Health Calls - CHA Podcast Episodes

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Food and Water: Justice, Spirituality and Health

Are food and water basic elements for life equitably available and is Catholic health care giving them adequate attention and reverence? To discuss, we brought together three authors who contributed to the March-April 2019 issue of Health Progress.

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Medicaid Policy

CHA has launched “Medicaid Makes It Possible” to keep Medicaid viable. A panel of experts discusses why Medicaid is vital to our nation’s health care system and policy challenges facing the program.

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Catholics Against Human Trafficking

The Coalition of Catholic Organizations Against Human Trafficking is working to eliminate human trafficking. Two members - Anne Victory, HM, RN, MSN, Director of Education Collaborative to End Human Trafficking, and Hilary Chester, PhD, Associate Director for Anti-Trafficking Programs, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops - discuss measures to identify and help victims.

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Sr. Carol Keehan on Major Issues in Catholic Health Care

CHA President Sr. Carol Keehan, DC, discusses challenges to the ACA and Medicaid, education around palliative care, the clergy abuse scandal, and selecting her successor.

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Washington Update: The 2018 Midterm Elections

Mike Rodgers and Lisa Smith from the CHA Advocacy team explain how the 2018 midterm elections may impact health care policy in 2019.

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The Resilient Clinician

Mental health issues facing health care professionals was a major topic at CHA’s Physician Leader Forum in October, 2018. One speaker was Dr. Robert Wicks, an author and psychologist who teaches at Loyola University Maryland and writes and lectures extensively about the prevention of secondary stress.

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Palliative and Hospice Care

What does Catholic social teaching say about palliative and hospice care? What conversations should clinicians have about end of life issues? These and other questions are discussed by experts from CHA, the Archdiocese of Boston, Washington University, Mercy and St. Louis University.

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Taking our Care Outside the Walls

Coletta Barrett, Vice-President of Mission, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Chair of the Board, Mayor's Healthy City Initiative in Baton Rouge, LA, and Julie Trochio, Senior Director, Community Benefit and Continuing Care for CHA discuss how Catholic health care collaborates with others to extend care in the community.

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When Disasters Strike: A Special Convening for International & Domestic Response

Discover highlights from a conference on how Catholic health care should address domestic and international disasters. Guests include Lance Mendiola from CHRISTUS Health, Karen Reich from Bon Secours, Dr. Alex Garza from SSM Health, and Kim Burgo from Catholic Charities USA.

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Caring for those who suffer

David Addiss, MD, MPH, director of the Focus Area for Compassion and Ethics at the Task Force for Global Health provides insight into his recent Health Progress article about compassion, solidarity and justice in health care. Bruce Compton, Senior Director of International Outreach for CHA, discusses how Catholic care can alleviate suffering around the world.