Advancing Pediatric Palliative and End-of-Life Care with ELNEC

Monday, September 28, 2026, 7:30 AM - Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 5:00 PM, 3145 Porter Drive Conference Center, Palo Alto, CA

In this two-day conference utilizing the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) modules and materials, interdisciplinary speakers will share about the latest in pediatric and perinatal palliative care with evidence-based education. Learners will explore the role of the healthcare team in providing quality pediatric palliative care, identify the need for collaboration, and discuss aspects of assessing physiological, psychological, spiritual, and social domains of quality of life for patients and families facing a life-threatening illness or event.

Registration rates:

Stanford Affiliates: $150

Students/Trainees (Internal and external): $100

All Others: $250

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (14.00 hours), ACPE Contact Hours (14.00 hours), ANCC Contact Hours (14.00 hours), APA Continuing Education credits (14.00 hours), ASWB Continuing Education (ACE) credits (14.00 hours), CA BRN - California Board of Registered Nurses Contact Hours (14.00 hours), CDR Continuing Professional Education Units (14.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (14.00 hours)

1. Describe the role of the healthcare team providing quality pediatric palliative care.
2. Identify the need for collaboration with interdisciplinary team members while implementing the healthcare providers role in palliative care.
3. Discuss aspects of assessing physiological, psychological, spiritual, and social domains of quality of life for patients and families facing a life-threatening illness or event.

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine 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.

Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 14.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 14.0 ANCC contact hours.  

California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BRN)

Stanford Medicine Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17874, for 14.0 contact hours.

Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
Stanford Medicine designates this knowledge-based activity for a maximum of 14.0 hours. Credit will be provided to NABP CPE Monitor within 60 days after the activity completion. UAN JA0000751-0000-26-021-L99-P

ASWB Approved Continuing Education Credit (ACE) – Social Work Credit 
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Stanford Medicine is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this activity receive 14.0 general continuing education credits. 

American Psychological Association (APA) 
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.

Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
Completion of this RD/DTR profession-specific or IPCE activity awards CPEUs (One IPCE credit = One CPEU).
If the activity is dietetics-related but not targeted to RDs or DTRs, CPEUs may be claimed which are commensurate with participation in contact hours (One 60 minute hour = 1CPEU)
RD’s and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Log. Sphere and Competency selection is at the learner’s discretion.

Stanford Health Care Department of Rehabilitation is an approved provider for physical therapy and occupational therapy for courses that meet the requirements set forth by the respective California Boards. This course is approved for 14.0 hour(s) CEU for PT and OT.

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations will be accepted by September 11, 2026 less a $20 processing fee. There are no refunds after 09/11/2026. There are no refunds for no shows or last-minute cancellations.

Accessibility Statement
 Stanford University School of Medicine is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, please contact the coordinator.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws.  You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: https://laneguides.stanford.edu/multicultural-health

For activity related questions, please contact
     Name: Lisa Higdon
     Email: [email protected] 

For CME general questions, please contact 
     Email: [email protected]

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Stanford Medicine adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.