National Catholic Bioethics Center Conference

Urged on by Christ:
Serving The Human Person
in Medicine and the Life Sciences

September 15 - 16, 2006 - Chicago, IL
Click Here to Register and Details

hosted by:
The Catholic Medical Student Association

University of Illinois at Chicago
Student Center West - Chicago Room
828 South Wolcott Avenue
Chicago, IL 60612

The seminar will focus on the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as they relate to a broad spectrum of health care issues.

Speakers include National Catholic Bioethics Center staff ethicists Dr. John Haas, Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Dr. Edward Furton, and others who are noted experts in the area of Catholic Bioethics and health care

http://www.ncbcenter.org

Modern debates about religion, science and intelligent design have provoked intense reactions on both sides of the discussion. Generally, little or no progress is made in resolving these issues. Arguably, one of the principle causes of this rests upon the modern division between objective knowing (science) and subjective knowing (religion) and the inherent incommunicability between these fields resulting from this division: no form of knowing exists that can bridge this supposed distinction. This division, however, is ultimately untenable if one appeals to common experience and its proximate intellectual product, the philosophy of nature. The philosophy of nature, or natural philosophy, is that discipline which espouses a general knowledge of nature based primarily upon the common experience of causality and was the principle discipline that grounded classical and medieval knowing. Through natural philosophy one can rationally proceed from the material world to knowledge of proximate immaterial causes of material being: formal and final causality (quite distinct from the final causality of science and intelligent design). These latter two causes, and how one knows them, are the missing link in the modern religion, science, and intelligent design debate. It is only with a philosophy of nature that understands the four causes operant in nature - material, efficient, formal, and final - grounded in common experience, that proper distinctions can be made in the respective powers of disciplines of knowledge (science and intelligent design included) to resolve these debates, which both science and intelligent design are insufficient to fully comment upon due to inherent methodological limitations.

This event is co-sponsored by UIC Catholic Medical Students Association (CMSA) and Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA).

The Catholic Medical Students' Association of Chicago is hosting an informal dinner meeting on Thursday March 30. Our guest will be Dr. Javier Diaz MD, NSJ who has taught Natural Family Planning for over 10 years. Come to learn about an important area of reproductive medicine that can be used to help patients improve their chances of conceiving a child or spacing children. No Catholic Physician should be without a strong grounding in this field, deemed important by the Holy Father JPII.

Joyce McNamara Coughlin RN has practiced nursing for 30 years, her area of expertise is Maternal-Child Nursing. She has worked at the University of Illinois Hospital for 15 years inĘ ambulatory care (OB Cllinic, Gyne Clinic, Gyne Infertility Clinic) and in patient Mother-Baby unit. She has a diploma in Nursing from St. Mary of Nazareth School of Nursing, an undergraduate degree in Health Education and Administration from Lewis University and a Master Degree in Education. She presently serves as a Practice Advancement Specialist for the Department of Nursing and adjunct faculty at Olivet-Nazarene School of Graduate Studies.Joyce has also served as the Director of Education for the Archdiocese of Chicago. ĘShe has been married to Jim Coughlin for 27 years, they are the parents of 4 wonderful children, ages 10-18. They have used Natural Family Planning methods during their marriage and conceivedĘ after 13years of infertility. They have recruited other couples from a contraceptive life style to a natural family planning lifestyle.

Come celebrate the start of the Advent Season! The Catholic Medical Students' Association is sponsoring an advent gathering for all of the students, faculty and staff of the UIC College of Medicine, University Hospital, and Illinois Medical District. The gathering will begin at 5pm with Mass at 5:15pm. Full dinner and social to follow with eggnog, Christmas cookies, and fellowship. Please join us! All are welcome to attend. RSVP to dramse1@uic.edu

The annual White Mass, in honor of St. Luke the patron of physicians, will be held at 11am on Sunday, October 16th at the Quigley Chapel. Bishop Timothy Lyne will be the celebrant. Following mass, brunch will be served. Our guest speaker will be Fr. Father Tad Pacholczyk, Ph.D., Director of Education and Staff Ethicist, National Catholic Bioethics Center. He earned a Ph.D. from Yale in Neurosciences, did Post-Doc research at Massachuesetts General Hospital at the Harvard Medical School, and studied ethics in Rome. Fr. Pacholczyk has lectured in the USA and Europe and has testified at legislative hearings.

