For Professionals
Continuing education and other resources for hospice and bereavement professionals
Utilize our expert-led continuing education courses to help you and your staff achieve personal, professional, and organizational excellence. Explore our vast library of publications, outreach activities, and research opportunities to enhance your practice and bring you closer to the communities you serve. Or invest in your professional development by becoming an HFA member.
Expert-led online courses
Live and on-demand courses, Living with Grief® programs, and Five Wishes ACP courses improve the care you provide.
Books and publications
HFA’s print materials help you advance as a professional and enhance your community outreach.
HFA membership benefits
Join like-minded professionals and receive free access to live and on-demand CE courses and much more.
Managing Challenging Hospice Dilemmas (H5HDL)
December 10, 2024 — Noon-1:30pm ET
Using a case study approach, this course addresses frequent but difficult medical and ethical situations that every hospice professional encounters. Cases studies and best practice presentations include: providing hospice care to patients with mental health conditions; use and discontinuation of artificial nutrition and hydration in hospice, including communication with families and patients; and effective pain relief at the end of life using non-opioids, including use of non-opioids for patients with substance abuse disorder.
Registration Options
- Individual: Live and on-demand viewing and a CE certificate for one person.
- Organization/company: Unlimited viewing and CE hours to registered employees within a single location.
Continuing Education
Professional CE hours included with registration; choose your certificate type below. If you do not need CEs or would like a certificate of attendance, click here.
Living with Grief® series
HFA’s signature professional development series and books are perfect for staff development. A new installment, Improving Dying, is live on April 29, 2025, and will feature evidence-based approaches to improve the hospice experience.
Five Wishes® ACP courses
This comprehensive suite of training courses focuses on advance care planning with humanity and compassion. Courses are designed for those who facilitate advance care planning conversations and for those who deliver community education presentations.
Living with Grief® books
These companion books cover a wide range of topics. Available in print or on Kindle.
Free non-CE programs
Informational programs about hospice and grief for your staff, volunteers, and families.
Featured CE programs
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Managing Challenging Hospice Dilemmas (H5HDL)
December 10, 2024 12:00 pm ET$35.00 – $135.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Live Discharge: Repercussions and Mitigation Strategies
January 14, 2025 12:00 pm ET$35.00 – $135.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Live Discharge: Repercussions and Mitigation Strategies (H5DIS)
January 14, 2025 12:00 pm ET$35.00 – $135.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
