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 (February 2026), 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
1.0: Advancements and Implications of Car T-Cell Therapy in the Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies
1.0: Advance Your Skills in Supporting the Family Caregiver
1.0: Advances in Heart Failure Therapy: From Drugs to Devices
1.0: Assertiveness and Conflict Resolution | Optum Health Education
1.0: On-demand Webinar Series: Assessment and Management of Dyspnea in Advanced Illness (Select title of course from page)
1.0: On-demand Webinar Series: Bereavement: Unmasking and Expressing the Contributing Factors that Affect How One Grieves (Select title of course from page)
1.0: On-demand Webinar Series: Behavioral De-escalation Techniques (Select title of course from page)
1.0: On-demand Webinar Series: Evidence-based Advocacy for the Hospice and Palliative Care Clinician (Select title of course from page)
1.0: On-demand Webinar Series: Hospice 101: Levels of Care Across Settings (Select title of course from page)
1.0: On-demand Webinar Series: Hospice: Current Perspective (Select title of course from page)
1.0: On-demand Webinar Series: Management of Seizures in Far Advanced Disease (Select title of course from page)
1.0: On-demand Webinar Series: Role of the Social Worker in Advance Care Planning (Select title of course from page)
1.0: On-demand Webinar Series: Role of Antibiotic Stewardship in Palliative Care – A Nuances Conversation (Select title of course from page)
1.0: On-demand Webinar Series: Symptom Distress Through the Prism of Culture (Select title of course from page)
1.0: On-demand Webinar Series: Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Serious Illness Communication (Select title of course from page)
1.0: Bioethics and Ethical Issues
1.5: Caring for the LGBTQ+ Community: An Introduction
1.0: Chronic Kidney Disease: Advancing Strategies to Prevent Progression
1.0: Communication with Patients and Families at End-of-Life (Select title of course from page)
1.0: Creating Space for Complex Conversations with Patients Experiencing Life-Changing Illnesses
1.0: Dementia Screening, Diagnosis and Initial Management | Optum Health Education
1.25: Fatty Liver Disease: The Silent Epidemic
1.25: Gene Therapy in the Genomic Era: Promise, Progress and Patient Impact
1.25: Heart Failure at the Crossroads: Early Recognition and Proactive Management
1.0: The Impact of Aging, Hearing Loss and Cognitive Burden on Health Literacy on Older Adults
1.4: Injection Safety: A Focus on Infection Prevention
1.0: Integrating AI/Machine Learning Into Patient Care
1.0: Integrating Technology and Supporting Future Innovations in Healthcare | Optum Health Education
1.0: Lethal Means Safety: A Critical Focus in Suicide Prevention | Optum Health Education
1.0: Modern Approaches to Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
1.3: Multi-Dose Vial Infection Prevention Practices
1.0: Optimizing Care of Medically Complex Frail Older Adults
1.0: New Horizons in Sickle Cell Disease Treatment: Clinician and Patient Perspectives
1.0: Palliative Care for Chronic Conditions
1.0 Preventing Veteran Suicide: Strategies and Resources for Community-Based Health Care Professionals
1.0: Practical Pearls in Managing Pediatric Anxiety in Primary Care | Optum Health Education (Pediatrics)
1.0: Sex and AYAs with Cancer: Mitigating Risk and Managing Sexual Dysfunction
1.0: Strategies for Addressing Alcohol Use Disorder in the Post-Pandemic Era | Optum Health Education
1.0: Supporting Resiliency in Older Adults: A Focus on Life’s Purpose
1.0: The Extraordinary Impact of Sleep on Health, Function and Well-Being | Optum Health Education
1.0: The Impact of Aging, Hearing Loss and Cognitive Burden on Health Literacy on Older Adults
1.0: The Relationship Between Pain, Stress, and Sleep
1.0: Understanding and Preventing Burnout: Improving Health Care Outcomes
2.0: Advance Care Planning: The Advance Directive (Select title of course from page)
3.0: On-demand Webinar Series: The Impact of Trauma on Holocaust Survivors Facing the End of Life: Examining the Past to Improve Present Care (Select title of course from page)
6.5: Palliative Care in Nursing Homes (Select title of course from page)
9:0: Palliative Care Training for CNAs (Select title of course from page)
There is an exclusive collection of online courses available FREE to HPNA members and are available to non-members for a small fee.