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Previous Sessions
Continuing Medical Education (CME/CEU) credit is available for sessions indicated below
Palliative Care in End Stage Liver Disease: Updated Guidelines | April 16, 2025
Kat Dobrovolny, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, VCU Health
[coming soon]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Palliative Care | March 19, 2025
James O'Connor, MD; Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, VCU Health
[coming soon]
Dysuria and Bladder Symptoms in the Palliative Care Population | February 19, 2025
Alexander Schoifet, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, UVA Health
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Identification and Management of Opioid Induced Neurotoxicity | January 15, 2025
Tamira Pillay, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University
[coming soon]
A Family Affair: Simulation in Palliative Medicine Training | November 20, 2024
Marissa Galicia-Castillo, MD, MSEd, CMD, FACP, AGSF, FAAHPM; Sue Faulkner Scribner Professor of Geriatrics, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University
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Substance Use Disorders in Palliative Care | August 28, 2024
Danielle Noreika, MD, MSHA, FACP, FAAHPM; Section Chief, Palliative Medicine, VCU Health
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Honest Conversations: Palliative Care in the SNF Setting | May 15, 2024
Ting Ho Danny Cheng, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, Eastern Virginia Medical School
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Introduction to Dignity Therapy | April 17, 2024
Maki Nakazato, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, UVA Health
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Managing Behavioral Complications of Dementia | February 21, 2024
Zachary Tilley, DO; Sophia Johnson, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, Virginia Tech Carilion
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Barriers to serious illness care in the primary care space: How can palliative help? | January 17, 2024
E. Selin Turgut, DO; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, VCU Health
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Acupuncture and Palliative Care | December 20, 2023
Kell Mitchell, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, UVA Health System
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Family-Witnessed Resuscitation | November 15, 2023
Joshua Rogers, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, VCU Health
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DNAR: Do Not Address Resuscitation? A Pilot on Periprocedural Code Status Changes for Cardiology Procedures | October 18, 2023
Carrie Fisher, DO; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, VCU Health
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Person-Centered Advance Care Planning and Palliative Care | August 18, 2023
Eleanor Jones, M.Ed.; Director, Honoring Choices Virginia
Heather Zelle, J.D., Ph.D.; Associate Professor; Institute of Law, Psychiatry, & Public Policy; University of Virginia
Duloxetine: You're working on my last nerve (but in a good way) | June 28, 2023
Faten Ragaban, MD; Assistant Professor, Palliative and Hospital Medicine; Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University
Palliating Cancer-Associated Anorexia/Cachexia: Sated but not Satisfied | May 21, 2023
Paul Donegan, DO; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, UVA
Olanzapine in palliative medicine | April 19, 2023
Naimish Mehta, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, UVA
Medical Management of Malignant Bowel Obstruction: Updated Guidelines | March 29, 2023
Zainab Fatima, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, VCU Health
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome in Palliative Care: "Sometimes it is a Zebra" | February 22, 2023
Eashwar Swamy, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, VCU Health
Methadone and Treatment of Cancer Pain | January 25, 2023
Carley Bloomfield, DO, and Caitlin Sullivan, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, Carilion Clinic
Managing Complicated Pain & Suffering | November 30, 2022
Jessica Allen, DO; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, VCU Health
Seizures and Palliative Medicine | October 23, 2022
Mian Zeeshan Munir, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Palliative Care and Geriatrics | October 5, 2022
Jen Granina, MD; Hematology/Oncology Fellow, Boston Medical Center
Primary Palliative Care and the Primary Care Provider | June 15, 2022
Lauren Gnagy, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, University of Virginia
High Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy in End-of-Life Patients | May 18, 2022
Faryal Malick, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, VCU Health
Suboxone: Managing Pain in the Face of Substance Use Disorder | April 20, 2022
Nathan Dewey, MD; Palliative Medicine Fellow, UVA Health
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Palliative & Supportive Care in End Stage Liver Disease | March 16, 2022
Richard Sterling, MD, MSc, FACP, FACG, AGAF, FAASLD; Professor and Chief, Hepatology, VCU Health
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Challenges Faced by Palliative Medicine with Heart Failure and Cancer | February 16, 2022
Richa Goel, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellow, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Natalie Simon; Medical Student, Eastern Virginia Medical School
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Cultivating Personal Resilience | January 19, 2022
Philip Davidson, PhD
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Concurrent Care in Pediatric Hospice | November 15, 2021
Daniel Cannone, DO; Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology, Palliative Care, VCU Health
