Continuing Education

Continuing Education/Continuing Medical Education (CE/CME)  

The 2024 NHPCO Annual Leadership Conference (ALC2024) offers CE/CME credit for compliance, interprofessional, nurses, physicians, and social workers both to those who attend the live conference in Denver, CO and through an on-demand library as an other/blended learning activity. The material 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 NAHC-NHPCO Alliance (The Alliance), the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), or the Compliance Certification Board.

Please Note: Attendees must select their desired credit type(s) upon registration for the conference. Credit type may be changed up to the start of the conference but cannot be changed once the conference has started.

To check your selected credit type once registered, login to the Attendee Service Center, select “Registration Edit,” and the “Edit” link. Navigate to the second page, “CE Credits,” to verify or change your selection. Make sure to hit “Continue” until the final page to “Complete Registration.” If you have registration questions or need assistance, please contact: conferences@nhpco.org.

Participants registered for the in-person conference will have access to both the live sessions in Denver, CO, and the on-demand library. Participants registered for the on-demand conference will have access to the on-demand library. 

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

The chart below indicates the approximate number of credit/clock hours available for each educational format and is subject to change.

Live Pre-Conference Workshops in Denver, CO (max 14 credits)

Live Conference Sessions in Denver, CO (max 11.75 credits)

On-Demand Library (max 44 credits)

Monday, September 16 – Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, the NAHC-NHPCO Alliance (The Alliance) 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 Other/Blended Learning Conference Credit

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

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

Joint Accreditation IPCE Credit Statement:
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive a maximum of 66 other/blended learning activity Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

CNE Credit Designation Statement:
The Alliance designates this other/blended learning activity for a maximum of 66 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:
The Alliance designates this other/blended learning activity for a maximum of 66 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, The Alliance 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, The Alliance 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 25 general continuing education credits. 

Compliance Certification Board (CCB)
The Compliance Certification Board (CCB)® has approved this event (main conference) for up to 9.6 Live CCB CEUs & 9.6 Non-Live CCB CEUs, based on a 50-minute hour, each. Continuing Education Units are awarded based on individual attendance records. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by CCB of this event content or of the event sponsor.

The Compliance Certification Board (CCB)® has approved this event (Hospice Compliance Certificate Program Pre-Conference Workshop) for up to 11.4 Live CCB CEUs, based on a 50-minute hour, each. Continuing Education Units are awarded based on individual attendance records. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by CCB of this event content or of the event sponsor.

For in-person Compliance credit, please complete your evaluations by October 15 to claim your credit. Compliance certificates will be emailed in late October.

Interprofessional, Nurse, Physician, and Social Work credit must be claimed by December 31, 2024. Certificates will automatically populate and be available in the Attendee Service Center under CE/CME Certificate.

Requests for CE/CME credit after this deadline will incur a $50 processing fee. CE/CME credit is NOT available after 6 months from the activity’s completion (June 30, 2025).

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