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Polly Mazanec

Project Director for ELNEC Undergraduate and ELNEC Graduate Nursing Education and Research Associate Professor at Case Western, ELNEC

Polly Mazanec, PhD, AOCN®, ACHPN, FPCN, FAAN is an oncology palliative care advanced practice nurse who has been on the ELNEC Faculty since 2001, teaching palliative care nationally and internationally. She is the project director for ELNEC Undergraduate and ELNEC Graduate nursing education. Dr. Mazanec has had extensive clinical experience in integrating palliative care into out-patient oncology settings and hospice programs and into nursing education. She has published and presented in the areas of palliative care in the oncology setting, cultural considerations at end of life, and caregiving.

Posts by Polly Mazanec

Dealing With the Grief Created by the Coronavirus Pandemic

4 min read | Posted June 10, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked grief issues unlike anything the healthcare system has ever witnessed. We answer some of the key questions from our recent webinar.

Providing Culturally Sensitive Care to Immigrants Struggling With Serious Illness

3 min read | Posted November 6, 2019

When dealing with serious illness and death, patients who are immigrants to the U.S. may face a multitude of cultural and logistical challenges.

National Consensus Project’s New Clinical Practice Guidelines and Their Impact on Providers

2 min read | Posted November 21, 2018

The new edition of the guidelines seeks to ensure that the millions of people living with serious illness have access to quality palliative care.

Good Intentions Gone Bad: The Opioid Crisis & Implications for Healthcare Professionals

5 min read | Posted November 5, 2018

The opioid crisis is one of the most serious public health concerns our nation has ever had to face. Every day in American more than 116 die from opioid overdoses.

You Have the Power to Improve the Quality and Cost of U.S. Healthcare!

1 min read | Posted March 27, 2018

Ensuring that your institution or clinical setting provides primary palliative care is one of the most powerful ways you can, ….

Understanding Palliative Care: Who Needs to be Trained?

1 min read | Posted March 19, 2018

Answer: All health care institutions should ensure their nurses are educated in primary palliative care!

All Nurses Need to Practice Primary Palliative Nursing!

1 min read | Posted November 20, 2017

Do you incorporate palliative care into your clinical practice? Can you help optimize the quality of life for those you, ….