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.

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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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HFA’s print materials help you advance as a professional and enhance your community outreach.

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Join like-minded professionals and receive free access to live and on-demand CE courses and much more.

Don’t miss our next live program

Innovative Programs to Support Family Caregivers (H5FAM)

November 12, 2024 at 12:00 pm ET

November 12, 2024 – Noon–1:30pm ET

As an integral part of hospice care, family caregivers now more than ever find themselves unprepared, overtired, stressed, and without the knowledge and resources they need to provide sufficient care to their loved ones or themselves. Join representatives from three hospice programs to learn about their innovative approaches to enhance family caregiver support while improving patient care and the family caregiving experience.

Registration Options

  • Individual: Live and on-demand viewing and a CE certificate for one person.
  • Organization/company: Unlimited live and on-demand viewing and CE hours for registered employees within a single location.

Continuing Education

Professional CE certificate fees included with registration; choose your certificate type below. If you do not need CEs or would like a certificate of attendance, click here.

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Earn continuing education (CE) hours with live programs on timely topics presented by leaders in the field. Six months of on-demand viewing access is included with registration.

Active members receive free registration access.

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Learn from the experts at your convenience and at your own pace with these online courses. Continuing education (CE) hours and on-demand viewing is included in course fees.



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.

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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.


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Our popular Journeys newsletters provide expert bereavement support.

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These companion books cover a wide range of topics. Available in print or on Kindle.

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Proven approaches to advance care planning and grief education.

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Informational programs about hospice and grief for your staff, volunteers, and families.