Events

An Interactive 8-week Virtual Formation and Development Program
Thursdays
Jan. 28 to March 18, 2027
1-3:30 p.m. ET

FOUNDATIONS LIVE 2027 BROCHURE

Program Overview
Considered an essential primer for new and current leaders in Catholic healthcare, Foundations of Catholic Health Care Leadership deepens understanding of the pivotal role leaders play in advancing the healing mission of Catholic healthcare in serving patients, families, communities and the common good. 

Engaging Virtual Experience
Foundations Live is delivered through eight weekly virtual sessions, with an orientation held the Tuesday before the first session. Each session features presentations from CHA experts in key areas of Catholic healthcare in combination with valuable opportunities for dialogue and networking in breakouts.  The curriculum draws from scriptural, theological and spiritual dimensions of healthcare ministry, including ethics and Catholic social tradition.  

Participants Explore: 

• Leadership in Catholic Healthcare 
• Jesus, the Foundation of Catholic Healthcare 
• Spirituality: Individual, Organizational and Operational 
• Catholic Social Tradition 
• Ethics and the Catholic Moral Tradition 
• The Ethical and Religious Directives 
• A Catholic Vision for Eldercare and Palliative Care 
• Models of the Church and Sponsorship Today 
• Community Benefit: Catholic Social Tradition in Action 
• Global Health: Catholic Social Tradition in Action 
• Stewarding Our Culture and Identity 
• Stewarding the Gift of Creation: A Mission and Health Imperative 
• Integration and Discernment 
• Ongoing Formation, Flourishing and Celebration