Continuing Education/Continuing Medical Education (CE/CME)

The NHPCO 2024 Virtual Interdisciplinary Conference offers CE/CME credit for interprofessional, nurses, physicians, and social workers 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), Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), or the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB).

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

Monday, April 15 – Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Three Keynote Presentations
(one per day)
3 hours
Six Education Sessions (two sessions each day)
6 hours

On-Demand Library

Monday, April 15 – Saturday, June 15, 2024
25 Exclusively On-Demand Sessions*
20+ hours

*Subject to change based on faculty recording times 

To receive credit for a live or on-demand session, participants must participate or watch the entire education session and evaluate it to request CE/CME credits before June 15, 2024. Sessions that are approved for social work credit will also include a 10-question multiple choice quiz. You must pass the quiz with a 70 percent to earn credit for those sessions. Requests for CE/CME credit after this deadline will incur a $50 processing fee. CE/CME credit is NOT available after December 31, 2024.

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Available Hybrid Credit

      • 29 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
      • 29 Nurse Contact Hours
      • 29 Interprofessional Continuing Education Credits
      • 15 Social Work

Credit hours are determined based on individual attendance/participation and evaluation of each session and may be less than the maximum number offered. Sessions that are approved for social work credit will also include a 10-question multiple choice quiz. You must pass the quiz with a 70 percent to earn credit for those sessions. In addition, the amount of CE/CME credit available is subject to change based on final content submitted by faculty.

Joint Accreditation IPCE Credit Statement
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive a maximum of 29 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change. 

CNE Credit Designation Statement
NHPCO designates this other/blended learning activity for a maximum of 29 nursing contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the contact hours commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CME Credit Designation Statement
NHPCO designates this other/blended learning activity for a maximum of 29 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. 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 those above 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 this activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. 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.

ACE Approval Statement
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, NHPCO is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers participating in this conference will receive up to 15 general continuing education credits.