Curriculum

Recorded Palliative ECHO sessions are available for Continuing Education credit (CME/CEU) where indicated. All other video recordings are archived and available for viewing without credit.

Specialty Palliative Care in Practice

Introduction to Palliative and Supportive Cared
Danielle Noreika, MD | February 14, 2019

Outpatient Palliative Care
J. Brian Cassel, PhD | September c12, 2019

Getting Through to Physicians Resistant to Consulting Palliative Care
Emily Rivet, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS | October 10, 2019

Five Key Takeaways from the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) National Seminar 2019
Danielle Noreika, MD; J. Brian Cassel, PhD | December 12, 2019

Barriers to Serious Illness Care in the Primary Care Space: How Can Palliative Help?
E. Selin Turgut, DO | January 14, 2024

Primary Palliative Care and the Primary Care Provider
Lauren Gnagy, MD | June 15, 2022

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Advance Care Planning, Goals of Care, and Communication in Serious Illness

Basics of Advance Care Planning
Candace Blades, JD, RN | March 14, 2019

Virginia Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST)
Danielle Noreika, MD | May 9, 2019

Communication in Serious Illness 
Danielle Noreika, MD; Candace Blades, JD, RN; Emily Rivet, MD | February 24, 2020

Advance Care Planning Document Review and Horror Stories
Candace Blades, JD, RN | May 18, 2020

Person-Centered Advance Care Planning and Palliative Care
Eleanor Jones, MD; Heather Zelle, JD, PhD | August 18, 2023

DNAR: Do Not Address Resuscitation? A Pilot on Periprocedural Code Status Changes for Cardiology Procedures 
Carrie Fisher, DO | October 18, 2023

Family-Witnessed Resuscitation in the Emergency Departmentac
Joshua Rogers, MD | November 15, 2023

Honest Conversations: Palliative Care in Skilled Nursing Facility Settings
Ting Ho Danny Cheng, MD | May 15, 2024

A Family Affair: Simulation in Palliative Medicine Training
Marissa Galicia-Castillo, MD, MSEd, CMD, FACP, AGSF, FAAHPM | November 20, 2024

Medical Interpreters in Goals of Care Discussions - Continuing Education Credit Available
Onu Amadi, MD | January 17, 2026

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Symptom Management

All of your Patients are Delirious: What to do about it 
Egidio Del Fabbro, MD | September 12, 2019

Total Pain
Michael Dobson, MD | February 22, 2021

High Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy in End-of-Life Patients
Faryal Malick, MD | May 18, 2022

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome in Palliative Care: "Sometimes it is a Zebra" 
Eashwar Swamy, MD | February 22, 2023

Olanzapine in palliative medicine 
Naimish Mehta, MD | April 19, 2023

Palliating Cancer-Associated Anorexia/Cachexia: Sated but not Satisfied
Paul Donegan, DO | May 21, 2023

Duloxetine: You're working on my last nerve (but in a good way) 
Faten Ragaban, MD | June 28, 2023

Managing Behavioral Complications of Dementia 
Zachary Tilley, DO; Sophia Johnson, MD | February 21, 2024

Dysuria and Bladder Symptoms in the Palliative Care Population 
Alexander Schoifet, MD | February 19, 2025

Dyspnea in Palliative Care: Updated ASCO Guidelines - Continuing Education Credit Available
Sudeep Pandey, MBBS | August 20, 2025

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Opioids, Pain Management, and Substance Use Disorder

Basics of Cancer Pain Management
Egidio Del Fabbro, MD | March 28, 2019

Safety in Opioid Use in Serious Illness
Egidio Del Fabbro, MD | April 25, 2019

Methadone Use in Supportive Care
Egidio Del Fabbro, MD | August 8, 2019z

Substance Abuse in Palliative Medicine
Alina Fomovska, MD | June 22, 2020

Suboxone: Managing Pain in the Face of Substance Use Disorder
Nathan Dewey, MD | April 20, 2022

Methadone and the Treatment of Cancer Pain
Carley Bloomfield, DO; Caitlin Sullivan, MD | January 25, 2023

