
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 (July 2025), 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: A Firm Foundation: Partnerships in Child Welfare & Juvenile Justice | Optum Health Education (Pediatrics)
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: 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: 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 Chronic Pain Reconsidered: The Role of Neural Circuits in the Brain | Optum Health Education
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
1.0: 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 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: Mind Over Body: The Impact of Ageism on Health and Happiness
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: Shared Decision-making in Primary Care | Optum Health Education
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
1.0: Understanding the Relationship between Loneliness and Health Outcomes in Older Adults
2.0: Advance Care Planning: The Advance Directive (Select title of course from page)
2.0: Serious Illness Conversation
2.0: The Impact of Trauma on Children and Youth: A Paradigm Shift | Optum Health Education (Pediatrics)
2.0: Understanding Human Trafficking in Children From the Child Welfare System
6.5: Palliative Care in Nursing Homes (Select title of course from page)
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.