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Continuing Medical Education (CME/CEU) credit is available for sessions indicated below

Palliative Care Needs for Gynecologic Cancer Patients | November 12, 2025
Jaclyn Wall, MD; Division of Gynecologic Oncology & VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Masculinity & Medicine: Reframing Supportive Care for Men | October 15, 2025
Jason Callahan, BS, M.Div., MS, BBC; Palliative Care, VCU Health
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Dyspnea: ASCO Guidelines | August 20, 2025
Sudeep Pandey, MBBS; Hematology, Oncology & Palliative Care, VCU Health
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Seizures in the Cancer Population | June 18, 2025
Kristine Landrian, DO; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, VCU Health
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Buprenorphine in Palliative Care | May 21, 2025
Meredith Arthur, DO; Aimee Conley, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, Carilion Clinic
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Palliative Care in End Stage Liver Disease: Updated Guidelines | April 16, 2025
Kat Dobrovolny, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, VCU Health
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Palliative Care | March 19, 2025
James O'Connor, MD; Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, VCU Health
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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
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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

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

Acupuncture and Palliative Care | December 20, 2023
Kell Mitchell, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, UVA Health System

Family-Witnessed Resuscitation | November 15, 2023
Joshua Rogers, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, VCU Health

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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