Clinic Structure and Interdisciplinary Care Delivery
Opioids & Cancer ECHO | Session 9
October 1, 2026
Presented by
Anita Kuzhiyil, MD; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care
Theresa Davis, RN, MSN, FNP-BC; Clinical Research Nurse Practitioner, Department of Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine
Brenna McCarty, RN, MSN, AGACNP-BC; Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, VCU Health
Objectives
1. Discuss interdisciplinary team models of
outpatient care delivery for cancer-related pain and substance use disorder.
2. Understand the needs of high-risk patient
populations at the intersection of oncology palliative care and substance use
disorders.
3. Review management of substance use disorders in
palliative medicine.