Adam Rossi, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellow: Pediatric Track, VCU Health
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Muddy Waters: When Grief Affects Goals | October 20, 2021
Jason Callahan, MDiv, MS, BCC; Palliative Care Chaplain, VCU Health
Bronwyn Bridge, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellow, VCU Health
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Current State of Cannabis in Palliative Care | August 18, 2021
J. Brian Cassel, PhD; Danielle Noreika, MD, FACP, FAAHPM
Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Palliative Care, VCU Health
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Palliative Care vs. The Surgeon | June 28, 2021
Katie L. Bower, MD, MSc, FACS; Palliative Medicine Fellow, Associate Professor of Surgery, VA Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Kate Tolhurst, MD; Palliative Medicine Fellow, VA Tech Carilion School of Medicine
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Long-term Complications in a Complex Case of Covid-19 Infection | May 24, 2021
Justin Van Klein, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Management of Malignant Pleural Effusion | April 26, 2021
Javeryah Safi, MD; Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship, VCU Health
Malignant Bowel Obstruction | March 22, 2021
Jen Granina, MD; Sudeep Pandey, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, VCU Health
Interventional Blocks and Cancer Pain | February 22, 2021
Michael Dobson, MD; University of Virginia Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Community-based Palliative Care: A Chance to Design Systems that Improve Equity | January 25, 2021
Amy Salerno, MD; University of Virginia Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Long-term Complications in a Complex Case of Covid-19 Infection (Case Study) | December 14, 2020
Justin Van Klein, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Interventional Blocks in Cancer Pain | November 16, 2020
Meghan McAlice, MD; Faten Ragaban, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, VCU Health
Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Individuals with Serious Mental Illness | October 26, 2020
Carol Zogran, PhD, RN, PMHCNS; Clinical Nurse Specialist, Care Coordination, VCU Health
Palliative Care in COPD: Bridging the Gap | September 28, 2020
James O'Connor, MD; Assistant Professor, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
Effects of Systemic Racism on Healthcare and Palliative Care | August 24, 2020
Sheryl L. Garland, MHA, FACHE, Chief of Health Impact for VCU Health System
Jason Callahan, M.Div., MS, BCC, Palliative Care Chaplain
Palliative Care in End-Stage Renal Disease | July 27, 2020
Jason Kidd, MD; Associate Professor of Nephrology, VCU Health
Substance Abuse in Palliative Medicine | June 22, 2020
Alina Fomovska, MD; University of Virginia Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Advance Care Planning Document Review and Horror Stories | May 18, 2020
Candace Blades, JD, RN
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Palliative Care | April 27, 2020
Jerry McQuain, MPT, DO; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Symptom Management for Covid-19 | April 13, 2020
Danielle Noreika, MD, FACP; Medical Director, Inpatient Palliative Care Services
Covid-19 and Palliative Care | March 23, 2020
Danielle Noreika, MD, FACP; Medical Director, Inpatient Palliative Care Services
Communication in Serious Illness | February 24, 2020
Danielle Noreika, MD, FACP; Candace Blades, JD, RN; Emily Rivet, MD
Severe Depression at End of Life: Is Mental Illness Ever a Terminal Disorder? | January 27, 2020
Paul Zelensky, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, VCU Health
Five Key Takeaways from the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) National Seminar 2019 | December 12, 2019
J. Brian Cassel, PhD; Danielle Noreika, MD, FACP
Existential and Spiritual Assessment | November 14, 2019
Jason Callahan, M.Div., MS, BCC; Palliative Care Chaplain
Palliative Radiation | October 24, 2019
Christopher McLaughlin, MD; Radiation Oncology, VCU Health
Getting Through to Physicians Resistant to Consulting Palliative Care | October 10, 2019
Emily Rivet, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS; VCU Health Palliative Care, General Surgery, Colorectal Surgery
All your Patients are Delirious: What to do about it | September 12, 2019
Egidio Del Fabbro, MD; Palliative Care Endowed Chair
Outpatient Palliative Care | September 12, 2019
J. Brian Cassel, PhD; Palliative Care Research Director
CBD: What You Need to Know | August 22, 2019
Aron Lichtman, PhD; Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Methadone Use in Supportive Care | August 8, 2019
Egidio Del Fabbro, MD; Palliative Care Endowed Chair
Mindfulness and Provider Self-Care | June 13, 2019
Danielle Noreika, MD, FACP; Medical Director, Inpatient Palliative Care Services
Helping Children of Adult Patients (HCAP) | May 23, 2019
Amanda Gideon, CPNP; Patty Roberts, LCSW; Siri Garrett, CCLS; Josh Andrzejewski, BCC; Heather Rossi, CCLS
Children's Hospital of Richmond
Virginia Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST) | May 9, 2019
Danielle Noreika, MD, FACP; Medical Director, Inpatient Palliative Care Services
Safety in Opioid Use in Serious Illness | April 25, 2019
Egidio Del Fabbro, MD; Palliative Care Endowed Chair
Pediatric Palliative Care | April 11, 2019
Kelly Lastrapes, MD; Pediatric Palliative Care, Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU
Basics of Cancer Pain Management | March 28, 2019
Egidio Del Fabbro, MD; Palliative Care Endowed Chair
Basics of Advance Care Planning | March 14, 2019
Candace Blades, JD, RN
Surgical Palliative Care | February 28, 2019
Emily Rivet, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS; VCU Health Palliative Care, General Surgery, Colorectal Surgery
Introduction to Palliative and Supportive Care | February 14, 2019
Danielle Noreika, MD, FACP; Medical Director, Inpatient Palliative Care Services