Welcome to GOCCNJ Learning Center
We create comprehensive, high-quality, innovative and compassionate training in advance care planning, palliative and end-of-life care.
Together, we can set a new standard of care for people with serious illness.
Continuing education courses tailored to every specialty
POLST completion program and resources
Free courses and resources, including materials to share with patients
CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES
Advance Care Planning (ACP) Certificate Program
Build skills required for effective discussions and documentation of ACP
This on-demand, virtual, continuing education program is designed to increase your competence and confidence facilitating conversations about ACP.
| MDs / DOs / PAs / APNs / NPs 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ |
| NURSING PROFESSIONALS 1.0 ANCC contact hour |
| SOCIAL WORKERS 1.0 ASWB ACE general credit |
| PHARMACISTS 1.0 ACPE credit |
Goals of Care Coalition of New Jersey has done it again with this ACP Certificate program! They have a knack for taking difficult topics and creating high-quality, relatable and trusted material. — Tracy Grafton, LCSW, APHSW-C
A Walk in the Woods:
Updates on Palliative Medicine and End-of-Life Care
Join Dr. David Barile on a series of nature walks as he shares a historical perspective on caring for people with serious illness, discusses how to improve shared decision-making, and explores what’s new in serious illness care with state and national thought leaders and palliative care innovators.
| MDs / DOs / PAs / APNs / NPs 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ This program is designed to satisfy New Jersey’s two-hour end-of-life care requirement for medical license renewal |
| NURSING PROFESSIONALS 2.0 ANCC contact hours |
| SOCIAL WORKERS 2.0 ASWB ACE general credits |
| PHARMACISTS 2.0 ACPE CE hour(s) |
POLST COMPLETION
Your CarePlan™
Quality Improvement Program POLST Completion Tool
Your CarePlan™ is a web-based, video guided POLST completion tool that can be used in long-term care facilities, hospitals, or private practices. It helps script the conversation around end-of-life decisions, improve health literacy and ensure informed consent when completing the POLST form.
Share With Your Patients
The NJ POLST Form Video Series introduces patients and families to this document and explains how to complete this form with a healthcare provider.
FREE

Improving Quality Care for People with Serious Illness
Presentations and breakout sessions with thought leaders and palliative care innovators from NJ and around the country to learn best practices to improve care for those who are seriously ill or nearing the end of life.
4Step iCarePlan
Conversation Assistant for Healthcare Professionals
SHARE WITH YOUR PATIENTS:
POLST
POLST Form and Video Series
4Step iCarePlan
Making difficult medical decisions
LET'S TALK
A guide to Advance Care Planning (ACP)
SEARCH
GOCCNJ Palliative Care Provider Directory