Graduate nursing education:   

A nationally recognized curriculum called ELNEC - End of Life Nursing Education Consortium - will be offered through Duke University Health System Education Services to educate staff in end of life care, dying, death and bereavement.  The nine-module curriculum was developed by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and the City of Hope Cancer Center.  The classes are recommended for all nurses and other health care providers who work with patients and families near the end of life.  Classes are scheduled for the third Thursday of each month through August, and most will be 8:30 am - 12:30 pm.  For more information call 919.684.4293, or go to: http://edservices.mc.duke.edu/Courses.htm.