Continuing Education

Continuing Education/Continuing Medical Education (CE/CME)

The NHPCO 2024 Virtual Interdisciplinary Conference offers CE/CME credit for nurses and physicians who attend live keynotes and education (live activities) and/or watch on-demand (enduring material) sessions. The content presented in the education sessions represents the opinions of the faculty and not necessarily the views of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). 

Please Note: Credit hours are determined based on individual attendance/participation and may be less than the maximum number offered. In addition, the amount of CE/CME credit available is subject to change.  

Live Sessions

On-Demand Library

*Subject to change based on faculty recording times 

Live Sessions: To receive credit for a live session, participants must participate in the live keynote and/or education session and evaluate it to request CE/CME credits.

Nurse: NHPCO is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 

NHPCO designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 contact hours. Nurses should only claim the contact hours commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

Physician: NHPCO is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

NHPCO designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Certificate of Participation for Non-Physician Healthcare Professionals: For participants* whose disciplines are other than nurse and physician, you may request a Certificate of Participation for Non-physician Healthcare Professionals to submit to your accrediting bodies/licensing boards for continuing education credit. This certificate will indicate the sessions attended that were certified for physician credit (AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™). It is the responsibility of participants to submit the certificates to their accrediting bodies/licensing boards for approval. Unfortunately, NHPCO cannot guarantee its acceptance. To receive this certificate, you must complete all CE/CME requirements and indicate your desire to receive this certificate on the evaluation form. 

*Including bereavement professionals, counselors, compliance officers, physician assistants, quality professionals, social workers, spiritual care givers, etc. 

On-Demand Sessions: To receive credit for an on-demand session, participants must watch the on-demand video, review the references provided, and evaluate it to request CE/CME before June 15, 2024. Requests for CE/CME credit after this deadline will incur a $50 processing fee. CE/CME credit is NOT available after December 31, 2024. 

Nurse: NHPCO is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 

NHPCO designates these enduring materials for a maximum of 20 contact hours. Nurses should only claim the contact hours commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

Physician: NHPCO is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

NHPCO designates these enduring materials for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Certificate of Participation for Non-Physician Healthcare Professionals: For participants* whose disciplines are other than nurse and physician, you may request a Certificate of Participation for Non-physician Healthcare Professionals to submit to your accrediting bodies/licensing boards for continuing education credit. This certificate will indicate the sessions attended that were certified for physician credit (AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™). It is the responsibility of participants to submit the certificates to their accrediting bodies/licensing boards for approval. Unfortunately, NHPCO cannot guarantee its acceptance. To receive this certificate, you must complete all CE/CME requirements and indicate your desire to receive this certificate on the evaluation form. 

*Including bereavement professionals, counselors, compliance officers, physician assistants, quality professionals, social workers, spiritual care givers, etc.