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Faculty Development and Leadership in Palliative Care Workshop: For Undergraduate and Graduate Faculty

July 24-25, 2025
University of Portland
Portland, OR

Description

Many schools of nursing are evaluating and aligning their nursing curricula with the AACN Essentials to address all spheres of care, including, hospice/palliative/supportive care. We are excited to offer a 2-day workshop for faculty at schools of nursing to advance undergraduate and graduate palliative care education. This workshop intends to prepare faculty to serve as leaders in advancing palliative care curricula within their schools.  Meals, housing, registration, and materials are all covered for selected participants through the generous sponsorship of Cunniff Dixon Foundation, ELNEC, and the University of Portland School of Nursing and Health Innovations.

Selected participants will engage in an active learning environment on topics that include palliative care educational resources, evaluation measures, and teaching strategies. Finally, selected participants have the option to submit an abstract for a poster presentation related to current or planned palliative or end-of-life activities at their school. Selected participants will agree to complete a six- and twelve-month post-workshop survey.

Purpose

To support faculty at schools of nursing to advance palliative care education.

Learning Objectives

  1. Propose strategies to enrich palliative care curricular practices using the AACN Essentials and resources from the ELNEC project. 
  2. Identify teaching and evaluation strategies for classroom, clinical, or simulation.  
  3. Enhance leadership and collaboration in palliative care education.  

 

Who Should Apply

  • Fulltime faculty employed in a school/college of nursing. Up to two faculty from the same institution will be accepted.
  • Teaching within an Undergraduate program or Graduate program
  • Funding will support 150 participants (100 Undergraduate and 50 Graduate)
  • For individuals who participated in the July 2024 Workshop, we kindly request that you refrain from applying unless you plan to enroll in the Graduate track. This will allow us to keep the Undergraduate positions available for additional faculty from your institution or other institutions.

Workshop Application

Submit Abstract

Application Instructions

We are inviting nurse faculty engaged in palliative care teaching efforts in undergraduate and graduate programs within schools of nursing to apply. Please review the application packet carefully for all required information (a checklist is provided to ensure completeness). Incomplete applications will not be considered. Statement of Interest, three goals, and one letter of support must be included for the application to be considered. Accepted participants will be required to complete the six online ELNEC Undergraduate/New Graduate modules in preparation for the workshop and will receive further information.

For all questions regarding assistance in completing the application or the overall project, please contact the planning team pallcareed@up.edu.

Workshop Venue

Located in the heart of Portland, the campus provides the perfect setting for this program. The state-of-the-art facilities, complemented by the breathtaking natural surroundings, create an inspiring atmosphere that fosters creativity and collaboration.
 
University of Portland
5000 N. Willamette Blvd.
Portland, Oregon 97203-5798

Participants will stay in dorms (keeping costs down and enjoying the beautiful campus). The amenities include:

  • Bathroom: Dorms have shared bathrooms.
  • WiFi: Campus WiFi access is available throughout the entire building.
  • Note: Additional night lodging is the participants' responsibility, which will be at a discounted rate of $50/night/per person.

Key Benefits

  • Free registration
  • Continuing Education Units for Nursing Continuing Professional Development
  • Stay at Univ of Portland dorms for up to 3 nights
  • Course materials
  • Breakfast & lunch for both days
  • Network with other nursing faculty across the country and within your region to collaborate and envision palliative care education as a core component of education.
  • Discover new resources for palliative care competency-based teaching and evaluation.
  • Share your exemplary work in palliative care education with others.
  • Return to your school with refined goals and deliverables to enrich palliative care education.

Application Checklist

  1. General Information
    1. Email/phone contact
    2. Demographic information
  2. Statement of Interest and three goals
    1. Briefly describe in 250-300 words
      1. Your current engagement in palliative care education at your school;
      2. Why you are interested in participating in this faculty development workshop;
      3. How you will apply the information within your school
    2. Please identify three goals related to participation the focus of this workshop. Your goals can be refined during the workshop. In addition, at six- and twelve-months post-workshop, you will be asked to evaluate progress in accomplishing goals.
  3. Letter of Support – program director or dean
    1. Support letter to address the school’s commitment to advancing palliative care education within the undergraduate program.

Questions? Contact ELNEC@coh.org.