Palliative Care Leadership Basics, formerly POLARIS Leadership, delivers leadership education in an easy-to-follow and interactive format. each module is presented by a nationally known nurse leader in hospice and palliative care. Each module is free for HPNA members and $15 for non-members.

Palliative Care Leadership Basics eLearning modules are:

  • Self-paced
  • Interactive
  • Structured with short bursts of information
  • Engaging, with learning activities
  • Eligible for NCPD hours

Palliative Care Leadership Basics Modules

Executive Leadership
Skills

John Mastrojohn III, RN, MSN, MBA, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Hospice of the Western Reserve teaches us how to translate your clinical skills to leadership skills and how to navigate change. He also explains the importance of communicating your passion for our specialty.

1 NCPD hour
Program
Development

Erica Frechman, PhD, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN, NEA-BC, chief advance practice provider at Atrium Health and leader of an interdisciplinary palliative care team explores the opportunities for leadership in hospice and palliative care and the importance of not only leading others, but also leading yourself. She discusses leadership styles and the importance of self-reflection in leadership growth.

1 NCPD hour
ABCs of
Leadership

Lyn Ceronsky, DNP, GNP, FPCN director of a system wide palliative care program for 15 years and leader of CAPC Palliative Care Leadership Center provides information on the steps, challenges, and opportunities involved with starting a palliative care program.

1 NCPD hour

POLARIS Leadership was funded by the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation through generous grant support from the Cambia Health Foundation.