This week is Hospice Week! Thank you to our members for educating and advocating for hospice care and its importance to your patients, their families, and your community. Your commitment to the specialty is unmatched!
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
Hospitals and Health Care
Advancing nursing expertise in hospice and palliative care
About us
The Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) was established in 1986 and is the national professional organization that represents the specialty of palliative nursing, which includes hospice and palliative nurses. We support the profession through education, programs, research initiatives, and advocacy. Mission: Advance nursing expertise in hospice and palliative care through education, advocacy, leadership, and research. Vision: Every person living with serious illness receives equitable, comprehensive, and innovative hospice and palliative nursing care.
- Website
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http://hpna.org
External link for Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
- Industry
- Hospitals and Health Care
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1986
- Specialties
- Hospice and Palliative Nursing Education, Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, Hospice and Palliative Nursing Products and Services, and AAHPM/HPNA Annual Assembly
Employees at Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
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Theodore Isiah Carson
Information Technology Manager Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association
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Sandra Lee Schafer
Director of Certification at National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses
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Rebecca Gagne-Henderson, PhD, APRN, ACHPN, FPCN
Palliative Expert in the areas of regulation and symptom management, Mock Surveys, P&P writing, Program Growth and Development, Palliative…
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Virginia (Ginger) Marshall
CEO at HPNA, HPCC, and HPNF
Updates
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Last chance to register! https://ow.ly/UunH50U3fcj Join us for a free event with HPNA Manager of Advocacy and Health Policy Sarah Potter and Health Policy Source Vice President Gayle Gerdes to discuss the results of the 2024 election and the outlook for health policy in the next Congress.
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Do you want to attend the National Nursing Ethics Conference? HPNF is offering one scholarship to attend the conference on March 13, 2025. The scholarship includes free conference registration, and up to $500 for airfare, $600 for hotel, and $100 for incidentals. Apply for a scholarship - https://ow.ly/66Bi50TY3IY
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At HPNA, elections are a reminder that both our mission–advancing nursing expertise in hospice and palliative care through education, advocacy, leadership, and research–and our vision–that every person living with serious illness receives equitable, comprehensive, and innovative hospice and palliative nursing care–remain constant and relevant. As always, we are planning for the incoming Congress and new administration to ensure that our bipartisan priorities are most effectively communicated and moved forward. Learn more - https://ow.ly/qowV50U3e70
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Congratulations to the following HPNA members who were recently inducted into the American Academy of Nursing 2024 Class of Fellows! Kristi Acker, PhD, DNP, FNP-BC, AOCNP, ACHPN®, FAANP Shelli Feder, PhD, APRN, FNP-C, ACHPN®, FPCN®, FAHA Kim Mooney-Doyle, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC Toni L. Glover, PHS, GNP-BC, ACHPN® Chris Fortney, PhD, RN, FPCN® Cheryl Thaxton, DNP, APRN, CPNP, FNP-BC, CHPPN®, FPCN®, FAANP View the full list of inductees here: https://ow.ly/aUcb50U1CGg
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Join HPNA for the 2025 Annual Assembly! Following the conference, stay an extra day or two to enjoy the city and its surrounding offerings. Experience Denver’s culture, mountains and blue sky, and fellow neighboring cities that have a unique culture of their own. Plan your trip for AA25! - https://ow.ly/g7C650U1CbQ
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"It's the right thing to do" may get a hospice or palliative care program started but it won't keep it going. Join Ginger Marshall, MSN, ACNP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN® for "Using Data in Negotiations", an interactive webinar covering how to use program analytics and communication to negotiate for your program's growth, salaries, and even the length of your orientation program. Register here - https://ow.ly/g7Li50TY3hv
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In celebration of National Care at Home Month, enjoy 15% off all publications in the HPNA store! Use code NOV15 through November 30. Shop publications - https://ow.ly/4I5a50U1C6z
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HPNF is hosting an Emerging Professionals Social Hour! Join Angeline Wlock, MSN, RN and Alison Harrison, DNP, NP-C on November 20 for a discussion on How Imposter Syndrome Might be Holding You Back. Register here - https://ow.ly/7TXM50TXYph