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Live and on-demand courses, Living with Grief® programs, and Five Wishes ACP courses improve the care you provide.
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Living with Grief® Improving Dying
April 29, 2025 — Noon–2pm ET
HFA’s 2025 Living with Grief® program highlights interventive, creative, and adjunct evidence-based strategies used to assist dying patients and their intimate networks find meaning, value, and comfort. End-of-life care providers from across the country will share insights into programs such as pet therapy, art and music therapy, and the use of virtual reality, which improve the dying experience, offering patients and their networks enhanced quality care, an improved perception of care, and the amelioration of grief. Hospice providers, in turn, may benefit from satisfied clients, recognition in their communities, and enhanced staff morale.
Expert Presenters
- Tereasa Holstein, BSN, RN, CHPN, Sr. VP and Chief Operating Officer, Hudson Valley
- Theresa Jennings, PT, Director of Therapeutic Services, Hudson Valley Hospice
- Karen Cassidy, Executive Director, Hildegard House
- Hannah Righter MT-BC, Director of Arts, The Connecticut Hospice
- Steve Watson, LCSW-C, APHSW-C, Director, Chesapeake Life Center
- Kathleen Benton, DrPH, President & CEO, Hospice Savanah
Registration Options
- Individual: Live and on-demand viewing for one person.
- Organization/company: Unlimited viewing for employees within a single location.
Registration opening soon.
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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A Group Therapy Model for Treating Prolonged Grief Disorder
May 13, 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 -
A Group Therapy Model for Treating Prolonged Grief Disorder
$35.00 – $135.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Building Resilience in Caregiving Families
$25.95 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
