HEALWA access to Nursing Reference Center Plus ended on June 30, 2025
The database no longer includes Continuing Education Modules. See Lippincott Nursing CEConnection for Nursing for CNE options

Continuing education credits are available through this list of resources on the HEALWA site. After you have logged into HEALWA, you can visit:

CINAHL You may access CE and set up a CINAHL CE account using the following instructions: CINAHL Continuing Education Modules .

ClinicalKey Click on “CME/MOC” at the top of the page, on the right. You will be asked to establish an Elsevier personal account. ClinicalKey offers physicians content covering a range of medical and surgical specialties including anesthesiology, cardiology, emergency medicine, general surgery, internal medicine, neurosurgery, orthopaedics, pediatrics, pathology, and radiology.

DEA Training: DEA requirements are category 2 education on substance use disorders. The one-time 8-hour federal requirement can be met by completing this online program: SUD 101 Core Curriculum (2023) and APNA eLearning Center: MSUD: Medications for Substance and Opioid Use Disorders – 2023.

Lippincott Nursing CEConnection A large collection of CE offerings available online for nurses.

NatMed Pro (formerly Natural Medicines) – Click on “CE/CME Center” toward the top of the page. You will be asked to establish a CE ID #. Natural Medicines offers two series of Continuing Education courses: Clinical Management and Monograph-Based. The Clinical Management courses are focused on clinical management of disease states and medical conditions. The monograph-based courses are focused on safety and effectiveness of natural medicine ingredients.

NEJM Group Pain Management and Opioids Provides up to 10 Hours of CME/CE. This engaging, 62-question online course aligns with SAMHSA’s content recommendations required by the 2022 Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act. Curated into eight topic areas for streamlined learning, the course also contains learning resources, feedback, and clinical tools that reflect your everyday practice, so you can feel more confident managing pain appropriately.

Opioid / Pain Management CE The Continuing Education modules offered via these databases may not apply to every health profession group eligible for HEALWA. HEALWA staff does not manage CE for health professionals, but simply provide access to the databases where the resources are available. If you need assistance with your professional continuing education, please contact the appropriate agency with oversight for your professional licensing/certification.

Shared decision making training A free SDM training course. The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) approved this training for continued medical education (CME) credits. Our SDM training is approved for 1.5 AAFP Prescribed credits.

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