April 12, 2024
Ethical, Legal, and Social Challenges for Neurodivergent Adults in our Communities
Speakers: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Kayhan Parsi, PhD, JD, HEC-C
31st Anual Interprofessional Healthcare Ethics Conference, Center for Bioethics & Health Law, University of Pittsburgh

February 29, 2024
Engaging with Neurodiversity Narratives in Healthcare
Speakers: Samantha Chipman, MA; Melanie Gregg, PhD; Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, HEC-C
The Person in Front of You: 2024 Gold Humanism Summit, Atlanta GA

February 24, 2024
Disability Health Justice Panel: The Need for Medical-Dental Integration - One Educational Step in the Process
Speakers: Emily Carnes, M4; Carla Hanna, M4; Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, HEC-C
Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, Cincinnati, OH

February 19, 2024
When the Patient is Racist
Speakers: Lena Hatchett, PhD; Monica Maalouf MD
SNMA Black History Month Workshop. LUC Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL

February 13, 2024
From Domination to Responsibility: Rethinking Humancentrism
Speaker: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
Pontifical Academy for Life, 24th General Assemby, Rome

February 7, 2024
Asking the Right Questions: Appreciative Inquiry and Faith-based Approaches to
Advance Racial Equity
Speakers: Lena Hatchett, PhD; Dana Harris, BFA
Catholic Health Association: Emerging Topics In Catholic Health Care Ethics Series 3, Session 7

February 1, 2024
Ethical, Legal, and Social Challenges for Neurodivergent Adults in our Communities
Speakers: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Kayhan Parsi, PhD, JD, HEC-C
MCPHS Center for Health Humanities, Boston, MA

December 6, 2023
Bringing the IRB to the People, and the People to the IRB
Speakers: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH; Stuart Horowitz, WCG; Ann Johnson
2nd Annual Meeting, Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research (PRIM&R)

December 4, 2023
Progress in Defining and Evaluating HRPP/IRB Quality and Effectiveness
Speakers: Emily E. Anderson, PhD, MPH; Holly Fernandez Lynch; Holly A. Taylor
2nd Annual Meeting, Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research (PRIM&R)

November 14, 2023
Community Engagement in Research: Ethical Considerations for HRPPs
Speakers: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH Ryan Spellecy and Stephanie Cargill
Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research (PRIM&R) Webinar

November 14, 2023
Building Caregivers' Resiliency in the Global South through a Virtual Program
Speaker: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
APHA Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA

November 2, 2023
Autistic and Neurodiverse Adolescents Transitioning to Adulthood: Legal and Ethical Issues
Speakers: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, HEC-C
Illinois Statewide Transitional Conference, Bloomington-Normal, IL

November 2023
Beyond Catholic Discordance: Pope Francis and the Sacramental Vision of the Second Vatican Council
Speaker: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
Spanish Bishops’ Conference, Avila Spain

October 27, 2023
Immigration & Health Equity: From Demagoguery to Community
Speaker: Mark Kuczewski, PhD, HEC-C
Center for Bioethics Ethics Grand Rounda, University of Minnesota

October 25, 2023
Ethical and Legal Issues in Complex Discharge Cases
Speaker: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, HEC-C
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital

October 24, 2023
Making the Numbers Talk
Keynote: Lena Hatchett, PhD
Proviso Partners for Health Well-Being Summit, Maywood, IL

October 18, 2023
Disability Justice: Our Ethical Commitments
Speaker: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
Virginia Commonwealth University

October 14, 2023
Interrogating the Bioethics of Family Policing
Speaker: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, HEC-C
ASBH 25th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD

October 14, 2023
Immigration Affinity Group
Panelist: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
ASBH 25th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD

October 14, 2023
Thought Leader Break
Medical-Dental Integration: A Matter of Social Justice
Speakers: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Cheryl Austein Casnoff
ASBH 25th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD

October 13, 2023
Can Non-Profit Healthcare be Saved? A Tale of Two Narratives
Moderator: Katherine Wasson, PhD, MPH, HEC-C
Speakers: Mark Kuczewski, PhD, HEC-C; Patric McCruden, DBE, HEC-C; Andrew Jager, DBE
ASBY 25th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD

October 13, 2023
Why We need More Simulation-Based Training in Clinical Ethics and How to Start
Speaker: Katherine Wasson, PhD, MPH, HEC-C
ASBH 25th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD

October 13, 2023
Catholic Bioethics and Social Justice
Speaker: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
The Marianist Lecture, Chaminade University, Honolulu

October 12, 2023
President's Welcome and Opening Address
Keynote: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, HEC-C
ASBH 25th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD

October 3-4, 2023
Values in Bioethics
Speaker: Michael McCarthy, PhD, HEC-C
Holzgang Visiting Scholar, Providence Health System

September 29, 2023
Panel Presentation: Leading Together to Advance Racial Equity
Speaker: Lena Hatchett, PhD
Regional Learning and Action Network, Cook County Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL

