HPNA
Advancing nursing expertise in hospice and palliative care through education, advocacy, leadership, and research.
HPNF
Supporting hospice and palliative research, education, and leadership development to advance expert nursing care.
HPCC
Advancing expert care in serious illness through state-of-the-art certification of continuing competency in hospice and palliative care and research.
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Volume Discounts
Support your nursing care teams with volume discounts on HPNA memberships, educational resources, and HPCC certification exams.
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Make a Difference
Support the future of hospice and palliative care nurses as they grow their knowledge, advance their careers, and respond to the ever-evolving needs of our communities.
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Become Certified
Achieving a specialty hospice and palliative care certification from HPCC validates expertise in hospice and palliative care.
Upcoming Events
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Advocacy Opportunities at HPNA
Join HPNA’s Manager of Advocacy and Health Policy, Sarah Potter, for an update on HPNA’s national advocacy work and how to get involved through our action network and election center!
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Team Conference for Hospice & Palliative Care
You’re invited to the third annual Team Conference for Hospice and Palliative Care – a live, interdisciplinary event on Saturday, September 28 at the University of Maryland’s School of Nursing. The Team Conference will be hosted by:
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CHPNA® Virtual Live Certification Review Course
This instructor-led certification review course is designed to help prepare you for your upcoming Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC) CHPNA® certification exam.
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Navigating Careers in Palliative Care Leadership
Join Anessa M. Foxwell, PhD, MBE, APRN, ACHPN®, FPCN and Marika Haranis DNP, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, ACHPN® for a virtual discussion on navigating careers in palliative care leadership.
HPNA Learning Center
The HPNA Learning Center allows you to access up-to-date, convenient, and self-paced learning modules with real-time test grading and printing of your NCPD certificates.
Our courses are developed based on current health care trends, clinical issues related to care approaches for the patient and their family, and practice issues related to and in collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary team.
Go to My CoursesLatest News
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HPNA Launches New eLearning Platform
Take your education on the go with HPNA’s new mobile-friendly platform, the HPNA Learning Center! All HPNA education materials, including webinars, virtual events, and certification prep courses, are now available in the HPNA Learning Center.
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Subsequent Call for Abstracts Now Open
The Subsequent Call for Case Studies and Scholarly Works in Progress is specifically intended for professionals in training (scholars) or early career hospice and palliative care professionals to have an opportunity to present their peer-reviewed work at a nationally accredited conference in addition to having their work published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.
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2024 Sigma Foundation for Nursing Grant Recipient
The 2024 Sigma Foundation for Nursing Research Grant awardee is HPNA member Jyotsana Parajuli, PhD for her project “Development and Content Validation of a Palliative Care Readiness Tool for Family Caregivers of Older Adults with Cancer”
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Judy Lentz Leadership Development Scholarship
The goal of the Judy Lentz Leadership Development Scholarship is to recognize leadership potential, commitment to professional growth, and the ability to contribute to the hospice and palliative care nursing field. This scholarship is available to an HPNA member (CNA, LPN, RN, or APRN).
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HPNA Comments on the Passage of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill.
HPNA recently sent a letter to Capitol Hill thanking Senate appropriators for including funding for palliative care research, nursing workforce, and other priorities in the Senate Fiscal Year 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.