Opportunities

Healthcare Executive Symposium, 8-13 October, 2019 ACU Rome Campus

With the overarching theme of Encounter, Australian Catholic University confirms that Professor Chris Gastmans, Professor of Medical Ethics and Head of the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law at the Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven who specialises in bridging ethical theory with clinical practice, and has particular focus on end-of-life care and care for the aged and Professor Antonio Iaccarino, Extraordinary Professor of Philosophy of Law at the Faculty of Canon Law at Pontifical Lateran University will join our October Symposium.

Further details about the roundtable-style Symposium including the two day formation-style tour of Siena can be found on the registration page: https://www.acu.edu.au/about-acu/events/2019/october/acu-healthcare-executive-symposium-rome-2019

Contact: Dr Ricky Chan

Catholic Lane, an Internet blog website, and Aletia, an online magazine are seeking content on bioethical and medical of interest to patients and families. Catholic Lane seeks to provide high quality information to Catholic patients to help them make health care decisions informed by their Catholic faith. Contact Barbara Golder at bhgmdjd@gmail.com for more information on Catholic Lane and Dr Anthony Caruso at ajcaruso@comcast.net regarding Aletia.

The American Society for Bioethics and Humanities annual meeting will be October 24-27 in Pittsburgh PA. the theme is Remembrance and Resilience: How Bioethics and Humanities Can Move Us Forward.

http://asbh.org/annual-meeting/past-meetings

The Journal of Hospital Ethics (JOHE) is seeking submissions of completed manuscripts by authors with professional expertise and clinical involvement in the context of hospital patient care.

JOHE is a specialized journal focused on ethical issues that arise within the context of academic hospitals. The submission deadline is January 1, 2020.

For more information about submission guidelines, please contact Christian Carrozzo at Christian.carazzo@medstar.net

Wither/Whither Catholic Health Care?

Matercare International's (MCI)

10TH Rome Conference/15TH International Conference

September 18-22, 2019

To Register: Contact Matercare International at info@matercare.org or call (709) 579-6472.

Also contact Matercare Internatinal for accommodation at the Istituto Maria SS Bambina. Limited rooms available.

2020 Conference on Medicine and Religion: True to Tradition?Religion, the Secular and the Future of Medicine

March 22-24 • The Ohio State University

Deadline for submission of abstracts is September 27, 2019.

We invite abstracts for 75-minute panel and workshop sessions, 15-minute paper presentations (with 10-minutes for discussion), and posters that address issues at the intersection of medicine and religion, including but not limited to the conference theme. We also invite student participation in an essay contest. All proposals must be submitted online by 11:59:59 p.m. CST, Friday, September 27, 2019.

For detailed instructions, please visit: www.medicineandreligion.com