September 29, 2023
Caring for Gender Diverse Patients: Narrative, Theology, and Ethics
Speaker: Michael McCarthy, PhD, HEC-C
Ethics Education, Ascenion Health

September 27, 2023
Law and Ethics: Complementary, Competing, or Conflicting?
Speakers: Nanette Elster, JD, MPh; Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
Christus Health Ethics Webinar

August 4, 2023
Ethical Issues in Complex Discharge Cases
Speaker: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, HEC-C
Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics, University of Washington

July 2023
Addressing the Hidden Crisis: Building Women Caregivers' Resiliency and Well-Being
Speakers: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD; Carol Tosone; Claudia Llante; Henry Msoka; Alex Garcia
Women Deliver 2023 Conference

June 29, 2023
The Days are Long But the Years Are Short: Reflections by an Ethicist-Humanist as the Institute Turns 50
Keynote Speaker: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, HEC-C
The Institute for Bioethics and Health Humanities, UTMB-Galveston

June 27-29, 2023
Conditions for Corrosion: The Neoliberal Un-making of the Practice of Medicine
Featured Speaker: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
The Annual McDonald Centre conference, Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford

June 9, 2023
Europe: It is time for Patient Participation
Speaker: Michael McCarthy, PhD, HEC-C
International Clinical Ethics Consultation Conference, Rome, Italy

June 9, 2023
Educating Medical Students on Disability Health: Creating a New Disability Health Elective
Speakers: Emily Carnes; Nanette Elster, JD, MPh; Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
Academy for Professionalism in Health Care (APHC)

June 8, 2023
Earned Mistrust: Involuntary (Permanent) Contraceoption in the US
Speaker: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
UIC Co-EMCH/IL LEND Alumni Virtual Book Club

June 8, 2023
Artificial Intelligence, Shared-Decision Making, and the Role of the Clinical
Speaker: Michael McCarthy, PhD, HEC-C
International Clinical Ethics Consultation Conference, Rome, Italy

June 7, 2023
Neurodiverse and Autistic Adolescent Patients Transitioning to Adulthood: Legal and Ethical Issues
Speakers: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
Catholic Health Association: Emerging Topics in Catholic Health Care Ethics

May 20, 2023
Oral Health Ethics: An Overview
Speaker: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
Indiana Dental Society Midwest Dental Assembly

April 17, 2023
Commentary on the USCCB "Doctrinal Note on Technological Manipulation of the Body"
Speaker: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
Illinois Catholic Health Association

April 6, 2023
Legal and Ethical Challenges/Questions in Neurodiverse Pediatric Patients Transitioning to Adulthood
Speakers: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
Children's National Hospital Ethics Committee

April 4, 2023
Oral Health Ethics: An Overview
Speaker: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
American Association of Orthodontists

March 31, 2023
Communication in Healthcare: Ethical & Professionalism Challenges and Opportunities in Editing, Scholarly Writing and Social Media
Speakers: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD; Earl Sewell, MFA
Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE)

March 25, 2023
Pastoral Accompaniment for the Sick Today
Speaker: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
Symposium on The Leadership of Pope Francis in the Global Health Emergency, the Health and Healing Unit of PACTPAN

March 2, 2023
Hope Abandonment and Neglect in the NICU
Speaker: Michael McCarthy, PhD, HEC-C
Children's National Ethics Committee

March 1, 2023
The Impact of Dobbs Through an Historical Lens
Speaker: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
2023 Jaharis Symposium (Unplanned Obsolescence: Reproductive Health Care Technology's to a Changing Legal Landscape)

February 14, 2023
The Catholic Social Ethics of Caring for Gender Questioning Patients
Speaker: Michael McCarthy, PhD, HEC-C
Providence Ethics Grand Rounds

February 2023
Neither Marketplace nor Battleground: Catholic Universities as Field Hospital for a Better Kind of Politics
Keynote Speaker: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
ACCU Annual Meeting

January 30, 2023
"Quiet Quitting Undermines Human Flourishing"
Spreaker: Katherine Wasson, PhD, MPH
The Hastings Center Bioethics Forum Essay, January 30, 2023

January 12 & 19, 2023
Postgraduate Course "Theopolitics. New Trends in Political Theology"
Toward a Sacramental Biopolitic
Speaker: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
IFES (Granada, Spain) and certificated by the Pontifical University of Salamanca (UPSA)

January 6, 2023
Biopolitics After Neuroscience
Speaker: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
Neuroscience Interest Group, Annual Meeting of the Society of Christian Ethics, Chicago, IL

January 4, 2023
Ethical Concerns in Caring for Gender Questioning Patients
Speaker: Michael McCarthy, PhD, HEC-C
Emerging Topics in Catholic Healthcare Ethics, Catholic Health Association

December 13, 2022
Progress in Defining and Evaluating HRPP/IRB Quality and Effectiveness
Plenary Speaker: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH
Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research, Advancing Ethical Research Conference (Virtual)

