November 6-7, 2020
Healthcare professionals and those desiring to learn how to integrate their faith in their practice: Please join us *virtually* for the 16th Annual Divine Mercy Medicine, Bioethics, and Spirituality Conference, sponsored by Healthcare Professionals for Divine Mercy, an apostolate of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception.
We are happy to announce that we are not allowing COVID-19 to stop our annual Healthcare Conference. The Healthcare Professionals for Divine Mercy are combining the Worcester and Cleveland conferences to bring you an incredible line-up of speakers.
Please join us for two days, virtually, and attend the same high-quality conference you have attended in the past. You will be able to earn CEU/CME credits as long as you login with our digital sign in!
Your digital sign-in will designate the number of CEUs or CMEs granted each day. NOTE: You must register for the conference.
Friday, Nov. 6, TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
9 a.m.
Holy Mass from the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy
10-10:45 a.m.
Bryan Thatcher, MD, international director of Doctors for Divine Mercy; founder of Eucharistic Apostles of The Divine Mercy
Journey of a Soul: A Look at St. Teresa of Avila and St. Faustina and Patient Care
10:45-11:30 a.m.
Most Rev. Bishop Robert McManus, MA, STD
Formation of a Conscience in the Exercise of Religious Liberty
11:30-12 p.m.
Father Joseph Roesch, MIC, the Marian Fathers’ vicar general in Rome, Italy
Reflections on the Beginning of the Pandemic in Italy
12-12:45 p.m.
Sister Gaudia Skass, OLM
The Healing Power of Divine Mercy for Patient Care
12:45-1:30 p.m.
Peter A. DePergola II, PhD, MTS, assistant professor of bioethics and medical humanities; director of Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program, College of Our Lady of the Elms
Requests, Refusals, and Revelations: Navigating the Moral Terrain of Contemporary Healthcare Delivery
1:30-2:15 p.m.
Dr. Christopher Klofft, associate professor of theology at Assumption College
People Are People: The Foundations of Christian Anthropology
2:15-3 p.m.
Dr. Ron Sobecks, professor of the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Healthcare Provider
Burnout
3-3:15 p.m.
Break with the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
3:15-4 p.m.
Father Seraphim Michalenko, MIC, PhB, STL, SEOL; theologian, author, former vice-postulator for canonization cause of St. Faustina
The Word of God for Healing Your Patients
4-4:45 p.m.
Marie Romagnano, MSN, RN, CCM; founder of Healthcare Professionals for Divine Mercy
Urgent Spiritual Care: Spiritual Action for Healthcare Providers
4:45-5:30 p.m.
Very Rev. Kazimierz Chwalek, MIC, BA, STB, STL (Cand.); provincial superior of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Works of Mercy: Embodiment of Nursing and Medicine
Saturday, Nov. 7 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
9-10 a.m.
Holy Mass from the National Shrine of Divine Mercy
10-10:45 a.m.
Bryan Thatcher, MD, international director of Doctors for Divine Mercy; founder of Eucharistic Apostles of The Divine Mercy
Journey of a Soul — When the Soul Faces the Struggles and Disappointments of Life
10:45-11 a.m.
Break [Video promotion of Healthcare/other products/Images on Canvas/Diary/Suicide Book/Nurses Book etc]
11-12 p.m.
Father Chris Alar, MIC, director of the Association of Marian Helpers; author of After Suicide: There’s Hope for Them and for You (Marian Press)
Church Teachings On the End-Of-Life Issues
12-12:45 p.m.
Reverend Joseph M. Koopman, STD, assistant professor of moral theology at St. Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology
The Christian Meaning of Sexuality and Medical Interventions Involving Procreation: A Critical Moral Analysis
12:45-1:30 p.m.
Michael Parker, MD, OB/GYN specialist; president of the National Catholic Medical Association
Why Do We Need Catholic Healthcare
1:30-2:15 p.m.
Brian B. Burkey, MD, M.Ed., F.A.C.S.; vice-chairman and section head of the Head & Neck Surgery and Oncology, Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Difficult Conversations: Delivering Bad News to Patients About Their Condition
2:15-3 p.m.
Father Seraphim Michalenko, MIC, PhB, STL, SEOL; theologian, author, former vice-postulator for canonization cause of St. Faustina
Healing in the Rays of The Divine Mercy: Placing Patients in the Healing Rays of Divine Mercy
3-3:15 p.m.
Break with the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
3:15-4 p.m.
Dr. Alan Taege, infectious disease specialist at Cleveland Clinic
The Reality of an Unexpected Pandemic — An Infectious Disease Perspective
4-4:45 p.m.
Very Rev. Kaz Chwalek, MIC, BA, STB, STL (Cand.); provincial superior of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Works of Mercy: Embodiment of Nursing and Medicine
4:45-5:30 p.m.
Marie Romagnano, MSN, RN, CCM; founder of Healthcare Professionals for Divine Mercy
Why Case Management Matters in Complex Medical Cases
Book signing by Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, author of After Suicide: There’s Hope for Them and for You
Your book will be personally signed by Fr. Chris and mailed to you.
