In our ongoing commitment to provide timely, relevant information about emerging issues for Catholic health care, the Catholic Health Association is offering a monthly series of webinars to address and clarify critical ethical issues in caring for patients and families in Catholic hospitals, long-term care facilities and medical centers nationwide.      

Each 45-minute session will examine the implications of a specific critical issue in clinical and organizational ethics in the context of Catholic Social Teaching and the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs). 

Emerging Topics in Catholic Health Care Ethics Series 3, Session 11:
The Ethics of Not Rushing: Moral Decision-Making in the Clinical Context in Light of the Resurrection
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. ET

Co-sponsored by the Catholic Health Association in cooperation with Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine.

This talk explores the role of time and memory in ethical decision-making in the clinical context. Drawing on Gospel narratives of Jesus’s Resurrection appearance, the talk considers challenges posed by a desire for speed, efficiency, and fast resolution in ethical decision-making. It suggests that Catholic healthcare offers an alternative that values attention and reflective practice as supportive of moral discernment.

Presenter

John J. Hardt, Ph.D.
Vice Dean, Professional Formation
Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine

Moderator

Nathaniel Blanton Hibner, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Ethics
Catholic Health Association of the United States