August 2023 (COOKEVILLE, TN)

The Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC) is pleased to announce that Melissa Ferrer Hall, Social Worker, at Caris Healthcare, has successfully achieved certification as Advanced Palliative Hospice Social Worker – Certified.

HPCC, formerly the National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses (NBCHPN®), is the only organization that offers specialty certification for all levels of hospice and palliative nursing care, administrators and perinatal loss care professionals. The Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN®) examination is designed for experienced registered nurses.

Certification is highly valued, backed by research studies, and provides formal recognition of a standard of knowledge in the specialty of hospice and palliative care. The designation is recognized by the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC).

Preferred as a current measure of continuing competence in the dynamic and evolving health care professional role, HPCC certification is valid for four years and can be renewed. Together with the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation, HPCC works to advance expert care in serious illness. To learn more, visit HPCC at www.goHPCC.org, call 412.787.1057, or email [email protected].

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