Bridging the gap in palliative care education: Applying the ELNEC model to advance palliative care in Iran

Palliative care (PC) has become essential for improving quality of life globally, yet Iran faces significant barriers, including limited policies, workforce shortages, and cultural misconceptions. Despite recent progress—such as establishing a national strategy and increasing medication access—servi...

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Main Authors: Arvin Mirshahi, Betty Ferrell, Marie Bakitas
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Language:English
Published: Golestan University of Medical Sciences 2025-06-01
Series:Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery
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Online Access:http://nmj.goums.ac.ir/article-1-2016-en.pdf
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description Palliative care (PC) has become essential for improving quality of life globally, yet Iran faces significant barriers, including limited policies, workforce shortages, and cultural misconceptions. Despite recent progress—such as establishing a national strategy and increasing medication access—service delivery remains limited, especially outside major cities. To address these gaps, the Student Scientific Research Center at Tehran University of Medical Sciences has initiated an international collaboration with the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC), in partnership with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and the Center for Palliative and Supportive Care at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), to expand interprofessional palliative care education in Iran.
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spelling doaj-art-4324597a3765400f81ef7ec63ff39df62025-08-20T03:50:49ZengGolestan University of Medical SciencesJournal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery2588-30382025-06-0122213Bridging the gap in palliative care education: Applying the ELNEC model to advance palliative care in IranArvin Mirshahi0Betty Ferrell1Marie Bakitas2 Students’ Scientific Research Center, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Center for Palliative and Supportive Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America Division of Nursing Research and Education, Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, California, United States of America; End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium, Duarte, California, United States of America Center for Palliative and Supportive Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America; Department of Medicine, School of Nursing, Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America Palliative care (PC) has become essential for improving quality of life globally, yet Iran faces significant barriers, including limited policies, workforce shortages, and cultural misconceptions. Despite recent progress—such as establishing a national strategy and increasing medication access—service delivery remains limited, especially outside major cities. To address these gaps, the Student Scientific Research Center at Tehran University of Medical Sciences has initiated an international collaboration with the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC), in partnership with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and the Center for Palliative and Supportive Care at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), to expand interprofessional palliative care education in Iran.http://nmj.goums.ac.ir/article-1-2016-en.pdfpalliative careeducationelneciran
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title Bridging the gap in palliative care education: Applying the ELNEC model to advance palliative care in Iran
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title_short Bridging the gap in palliative care education: Applying the ELNEC model to advance palliative care in Iran
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