All Catholic Physicians, Dentists, Healthcare Workers, Medical & Dental Students, and their family & friends are invited to attend. Medical & Dental students are complimentary, all others are $25 for brunch.

Mission: The Epiphany Medical Missions an international charitable organization that is committed to bringing quality ethical health care based on moral values to less fortunate people worldwide, recognizing that each individual is created in the image and likeness of God. We are working in third world countries like Nigeria, India, Ukraine and Russia by establishing mobile clinics, stationary clinics and hospitals.

The annual White Mass, in honor of St. Luke the patron of physicians, will be held at 11am on Sunday, October 17th at the Quigley Chapel. Bishop Jerome Listecki will be the celebrant. Following mass, brunch will be served. Our guest speaker will be Fr. Douglas Martis, Director of the Liturgical Institute at St. Mary of the Lake / Mundelein. Father Martis will be discussing the recent papal encyclical "Ecclesia de Eucharistia" (The Church of the Eucharist).

All Catholic Physicians, Dentists, Medical & Dental Students, and their family & friends are invited to attend. Medical & Dental students are complimentary, all others are $25 for brunch. For more information, please email info@cathmsa.org or call (312) 948 - 2506.

The Catholic Physicians Guild of Chicago provides an opportunity for Catholic physicians and dentists to come together in an atmosphere of informal conviviality to pray, learn, and relax together, to consider issues of faith and morals in medical practice, and to grow spiritually and professionally in the company of like-minded colleagues. The Guild is affiliated with the Catholic Medical Association.

The term "White Mass" is an old tradition and has to do with the vestments. The Annual White Mass of The Catholic Physicians Guild is celebrated each year on or near October 18, the Feast of St. Luke, or September 26, the feast of Ss. Cosmas and Damian.

Third Annual Human Dignity and Health Science Conference

Monday, February 23, 2004, 9:00 to 5:00 pm
Chicago Room, Chicago Illini Union (CIU), UIC
828 S. Wolcott St., Chicago, IL

(Click Here to Get the Registration Form)

Cardinal Francis George, OMI, Archbishop of Chicago
Edmund Pellegrino, MD, Prof. of Medicine and Ethics, Georgetown Carol Taylor, RN, PhD, Director, Center for Bioethics, Georgetown Alasdair MacIntyre, PhD, Research Professor, Notre Dame Janet Smith, PhD, Professor, University of Dallas Myles Sheehan, SJ, MD, Senior Assoc. Dean, Loyola Medical Center David Mitchell, Director, Disabilities Studies Graduate Program at UIC Steve Drake, Research Director, Not Dead Yet

Detailed Schedule of Events and Speakers.

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WINTER QUARTERLY MEETING
Saturday, January 24th, 2004 at 6pm

The Winterly Quarterly meeting of the Catholic Physicians' Guild of Chicago will take at the Newman Center on the University of Illinois Campus at 700 South Morgan Street. Free parking is available.

Our speaker will be Dr. Jonathan Muraskas, Chief of Neonatal Medicine at Loyola University Medical School. His subject is Who Shall Survive. The neonatal ICU at Loyola Medical Center is famous for the survival of a 9 oz. newborn. Dr. Muraskas will discuss ethical and medical issues in the care of handicapped newborns.

UIC Newman Center East
700 South Morgan Street
Chicago, Illinois
(312) 226-1880
Directly across from University Hall.

Dinner is free for medical students. All others $25.

Please join us! RSVP to ramsey@cathmsa.org

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Meeting Concerning Rotations in East Africa

Interest in networking with programs in Africa, especially those that address HIV/AIDS? Fr. Steve Newton will be discussing his experiences and developing initiatives to address this pressing world need.

November 5th, 2003 at 1:00 PM
West Side Newman Center
916 South Wolcott Street
Across from the UIC College of Medicine.
Directly south of Illini Union.

