 18 hour program.

Objectives

1. Compare and contrast Palliative Care, Hospice Care, and their place in the critical care setting   

2. Define the core precepts of palliative care: Symptom Management, Difficult Conversations (including defining & supporting the patient’s goals) and Quality of Life in the critical care setting

3. Describe palliative care principles as they apply to the critical care practice setting that include:

    Crtiical Care Nursing, Pain Management, Symptom management, Communication,

    Ethical/Legal issues, Loss, Grief & Bereavement, Achieving Quality Care,

    Cultural Considerations, and The Final Hours   

4. Demonstrate teaching tools that can be used to teach palliative care in the critical care practice setting     

Extensive objectives from AACN can be found at: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/elnec/index.htm

*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 and Archstone Foundation). 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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