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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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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CHPN® 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) CHPN® certification exam.
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ACHPN® 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) ACHPN® certification exam.
HPNA University
HPNA University 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 healthcare 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.
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HPCC March 2024 Newsletter
The latest HPCC newsletter is now available!
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Celebrate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Phoenix
The 2024 Annual Assembly is only weeks away! If you are attending, we encourage you to participate in the many Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) focused events.
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EPP Spotlight: Community Hospice and Palliative Care
Congratulations to Community Hospice and Palliative Care, the winner of the Employer Partner Program (EPP) Quarter 1 contest!
Community Hospice and Palliative Care shows a clear commitment to and appreciation of their nursing assistants on staff. They stated: “Not including the nursing assistants working in our general inpatient centers, we have over 75 nursing assistants working in the home and long term care settings. As you can imagine, it was impossible to narrow down to just a single nomination.”
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HPNA Liaison Appointed for Pediatric Division of NCHPC
Christy Torkildson, Ph.D., RN, PHN, FPCN, HEC-C, has been appointed as the HPNA Liaison for the Pediatric Division of the National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care (NCHPC).
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HPNA Member Awarded Nearly $500,000 for Research Study
HPNA member Kim Mooney-Doyle, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC, assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON), has been awarded a two-year R21 grant of $460,000. The grant, provided by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), will be used to research how understanding family communication during serious pediatric illness, from the perspective of adolescent siblings and parents, provides opportunities to prevent long-term distress.