For more information, please email: Rotations@cathmsa.org

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UIH Volunteers Needed

Fr. Patrick Marshall is now training medical students interested in becoming Roman Catholic Eucharistic Ministers. Volunteers are needed to distribute Communion to patients at UIC Hospital. The schedule is very flexible, allowing you to volunteer once per week, once every two weeks, or when ever you can. Contact him at jpii@uic.edu

(For M1's the volunteer office pays for a number of your vaccinations you will need for your M2 year at no cost.)

Monday, November 17th at 6 PM
West Side Newman Center
916 South Wolcott Street
Across from the UIC College of Medicine.
Directly south of Illini Union.

Fr. Patrick Marshall is the chaplain of the
Catholic Medical Students' Association.

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Welcome Fr. Steve Newton!

This fall, the UIC Newman Center West looks forward to being
blessed by the presence of Fr. Steve Newton at the
West Side Newman Center.

Visit him at:
West Side Newman Center
916 South Wolcott Street
Across from the UIC College of Medicine.
Directly south of Illini Union.

Or contact him at spnewton@uic.edu

Fr. Steve Newton is an associate chaplain of the
Catholic Medical Students' Association.

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Catholic Medical Students' Association Fall Dinner Meeting

Interest in networking with programs in Africa, especially those that address HIV/AIDS? Fr. Steve Newton will be discussing his experiences and developing initiatives to address this pressing world need.

This informal discussion will also include Dr. Raymond Narh, who did his internal medicine residency at Cook County Hospital, and Dr. Grace Arteaga, UIC Department of Pediatrics.

"Change for change for Africa."

A complimentary dinner will be provided. RSVP

October 8th, 2003 at 6:00 P.M.
UIC College of Medicine, Room CMW 120
1853 West Polk Street, Chicago, Illinois

(Located at the corner of Polk Street and Wolcott Avenue)

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72nd Annual Conference of the Catholic Medical Association
will be held October 16-18, 2003 in Philadelphia, PA.

"The Family, Medical Ethics and Solidarity"

Schedule of Events

The Distinguished Faculty Includes: Eugene Diamond, MD; Rick Fitzgibbons, MD; Reverend Benedict Groeschel, CFR; John Haas, PhD; Scott and Kimberly Hahn; Monsignor William Smith; Bishop Robert Vasa, JCL, DD; Paul Vitz, PhD; Christopher West.

This conference has been accredited for a maximum 15.75 category 1 credits towards the AMA Physicians Recognition Award.

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Annual White Mass

September 20th, 2003 at 6:00 P.M.
Archbishop Quigley Seminary Chapel
103 East Chestnut, Chicago, Illinois

Map!

The annual White Mass, in honor of Ss. Cosmas and Damian, will be held Saturday, at the Quigley Chapel. Bishop Listecki will be the celebrant. All Catholic Physicians, Medical Students, and their Family and Friends are invited to attend. Medical Students are invited to a complimentary buffet dinner following the Mass.

The Catholic Physicians Guild of Chicago provides an opportunity for Catholic physicians and dentists to come together in an atmosphere of informal conviviality to pray, learn, and relax together, to consider issues of faith and morals in medical practice, and to grow spiritually and professionally in the company of like-minded colleagues. The Guild is affiliated with the Catholic Medical Association.

The term "White Mass" is an old tradition and has to do with the vestments. The Annual White Mass of The Catholic Physicians Guild is celebrated each year on or near October 18, the Feast of St. Luke, or September 26, the feast of Ss. Cosmas and Damian. It is offered for the intentions of the members of the Guild and their families and especially for the repose of the souls of the deceased members of the Guild.

To assure admission, please pre-register by sending $30/person to:

Catholic Physicians' Guild of Chicago
P.O. Box 214
Oak Park, IL 60303

(Medical students are complimentary)

RSVP by email

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LECTURE:

The Doctor's Vocation:

Avoiding Malpractice and Its Consequences

Robert J. Ross, JD

Friday, April 4th, from 12:30-1:20
UIC College of Medicine
Room 221 CMW

This lecture is co-sponsored by

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Catholic Physicians' Guild of Chicago

LENTEN

EVENING OF RECOLLECTION

Bishop Listecki will be the celebrant.

