As part of the educational mission of the Center for Palliative and Supportive Care, the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) curriculum is offered through the UAB Center for Palliative ...

Future family nurse practitioner Parag Raychoudhury considers her college’s emphasis on palliative care training as essential. “Palliative care isn’t just about death and dying,” she said. “Any ...

In the ever-changing state of healthcare, the request for skilled and compassionate care in palliative and hospice settings has reached an all-time high. Registered nurses (RNs) are on the frontline ...

A lack of end-of-life training may leave certified nurse assistants unprepared to work with patients receiving palliative or hospice care, but nursing homes must do more to cross-train and build their ...

Editor’s note: The following post, on palliative care in the long term setting, is authored by Mary Ersek and David Stevenson (photos and linked bios above) and by Justine Sefcik, MS, RN, a fourth ...

Clinical Education Specialized Education Lecture Series BEACON ProjectOpens a new website. The UAB Center for Palliative and Supportive Care (CPSC) serves patients and families experiencing serious ...

Nursing home residents could greatly benefit from expanded access to palliative care, but providers need more access to standardized tools, staff education and relationships with clinicians to make ...

Diane E. Meier ( [email protected]) is a professor of geriatrics and palliative medicine in the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City. Betty Lim is an assistant professor of geriatrics and ...

Nurses and other frontline health care staff often lack training in delivering basic palliative and end of life care, according to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO). Subscribe today for ...

Students planning to attend the PhD program at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing who are focusing their dissertation on adult palliative care, end of life (EOL) care, symptom management, or ...

A trio of leading children’s nurses have edited the first comprehensive textbook for nursing staff on caring for babies with life-limiting conditions. The book – Neonatal Palliative Care for Nurses – ...