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ELNEC Geriatric Train-the-Trainer

ELNEC Geriatric Train-the-Trainer. Annual Connecticut Coalition to Improve End of Life Care Meeting Elizabeth Ercolano, RN, DNSc, AOCNS Principal Investigator December 7, 2011. Purpose.

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ELNEC Geriatric Train-the-Trainer

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  1. ELNEC Geriatric Train-the-Trainer Annual Connecticut Coalition to Improve End of Life Care Meeting Elizabeth Ercolano, RN, DNSc, AOCNS Principal Investigator December 7, 2011

  2. Purpose • Increase knowledge and skills of health care providers who provide palliative/end of life care in Ct by enrolling a state wide target sample of Registered Nurses (RNs) to train them. • Provide an opportunity to incorporate recommendations of Assessing the Unmet Needs of Health Care Providers Using a Web-based Survey.

  3. Purpose • Comprehensive and longitudinal follow-up to monitor dissemination of the training to a range of disciplines who work at different clinical settings.

  4. Measures and Questionnaires • Pre-program ELNEC Application with Goals for Training. • End-of-Life Needs Professional Caregiver Survey (EPCS) before training and 6 months after training. • 6-month ELNEC survey and 12-month ELNEC survey to gather data on number of modules taught; number and type of health care providers taught; and to evaluate goals.

  5. Preliminary Training Outcomes • Two-day training conducted on October 20 and 21, 2011. • 50 nurses attended both days of training. • 50 nurses were awarded ELNEC certificates and continuing education credits for attending the training.

  6. Preliminary Training Outcomes Demographics of 50 Participants

  7. Preliminary Training Outcomes Nurses’ Work Setting

  8. Preliminary Training Outcomes Methods to Enroll State-Wide Target of RNs

  9. Preliminary Training Outcomes Incentive for Attending the ELNEC Training

  10. Preliminary Training Outcomes General Evaluation of ELNEC Training by Participants (Rated on Scale 1-5, 5=excellent and 1=poor)

  11. Next Steps • Establish a database to store essential data needed for reports to the DPH and Ct Cancer Partnership. • Analysis and comparison of pre-course EPCS scores and post-course EPCS scores. • Analysis of whether participants met 6 and 12 months goals: integration of end-of-life care in facility’s educational activities.

  12. Appreciation • Nealy Zimmerman, Project Director • Patricia Trotta, Project Coordinator • ELNEC Faculty: Carol Curtiss, Thomas Quinn, Lynn Allchin, Patricia Trotta, Karen Stanley, Janet Treantofilis

  13. Appreciation • Ct Coalition Education Committee Members Bernadette DiGiulian Cynthia Lamont Nancy Leonard Barbara Morrison Cynthia O’Sullivan Kathy Shanahan Karen Stanley Pat Trotta

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