December 12, 2022
Bringing the IRB to the People, and the People to the IRB
Speaker: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH
Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research, Advancing Ethical Research Conference (Virtual)

December 1, 2022
Toward a Womanist Bioethics: A Response to Wylin Wilson
Speaker: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute, Duke University

October 28, 2022
Session: Community Engaged Research
Increasing Participation of Diverse Public Stakeholders in Research Oversight: A Delphi Study
Speaker: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH
24th Annual ASBH Meeting, Portland, OR

October 28, 2022
Catholic Campuses after Dobbs
Speaker: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
AJCU Mission Officers Meeting

October 27, 2022
The Ethics of Health Care Organizations’ Apologies for Systemic Racism
Panel: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH, Lena Hatchett, PhD, Liz Stokes
24th Annual ASBH Meeting, Portland, OR

October 25, 2022
Sr. Mary Stella Simpson and Health Equality
Speaker: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
Valparaiso University, IN

October 21, 2022
Biopolitics After Neuroscience
Speaker: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, Ponce, Puerto Rico

October 21, 2022
Lies, Damn Lies & Statistics: Professionalism & Health Care - Misinformation on Social Media
Spekers: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD; Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
Academy for Professionalism in Health Care (APHC)

October 20, 2022
Confronting the Invisible Hand: Neoliberalism and the Future of (Bio)Ethics
Speaker: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
Magisterial Lecture, Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico

October 13, 2022
Making your Voice Heard: Challenges and Opportunities in Editing, Scholarly Writing, and Social Media
Speakers: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Earl Sewell, MFA, Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
American Association of Dental Editors & Journalists (AADEJ) Meeting, Houston, TX

October 7, 2022
Food As Medicine: Looking at the Undiscovered Impact of Produce Prescription Program
Speakers: Abigail Huliganga, Courtney Suh, Mary Mora, and Lena Hatchett, PhD
Conference: Family Medicine Midwest 2022

October 6, 2022
Norm Wirzba and the Delight of Dirt
Panel Respondent: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
Valparaiso University, IN

October 5, 2022
Clinical Ethics and Opioid Use Disorders
Speaker: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
CHA, Emerging Topics in Catholic Health Care Ethics Series, Webinar

September 18, 2022
Life, Solidarity, Fraternity: The Consistent Ethic in Light of Fratelli Tutti
Speaker: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
The Bernardin Center, Catholic Theological Union

August 18, 2022          
Establishing Financial Aid Support for Undocumented Students
Speaker: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
Pre-Health Dreamers Webinar

August 3, 2022
Community Voices
Keynote: Lena Hatchett, PhD
Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation

May 11, 2022
Developing Standards and Ongoing Challenges for Training Clinical Ethics Consultants
Speaker: Katherine Wasson, PhD, MPH, HEC-C
CHA Ethics Series: Emerging Topics in Catholic Health Care Ethics, Webinar 

March 16, 2022
Ignatian Pedagogy and Student Advocacy
Speakers: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD; Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
Ignatian Pedagogy Seminars, Loyola University Chicago

February 22, 2022       
Undocumented Patients and Physicians: How Did We Get Here? Where Are We Going?
Speaker: Mark Kuczewski, PhD

February 10, 2022
IThe Myth of Rugged American Individualism and How It's Harming All of Us
ISpeaker: Katherine Wasson, PhD, MPH, HEC-C
INorthwestern University’s Medical Humanities & Bioethics Webinar

February 9, 2022
Complex Discharges: Ethical and Legal Concerns
Speaker: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, HEC-C
Catholic Health Association

January 19, 2022         
Update: Immigration Policy and Healthcare
Speaker: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
Ethics Champions Series, Trinity Health

December 13, 2021      
Undocumented Patients and Physicians: How Did We Get Here? Where Are We Going?
Speaker: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
Ethics Grand Rounds, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX

December 8, 2021
A Brief History of Vaccine Mandates
Speaker: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
American Health Law Association Webinar

November 2021
Extending Education Beyond the IRB
Speakers: Emily E. Anderson, PhD, MPH; Christine Wallace
Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research, Advancing Ethical Research Conference (Virtual)

October 16, 2021
Reimagining the Institution Review Board System to Ensure the Inclusion of Standards of Evidence
Speakers: Elise Smith, PhD; Emily E Anderson, PhD, MPH; Zubin Master, PhD; David B Resnik, JD, PhD
ASBH Annual Meeting (Virtual)

October 16, 2021
Exploring the Intersection of Healthcare Chaplaincy and Medical Education: A Qualitative Analysis of the Chaplain Mentor Program
Speakers: Michael P McCarthy, PhD; Virginia McCarthy, MDiv, MPH; Ann Hillman, MDiv; Brook Dickens; Nohamin Ayele; Emily E Anderson, PhD
ASBH Annual Meeting (Virtual)

October 16, 2021
Adelante! LatinX Bioethics in the Biden Years
Speakers: Joanne Suarez, MBE; Sullibet Ramirez, MD Candidate; