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We specialize in practical, evidence-based, high-quality continuing education for nurse practitioners.

NP Circle is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. ANCC contact hours are accepted by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) for nurse practitioner recertification. Accredited activities and any designated pharmacology contact hours are clearly identified below.

Self-paced online courses

  • Menopause Management Course

    Virtual (Self-Paced)

    Learn how to provide evidence-based care from perimenopause through menopause and beyond. Developed by nurse practitioners and menopause experts, this five-module course takes you from foundational physiology and symptom assessment through diagnostic reasoning, treatment selection, hormone and non-hormone therapy, safe prescribing, and long-term health considerations using practical frameworks designed for real-world care.

    Trusted by 2,000+ clinicians across Canada 🇨🇦 and the United States 🇺🇸

    🎓 Accreditation: This activity is accredited for 12.0 ANCC contact hours, including 4.0 pharmacology hours

    REGISTRATION IS OPEN.

  • Lab Interpretation Course

    Virtual (Self-Paced)

    Learn how to interpret commonly ordered laboratory tests using a clear, step-by-step clinical approach that goes beyond memorizing normal ranges. Across eight in-depth modules, you’ll learn how to determine whether a result is valid and clinically meaningful, assess its significance and urgency, interpret patterns within the broader clinical picture, determine appropriate next steps, and recognize when further investigation or specialist referral is needed.

    Trusted by 1,500+ clinicians across Canada 🇨🇦 and the United States 🇺🇸

    🎓 ANCC contact hours and pharmacology hours to be announced

    REGISTRATION IS OPEN.

  • Primary Care Review Course

    Virtual (Self-Paced) — Launching September 2026

    Review the full scope of primary care through a comprehensive, structured approach designed around how clinicians think in real practice. Across 22 in-depth modules covering more than 150 conditions and common presentations across the lifespan, you’ll learn how to take a focused history and examination, recognize red flags, work through the diagnostic approach and differential, select first-line management, adjust care for complex and special populations, and plan appropriate follow-up and safety-netting.

    Trusted by clinicians across Canada 🇨🇦 and the United States 🇺🇸

    🎓 ANCC contact hours and pharmacology hours to be announced

    EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION IS OPEN.

  • CKD Course

    Virtual (Self-Paced) — Launching Fall 2026

    Learn how to identify, assess, and manage chronic kidney disease in primary care using a practical, evidence-based approach. Across three comprehensive modules, you’ll cover CKD screening and confirmation, eGFR and albuminuria interpretation, staging and risk assessment, identifying etiology, evidence-based treatment to slow progression and reduce cardiovascular risk, monitoring, complications, and when to refer to nephrology.

    Trusted by clinicians across Canada 🇨🇦 and the United States 🇺🇸

    🎓 ANCC contact hours and pharmacology hours to be announced

    Included at no additional cost with another NP Circle course or program purchased by Dec 31, 2026. Standalone enrollment is also available.

    REGISTRATION IS OPEN.

  • Dermatology for Primary Care Course

    Virtual (Self-Paced) — Coming 2026/27

    Learn how to assess and manage common and complex dermatology presentations in primary care. This course provides a practical approach to high-volume skin concerns across diverse skin tones, with teaching on morphology and lesion recognition, diagnostic reasoning, first-line treatment, management of more complex presentations, and recognizing when specialist referral is needed.

    COMING SOON.

  • Diagnostic Imaging Interpretation Course

    Virtual (Self-Paced) — Coming 2026/27

    Learn how to order, interpret, and act on diagnostic imaging in primary care. This course provides practical guidance on choosing the appropriate imaging modality, including CT and MRI, understanding radiology reports, approaching common incidental findings, and recognizing urgent results and red flags that require prompt escalation.

    COMING SOON.

  • Mental Health in Primary Care Course

    Virtual (Self-Paced) — Coming 2026/27

    Strengthen your clinical approach to common and complex mental health conditions encountered in primary care. The course covers ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, OCD, PTSD, substance use disorders, insomnia, eating disorders, and more, with practical guidance on assessment, differential diagnosis, psychopharmacology, comorbidities, polypharmacy, clinical red flags, and when to escalate care.