Substance Use Disorders in Palliative Medicine
Danielle Noreika, MD, MSHA | August 28, 2024

Identification and Management of Opioid-Induced Neurotoxicity
Tamira Pillay, MD | January 15, 2025

Buprenorphine in Palliative Care - Continuing Education Credit Available
Meredith Arthur, DO; Aimee Conley, MD | May 21, 2025

Special Series: Opioids & Cancer ECHO

This series is designed to help healthcare professionals navigate the complexities of cancer-related pain and opioid use. Sessions in this series are supported by the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority and the Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center. Registration managed separately for future Opioids & Cancer ECHO sessions. Continuing Education credit available for all:

Opioids, Cancer, and Opioid Use Disorder
F. Gerard Moeller, MD | May 22, 2025

The Psychology of Pain
Taylor Crouch, PhD | June 26, 2025

Whole Patient Assessment
Felicia Hope Coley, RN, BSN; Jason Callahan, BS, MDiv, MS, BCC | July 24, 2025

Starting Difficult Conversations
Anita Kuzhiyil, MD; Theresa Davis, RN, MSN, FNP-BC; Brenna McCarty, RN, MSN, AGACNP-BC | August 28, 2025

Urine Drug Screening Interpretation
Carl Wolf, PhD, MS, F-ABFT | September 25, 2025

Caring for Patients with Chronic Pain
Ajay Manhapra, MD, PhD | October 23, 2025

Interventional Pain Management in Cancer
Nicolas Maxymiv, DO | November 20, 2025

De-Escalation of Opioids & Long-Term Pain Management 
Anita Kuzhiyil, MD; Theresa Davis, RN, MSN, FNP-BC; Brenna McCarty, RN, MSN, AGACNP-BC | March 26, 2026

Tobacco Cessation
Anna Peyton, DO | October 15, 2026

Methadone
Egidio Del Fabbro, MD | November 19, 2026

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Health Equity

Community-based Palliative Care: A Chance to Design Systems that Improve Equity
Amy Salerno, MD |  January 25, 2021

Masculinity & Medicine: Reframing Supportive Care for Men - Continuing Education Credit Available
Jason Callahan, BS, M.Div., MS, BCC | October 15, 2025

Effects of Systemic Racism on Healthcare and Palliative Care
Sheryl L. Garland, MHA, FACHE | August 24, 2020

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Cancer & Oncology Palliative Care

Basics of Cancer Pain Management
Egidio Del Fabbro, MD | March 28, 2019

Palliative Radiation 
Christopher, McLaughlin, MD | October 24, 2019

Interventional Blocks in Cancer Pain
Meghan McAlice, DO; Faten Ragaban, MD | November 16, 2020

Malignant Bowel Obstruction
Jen Granina, MD; Sudeep Pandey, MD | March 22, 2021

Management of Malignant Pleural Effusion
Javeryah Safi, MD | April 26, 2021

Medical Management of Malignant Bowel Obstruction: Updated Guidelines
Zainab Fatima, MD | March 29, 2023

Seizures in the Cancer Population 
Kristine Landrian, DO | June 18, 2025

Palliative Care Needs for Gynecologic Cancer Patients - Continuing Education Credit Available
Jaclyn Wall, MD | November 12, 2025

Treatment of Bone Metastasis - Continuing Education Credit Available
Ziad El Hassan, MD | March 18, 2026

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Cardiology & Palliative Care

Challenges Faced by Palliative Medicine with Heart Failure and Cancer
Richa Goel, MD; Natalie Simon | February 16, 2022

Management of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices (CIED) at End of Life - Continuing Education Credit Available
Claire Venditti, MD | December 17, 2025

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Hepatology & Liver Disease in Palliative Care

Palliative Care in End Stage Liver Disease: Updated Guidelines
Kat Dobrovolny, MD | April 16, 2025

Palliative & Supportive Care in End Stage Liver Disease
Richard Sterling, MD, MSc, FACP, FACG, AGAF, FAASLD | March 16, 2022