7pm, Tuesday
March 25th, 2003

UIC Newman Center
700 South Morgan Street
Chicago, Illinois

Suggested Donation: $10

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LECTURE: Avoiding Burnout

Dr. Chris Mcintire

Thursday, March 20, from 12:30-1:20
UIC College of Medicine
Room 221 CMW

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Second Annual Conference on
Human Dignity and Contemporary Health Science
9:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday, February 24, 2003

University of Illinois at Chicago
Illini Union, 828 S. Wolcott
Chicago, IL 60607

Registration Form     Program of Events 

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WINTER QUARTERLY MEETING
Saturday, January 25th, 2003 at 6pm

The Winterly Quarterly meeting of the Catholic Physicians' Guild will take at the Newman Center on the University of Illinois Campus at 700 South Morgan Street. Free parking is available.

The speaker will be Mark Kuczewski, Ph.D., the Director of the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy at Loyola University School of Medicine. The topic will be medical ethics programs for medical students, with an emphasis on the program at the Loyola University School of Medicine

UIC Newman Center East
700 South Morgan Street
Chicago, Illinois
(312) 226-1880
Directly across from University Hall.

Dinner is free for medical students. All others $20.

Please join us! RSVP to ramsey@cathmsa.org

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ADVENT CELEBRATION
Monday, December 2nd, 2002 at 5pm

Celebrate the start of the Advent Season. The Catholic Medical Students' Association is sponsoring an advent gathering for the students, faculty and staff of the UIC College of Medicine, University Hospital, and Illinois Medical District on Monday. Gathering will begin at 5pm with mass to follow at 5:15pm. Full dinner and social to follow with egg nog, Christmas cookies, and fellowship.

Start the holiday season in good spirits!
Join together in celebration!

West Side Newman Center
916 South Wolcott Street
Across from the UIC College of Medicine.
Directly south of Illini Union.

Please join us! RSVP to ramsey@cathmsa.org

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"The Nature of the Patient / Practitioner Relationship"

The Rev. Patrick Marshall Scholarship in Healthcare Ethics.

Essay Contest: $1000 First Prize!

Details of Contest.

Submissions due before December 31, 2002.

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The Annual Meeting of the Catholic Medical Association
was held on October 10-12, 2002
at the Holiday Inn Chicago City Centre.

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The Spring Quarterly meeting was held at
Resurrection Hospital on April 27, 2002 at 6:00 PM.

Speaker: Father James Heyd
Topic - Priests for Life

Resurrection Hospital
7455 West Talcott Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
(773) 774-8000

Directions: I-90 (Kennedy from E or W)
Exit Harlem Avenue, go North 1/4 mile to
first stop light. Enter main parking lot.
Use the main entrance. Chapel on 2nd floor.

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THE INTEGRITAS INSTITUTE

Symposium on Human Dignity & Reproductive Technology Conference
was held in the UIC Illini Union on March 4th, 2002.
Detailed Schedule of Events and Speakers.

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Chris McIntire, D.O. delivered "How to Deliver Bad News and Keep Hope" to students in the UIC College of Medicine on Feb 21st, 2002. The lecture was cosponsored with the Christian Medical & Dental Association of UIC.

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Annual White Mass

The annual White Mass, in honor of St. Luke, will be held Sunday,
October 21, 2001 at 11:00 A.M. at the Quigley Chapel.
Bishop Listecki will be the celebrant.

All Catholic Physicians, Medical Students, and their Family and Friends are invited to attend. A brunch will follow the Mass ($20 per person) (Medical students and children free).

Archbishop Quigley Seminary Chapel
103 East Chestnut, Chicago, Illinois

Map!

Brunch Speaker: Richard Thompson, J.D.
Topic: "The Implications of Prosecuting Dr. Kevorkian"

To assure admission, please pre-register by sending $20/person to:

Catholic Physicians' Guild of Chicago
P.O. Box 214
Oak Park, IL 60303

For additional information, please contact:
Patrick D. Guinan, M.D.
(312) 738-3101

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