Free CEs

HPCC provides a list of FREE continuing education programs for certificants as a helpful resource for recertification. These free continuing education programs are for nurses, social workers, administrators, and other interprofessional team members.

Disclaimer: These CE programs are time-limited and require registration with the CE provider. At the time of review (August 2024), these CE programs were free, and the CE points were as listed. However, please confirm that they are free and current before you take the program(s). We cannot guarantee the number of CEs offered by the provider will remain the same.

Continuing Education Programs

0.5 HPAR Points
1.0 HPAR Point

1.0: Across the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Spectrum: A Call to Action

1.0: Advance Your Skills in Supporting the Family Caregiver

1.0: Anxiety in Palliative Care (Select titles of course from page)

1.0: Basics of an Effective Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician as a Partner in the Medical Home Model (Pediatrics)

1.0: Building Resilience

1.5: Caring for the LGBTQ+ Community: An Introduction

1.0: Chronic Kidney Disease: Advancing Strategies to Prevent Progression

1.0: Creating Space for Complex Conversations with Patients Experiencing Life-Changing Illnesses

1.0: Depression in Palliative Care (Select title of course from page)

1.0: Enhancing Communication with Patients and Families in the Hospital Setting

1.0: Evidence-based Advocacy for the Hospice and Palliative Care Clinician (Select title of course from page)

1.25: Equitable Care at End of Life

1.5: Healing Racial Trauma Through Somatic Anti-Racism Practices

1.0: Hospice 101: Levels of Care Across Settings (Select title of course from page) – Expires 1/31/2025

1.0: The Impact of Aging, Hearing Loss and Cognitive Burden on Health Literacy on Older Adults

1.0: Incorporating Palliative Care into Your Primary Care Practice

1.4: Injection Safety: A Focus on Infection Prevention

1.0: Integrating Care Teams in a Virtual World

1.0: Kitchen Sink of Common Issues in a Joint Visit with Medical and Behavioral Health Providers (Pediatrics)

1.0: Maintaining the Momentum of Telehealth Expansion

1.0: Mind Over Body: The Impact of Ageism on Health and Happiness

1.3: Multi-Dose Vial Infection Prevention Practices

1.0: Patient Eligibility and Referral for Hospice and Palliative Care (Select title of course from page) – Expires 1/31/2024

1.0: Racial and Ethnic Inequities in End-of-Life Pain Management

1.0: Redefining Nursing – Reaffirming Our Practice: Introducing the Nursing Scope of Standards of Practice, Fourth Edition

1.0: Role of the Social Worker in Advance Care Planning (Select title of course from page)

1.0: Role of the Social Worker in Care Transition: Hospital, etc. (Select title of course from page) – Expires 1/31/2025

1.0: Sex and AYAs with Cancer: Mitigating Risk and Managing Sexual Dysfunction

1.0: Supporting Resiliency in Older Adults: A Focus on Life’s Purpose

1.0: Teamwork and the Interdisciplinary Team (Select title of course from page) – Expires 1/31/2025

1.0: The Relationship Between Pain, Stress, and Sleep

1.0: Understanding and Preventing Burnout: Improving Health Care Outcomes

1.0: What’s Happening with Nurse Staffing?

2.0 HPAR Point
3.0 HPAR Points

4.0 HPAR Points
6.0 HPAR Points

6.5: Palliative Care in Nursing Homes (Select title of course from page)

9.0 HPAR Points

Palliative Care Training for CNAs (Select title of course from page)

10.0 HPAR Points

10.25: Cystic Fibrosis Palliative Care Series (Select title of course from page)

14.0 HPAR

14.5: Palliative Care for Case Managers (Select title of course from page)

Free HPNA Member Continuing Education Programs for Recertification

There is an exclusive collection of online courses available FREE to HPNA members and are available to nonmembers for a small fee.

HPNA Professional Development Courses