Download ELNEC Project Copyright Permission 1. Disclaimer. The intent of this

ELNEC Project Copyright Permission
Updated January 2017
1. Disclaimer. The intent of this curriculum is to enhance palliative care by providing educational resources
for nurses. Neither the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Project nor the funding
organizations (the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the Aetna,
Archstone, California HealthCare, Milbank, Oncology Nursing, Open Society, and Cambia Foundations, US
Cancer Pain Relief Committee and the Department of Veterans Affairs) endorse any of the medications,
products, or treatments described, mentioned, or discussed in this curriculum, nor make any representations
concerning the efficacy, appropriateness, or suitability of any particular therapy. Please note that this
curriculum and the information contained herein is provided for educational reference purposes only.
Treatment decisions should be made only after careful assessment of the status and needs of a particular
case. In view of the possibility of human error or advances in medical knowledge, neither the ELNEC
Project nor the funding organizations warrant that the information contained herein is in every respect
accurate or complete. They are neither responsible nor liable for any errors or omissions that may be found
in such information or for the results obtained from the use of such information.
2. Curriculum materials. Copyright for the ELNEC Project curriculum is held by City of Hope (COH) and
the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). The copyright includes items in the syllabus not
specifically attributed to other sources. Those who have completed the ELNEC Project training course are
granted permission to duplicate and/or modify ELNEC materials for use in their facilities. These materials
include content outlines, slides, and many instructional resources. ELNEC materials may not be published,
posted electronically, or distributed outside of a course/class without prior approval by COH and AACN.
For approval, please contact: Pam Malloy at [email protected].
3. Attribution. When using ELNEC curriculum materials in any form, clear attribution to the program is
expected. The following statement is to be displayed prominently in instructional materials: The End-ofLife Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Project is a national end-of-life educational program
administered by City of Hope (COH) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
designed to enhance palliative care in nursing. The ELNEC Project was originally funded by a grant from
the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Additional funding has been received from the Cambia, Millbank,
Oncology Nursing, Open Society, Aetna, Archstone, California HealthCare Foundations, National Cancer
Institute (NCI), US Cancer Pain Relief Committee and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Materials
are copyrighted by COH and AACN and are used with permission. Further information about the ELNEC
Project can be found at www.aacn.nche.edu/ELNEC.
4. ELNEC Project resources attributed to others. The ELNEC curriculum contains some resources
originally developed or copyrighted by others. These items are used with permission, and the original source
is clearly identified. ELNEC participants may duplicate and use these items as they appear in the ELNEC
curriculum, for in-person classes or similar direct instruction, and are expected to recognize the original
ELNEC Project Office
City of Hope
Division of Nursing Research & Education
1500 E. Duarte Rd., Duarte, CA 91010
Tel: 626.256.4673 ♦ Fax: 626.218.8941
Email: [email protected]
www.aacn.nche.edu/elnec
author/source as cited in the ELNEC materials. These items may not be published, modified, reformatted, or
used in other ways without the permission of the original author/source.
5. Exceptions. ELNEC copyright permission does not extend to the textbook (Oxford Textbook of Palliative
Nursing, 4th Edition, 2015), used in the course.
6. For additional information, refer to “Use of ELNEC Materials” at www.aacn.nche.edu/ELNEC.
Betty Ferrell, PhD, RN, FAAN, FPCN
Research Scientist
Principal Investigator, ELNEC
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
[email protected]
Pam Malloy RN, MN, FPCN, FAAN
Co- Investigator, ELNEC
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
Washington, DC
[email protected]
ELNEC Project Copyright ©2000 COH & AACN
All rights reserved
ELNEC Project Office
City of Hope
Division of Nursing Research & Education
1500 E. Duarte Rd., Duarte, CA 91010
Tel: 626.256.4673 ♦ Fax: 626.218.8941
Email: [email protected]
www.aacn.nche.edu/elnec