    COMING SOON.

  • ADHD Management Course

    Virtual (Self-Paced) — Coming 2026/27

    Learn how to assess, diagnose, and manage ADHD across the lifespan in primary care. The course covers pediatric, adult, and high-masking presentations, screening and diagnostic assessment, stimulant initiation, titration and switching, non-stimulant options, common comorbidities, controlled-substance safety, monitoring, and when specialist involvement is appropriate.

    COMING SOON.

  • Pediatric Primary Care Course

    Virtual (Self-Paced) — Coming 2027

    Learn how to assess and manage common and complex pediatric presentations in primary care. The course covers areas including autism spectrum disorder, metabolic health, pediatric dermatology, and mental health, with practical guidance on assessment, diagnostic reasoning, management, monitoring, and recognizing when specialist care is needed.

Free accredited workshop for NPs: Dermoscopy in Practice

Virtual | September 10 from 6:30 to 9:30 pm ET | Earn 3.0 ANCC contact hours

Expert lecture series (live and on-demand)

  • Men's Health Expert Series 2026

    Virtual (Live Online + On-Demand)

    Learn from leading specialists about the men’s health concerns you see most in primary care. Sessions cover testosterone deficiency, erectile dysfunction, prostate and urinary health, obesity and metabolic syndrome, hair loss, mental health, infertility, HIV prevention, and STI care, with practical clinical frameworks, case-based discussion, and dedicated live Q&A.

    Trusted by clinicians across Canada 🇨🇦 and the United States 🇺🇸

    🎓 Accreditation: This activity is accredited for 16.0 ANCC contact hours, including approximately 6.0 pharmacology hours

    Includes upcoming live sessions and on-demand access to all session recordings.

    SUPER EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION IS OPEN.

  • Primary Care Expert Series 2026

    Virtual (Live Online + On-Demand)

    Go deeper into high-impact and nuanced areas of everyday primary care through specialist-led education grounded in real clinical questions. Across 14 sessions, experts work through evidence-based approaches, challenging clinical scenarios, and practical decision-making using case discussion and dedicated live Q&A to help translate the evidence into day-to-day practice.

    Trusted by clinicians across Canada 🇨🇦 and the United States 🇺🇸

    🎓 Accreditation: This activity is accredited for 21.0 ANCC contact hours, including approximately 9.0 pharmacology hours

    Includes upcoming live sessions and on-demand access to all session recordings.

    REGISTRATION IS OPEN.

  • Primary Care Expert Series 2025

    Virtual (On-Demand Recordings)

    Access the complete 2025 Primary Care Expert Series and learn from specialists across a wide range of primary care topics at your own pace. Sessions span gynecology, dermatology, endocrinology, psychiatry, respirology, cardiology, neurology, nephrology, hematology, pediatrics, and more, with practical, evidence-based teaching grounded in the clinical questions that come up in everyday practice.

    All session recordings are available now on demand.

  • Women's Health Expert Series 2024

    Virtual (On-Demand Recordings)

    Access the complete 2024 Women’s Health Expert Series and learn at your own pace from specialists across key areas of women’s health. Sessions cover menopause, contraception, fertility, endometriosis, breast health, hereditary gynecologic cancers, pregnancy care, pelvic health, and more, with practical, evidence-based guidance for primary care.

    All session recordings are available now on demand.

  • Derm Days Expert Series 2024

    Virtual (On-Demand Recordings)

    Access the complete 2024 Derm Days Expert Series and learn at your own pace from leading dermatologists. Sessions cover acne, rosacea, eczema, psoriasis, pediatric dermatology, skin cancer, and other common dermatologic presentations across diverse skin tones, with a practical focus on assessment, diagnostic reasoning, management, and referral decisions.

    All session recordings are available now on demand.

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