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.
End-of-Life Doulas and Hospice Care
Whether it’s a popular HBO Max drama or an interview in People magazine with a famous actress, stories of end-of-life doulas are suddenly everywhere. But how exactly does this new and evolving service complement the work of hospice teams? Join a discussion with hospice professionals and end-of-life doulas to learn how doulas work in tandem with hospice IDT members to another layer of support to patients and families at the end of life.
Registration Options
- Individual: Includes live and on-demand access for one learner.
- Organization/Company: Designed for staff training. Includes live and on-demand access for up to 25 employees at one location.
- Community License: Ideal for multi-site organizations and organizations serving their broader community. Includes live and on-demand access for employees and community members across up to three locations.
Please Note: Individual memberships and registrations are not eligible for organization or community use.
Continuing education included with registration.
Living with Grief® series
HFA’s signature professional development series and books are perfect for staff development. The 2026 installment is Best Practices in Hospice Care for Advanced Dementia. HFA’s new, comprehensive book, Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: A Guide for Hospice Clinicians, is now available.
Click here to learn about the exceptional care programs that are profiled in the 2025 course, Improving Dying.
From Caregiver to Patient courses
HFA, in partnership with TGBeyond, offers the award-winning documentary A Butterfly Has Been Released and an accompanying professional education program, From Caregiver to Patient: Hospice Nurse Allyson’s Final 39 Days.
Whether you rent the film for personal viewing, are earning CE credits, or starting community conversations, Allyson’s story will change how you see both death and life.
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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Talking With Kids About Grief and Loss
Price range: $39.95 through $160.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
The Ethics of Self-Disclosure
Price range: $25.95 through $135.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
End-of-Life Doulas and Hospice Care
October 13, 2026 Noon – 1:30pm ETPrice range: $29.95 through $390.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
