Current Topics in Palliative Medicine and Hospice Care

NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, and others.

Continuing Education Information:  Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Program content is reviewed periodically per accrediting board rules for currency and appropriateness for credit. Credit approvals are subject to change. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self-study is an acceptable form of continuing education, as well as which credit types are acceptable for continuing education hours. Please refer to your state rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. 
For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact info@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before purchase.

Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession.  As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.  

For Planning Committee disclosures, please see the statement above.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

Earn up to 2.0 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by state and profession. 

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for Alabama Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for Alaska Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for Arizona Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

This course consists of 2.0 continuing education contact hours for Arkansas Social Workers and is designed to meet the continuing education requirements of the State of Arkansas Department of Health Social Work Licensing Board (Ark. Code Ann. §17-103-203). Please retain the course advertisement and certificate of completion for your CE records.

PESI, Inc., #1062, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: January 27, 2023 - January 27, 2026. Social workers completing this course receive 2.0 Clinical continuing education credits.

Course Level: Intermediate Format: Recorded asynchronous distance. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.

Canadian Social Workers: Canadian provinces may accept activities approved by the ASWB for ongoing professional development.

The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE programs that are approved by other approval agencies, including several that approve PESI and its programs.  A full list of approval agencies accepted by the BBS can be found at www.bbs.ca.gov/licensees/cont_ed.html under “Where to find CE Courses.” This intermediate level self-study activity consists of 2.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction.

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Colorado Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Provider #1413. This self-study course has been approved for 2.0 continuing education hours. 

COLORADO PARTICIPANTS ONLY: If you did not answer YES to be reported to the Colorado Chapter of the NASW on the evaluation, please contact cepesi@pesi.com and provide the full title of the webcast, speaker name, date of live broadcast, your name and your license number in the email.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for Connecticut Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for Delaware Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for District of Columbia Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Provider Number 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for 2.0 continuing education credits. 

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for Georgia Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for Hawaii Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for Idaho Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Illinois, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 159-000154. Successful completion of this self-study activity qualifies for 2.0 contact hours.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for Indiana Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for Iowa Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board. Provider #14-006. This self-study course has been approved for 2.0 continuing education hours.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for Kentucky Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

This course consists of 2.0 continuing education contact hours for Maine Social Workers and is designed to meet the continuing education requirements of the Maine State Board of Social Work Licensure (Rule 416, Chapter 14(1)(1)). Please retain the course advertisement and certificate of completion for your CE records.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for Massachusetts Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for Michigan Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Minnesota, Board of Social Work. Provider #: CEP-140. This self-study package has been approved for 2.0 continuing education hours. This certificate has been issued upon successful completion of a post-test.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for Missouri Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

The Montana Board of Behavioral Health no longer pre-approves any courses or sponsors. Each licensee is responsible for taking courses which contribute to their competence and directly relate to their scope of practice as defined in board statute (MAR 24-219-32). Licensees must keep CE documentation for three years in case of an audit. This intermediate level self-study activity consists of 2.0 clock hours of instruction.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for Nevada Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for New Hampshire Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for New Mexico Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

PESI, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's (NYSED) State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0008. This self-study activity will qualify for 2.25 contact hours. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance. 

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for North Dakota Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board. Provider approval #:RCST071001. Full attendance at this course meets the qualifications for 2.0 clock hours of general continuing education. Tracking number: 20-1271186

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for Oklahoma Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for Oregon Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

The Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors accepts many national association CE approvals, several of which PESI offers. For a full list, please see your State Board regulations at https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions. This intermediate level self-study activity consists of 2.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for Rhode Island Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for South Carolina  Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for South Dakota Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for Texas Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for Vermont Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for  Virginia Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for Washington Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

CE credit is available for 2.0 continuing education hours for Wisconsin Social Workers. Please see national social work approvals for this program.

This self-study program offers 30 instructional minutes of pharmacology content which is designed to qualify for .5 contact hours toward your pharmacology requirement. 

PESI, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses completing these self-study materials will earn 2.0 contact hours. Expires: 10/15/2027.

PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of  Registered Nursing, Provider #: 17118 for 2.0 self-study contact hours. 

** You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of  Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 2.0 self-study contact hours.

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses successfully completing these self-study materials will earn 2.0 self-study contact hours. Please email cepesi@pesi.com with your license number, include the title, speaker name and date. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

PESI, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. PESI, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. This activity was originally recorded on 11/14/2024. It was last reviewed on 09/16/2024 and is valid until 09/15/2027.

Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. You are required to successfully complete and submit a post-test prior to receiving a certificate of completion.

This self-study activity qualifies for 2.0 continuing education clock hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.