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The
7th Annual Conference on
Contemporary
Catholic
Healthcare
Ethics
October 9-10, 2008
at
Loyola
University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Maywood, Illinois
This conference, co-sponsored by
The
Catholic Health Association of the United States, the
Illinois Catholic Health
Association, and the
Neiswanger
Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy, Loyola University Chicago Stritch
School of Medicine
will bring together a diverse body of scholars
and experts to discuss moral, social and clinical foundations of Catholic
healthcare ethics, to apply conceptual resources to current problems, and to
confront moral challenges on the horizon for Catholic healthcare providers.
We
will offer ongoing ethics education through targeted and pertinent
presentations for a variety of professionals in Catholic healthcare,
including but not limited to:
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Chaplains
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Mission Leadership
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Social Workers
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Executive Leadership
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Physicians
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Ethics Community Members
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Nurses
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Sponsors
 Our annual
Contemporary Catholic Healthcare
Ethics Conference
offers a unique and collegial venue for healthcare
providers to acquire practical and theoretical resources for improving the
delivery of Catholic healthcare in our contemporary and varied settings.
The conference consists of two components:
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Plenary
sessions that explores pressing issues of wide-ranging issues in Catholic healthcare ethics, and;
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small
group breakout sessions in which participants discuss creative strategies to address contemporary, clinical challenges in
healthcare. (more...)
Conference Objectives:
After participating in this
conference, persons should be able to:
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Discuss the theological, social and legal
foundations pertinent
to
Catholic healthcare ethics in our contemporary context.
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Analyze the
Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Healthcare
Services and interpret their meaning for ethical
issues arising in
healthcare.
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Identify and describe clinical, social and global concerns
pertinent to
the delivery of Catholic
healthcare in our contemporary context.
Featured
Plenary Speakers:
Carol Taylor,
RN, MSN, PhD
Director, Center for Clinical Bioethics, Georgetown
University
Reverend Bryan Massingale, STD
Associate
Professor, Department of Theology, Marquette University
Reverend Tom
Nairn, OFM, PhD
Erica and Harry John Family Professor of Catholic Ethics,
Catholic Theological Union
Reverend Myles Sheehan, SJ, MD
Senior Associate Dean,
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of
Medicine
Joseph R. Swedish, FACHE
President & CEO, Trinity
Health
Conference Co-Directors:
John Hardt, PhD
and Fr. Kevin O'Rourke, OP, JCD, STM
 Continuing Medical Education: CME and Continuing Education Units (CEU)
have been applied for. Click
here
for continuing education information.
Program
Site/Accommodations:
The 7th Annual Contemporary Catholic Healthcare Ethics:
Conference, will be held at the Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola
University Chicago, 2160 S. First Avenue, Bldg 120, Maywood, IL, 60153.
Parking will be available in Visitor’s Parking Lot 4.
A block of guest
rooms has been reserved at the Carleton Hotel of Oak Park, 1110
Pleasant Street, Oak Park, IL 60302. To make your reservation, contact
the hotel directly at 708-848-5000 or 888-227-5386 to receive the
negotiated rate of $140 for single rooms, $160 for double rooms. Your
reservation must be received by September 10, 2008. Be sure to
mention Group #1049 when reserving your room. Shuttle bus
services will be provided from hotel to conference site.
Air Travel:
For all travel arrangements, please call CHA’s travel provider, American
Express, at 314-253-3442, or email your request to travel@chausa.org
and identify yourself as a “Catholic Healthcare Ethics” attendee.
Registrants who purchase restrictive airfares are responsible for all
penalties.
Special Needs:
Loyola University Chicago fully intends to comply with legal
requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If participants are
in need of special accommodations, please do not hesitate to notify us
at 708-327-9200, or by fax, 708-327-9209, at least four weeks prior to
the conference.
Notices:
During this meeting you may be photographed, video taped, and/or
recorded by Loyola University Chicago and/or the Catholic Health
Association of the United States (CHA). By attendance or participation
in discussion, an individual agrees that Loyola and/or CHA may
photograph, copy/record, and/or distribute your participation and
involvement in any program discussion. No person or organizations other
than Loyola and CHA may audiotape or videotape any portion of this
program without prior written permission of Loyola and CHA.
Cancellation:
To cancel your registration, please contact us at 708-327-9200,
or
by fax, 708-327-9209. To qualify for refund, minus a $35 processing
fee, your cancellation must be in
writing
and received no later than September 19, 2008. Cancellation
requests must be in writing (via fax or email) in order to process a
refund. There is no charge for sending a substitute.
Loyola and CHA reserve the right to change speakers or modify program
content.
Conference brochure and complete schedule will be mailed in July.
Send us an email to be added to our mailing list:
rhiller@lumc.edu
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