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Mental Health and Palliative Care

Severe Depression at End of Life: Is Mental Illness Ever a Terminal Disorder?
Paul Zelensky, MD | January 27, 2020

Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Individuals with Serious Mental Illness
Carol Zogran, PhD, RN, PMHCNS | October 26, 2020

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Nephrology, Renal Disease & Kidney Supportive Care

Palliative Care in End-Stage Renal Disease
Jason Kidd, MD | July 27, 2020

Kidney Supportive Care and Conservative Kidney Management in Kidney Failure - Continuing Education Credit Available
Sanjana Ramakrishnan, MD  | February 18, 2026

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Neurology & Neuro-Palliative Care

Seizures and Palliative Medicine
Mian Zeeshan Munir, MD | October 23, 2022

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Palliative Care
Jerry McQuain, MPT, DO  | April 27, 2020

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Pulmonary Critical Care

Palliative Care in COPD: Bridging the Gap
James O'Connor, MD | September 28, 2020

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Palliative Care
James O'Connor, MD | March 19, 2025

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Palliative Care in Covid-19

Covid-19 and Palliative Care
Danielle Noreika, MD | March 23, 2020

Symptom Management for Covid-19
Danielle Noreika, MD | April 13, 2020

Long-term Complications in a Complex Case of Covid-19 Infection (Case Study)
Justin Van Klein, MD | December 14, 2020

Long-term Complications in a Complex Case of Covid-19 Infection (Update)
Justin Van Klein, MD | May 24, 2021

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Cannabinoids and Cannabis

CBD: What You Need to Know
Aron Lichtman, PhD | August 22, 2019

Current State of Cannabis in Palliative Care
J. Brian Cassel, PhD; Danielle Noreika, MD | August 18, 2021

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Clinician Well-Being

Mindfulness and Provider Self-Care
Danielle Noreika, MD, FACP | June 13, 2019

Cultivating Personal Resilience 
Philip Davidson, PhD | January 19, 2022

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Ethics in End-of-Life Care

The Futility Trap: How the ICU Prolongs Dying - Continuing Education credit available
Alicia Brunelle, MD | May 20, 2026

When Hospice Referrals are Placed to Reduce Acute Care Hospital Mortality Metrics -coming soon
Gina Piscitello, MD, MS | August 19, 2026

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Geriatrics and Palliative Care

The Crossroads of Palliative Care and Geriatrics
Jen Granina, MD | October 5, 2022

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Grief, Distress, and Spiritual Care

Existential and Spiritual Assessment
Jason Callahan, BS, MDiv, MS, BCC | November 14, 2019

Muddy Waters: When Grief Affects Goalsme
Jason Callahan, BS, MDiv, MS, BCC; Bronwyn Bridge, MD | October 20, 2021

Managing Complicated Pain & Suffering: Treating the Spirit Alongside the Body
Jessica Allen, DO | November 30, 2022

 

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Integrative Health & Complementary Therapies

Acupuncture in Palliative Care
Kell Mitchell, MD | December 20, 2023

Introduction to Dignity Therapy
Maki Nakazato, MD | April 17, 2024

Music Therapy in Palliative Care - Continuing Education credit available  
Lily Erdal, DO; Zeke Oliver, MD; Jessie Palmer, MT-BC | April 15, 2026

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Pediatric Palliative Care

Pediatric Palliative Care
Kelly Lastrapes, MD | April 11, 2019

Helping Children of Adult Patients (HCAP) 
Amanda Gideon, CPNP; Patty Roberts, LCSW; Siri Garrett, CCLS; Josh Andrzejewski, BCC; Heather Rossi, CCLS | May 23, 2019

Concurrent Care in Pediatric Hospice
Daniel Cannone, DO; Adam Rossi, MD | November 15, 2021

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Surgical Palliative Care

Surgical Palliative Care
Emily Rivet, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS | February 28, 2019

Palliative Care vs. The Surgeon
Katie L. Bower, MD, MSc, FACS; Kate Tolhurst, MD | June 28, 2021

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