ELNEC: End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium - Pediatric Curriculum

Monday, October 13, 2025, 9:00 AM - Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 4:30 PM, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Abramson Pediatric Research Center, Philadelphia, PA


The curriculum consists of nine modules specific to care of children facing life-threatening illness and their families. The principle goal of the training program is to provide pediatric healthcare providers with information on pediatric palliative and hospice care and resources to integrate this content into their clinical education. Course content will be presented in several participatory formats including lecture, open forum discussion, small group activities, and training sessions.

1. Describe the philosophy and principles of hospice and palliative care that can be integrated across settings to affect quality pediatric care.
2. Summarize three aspects of excellent ongoing communication with the interdisciplinary team, the child, and the family throughout palliative care.
3. Describe pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies used to relieve pain and symptoms for patients receiving palliative/EOL care.
4. Participants will name at least one thing they have learned from or about the interdisciplinary process in caring for a pediatric patient receiving palliative care or hospice.

The registration fee is $350 and includes registration materials, breakfast, lunch, breaks, and syllabus materials.

The conference will be held in the Abramson Research building on the main campus of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

PACT is offering a limited number of scholarships. For additional information, please email [email protected].

Applications are due by September 2nd, 2025.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 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.

ANCC NCPD Contact Hours (11.50 hours), IPCE Credits (11.50 hours)

Participants are required to make their own hotel reservations. 

We have group blocks at the following hotels.

When making reservations, please be certain to specifically mention Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for the preferred room rate.

Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square - 1800 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103 - (215) 561-7500

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The Study at University City - 20 S 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 - 215-387-1400

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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.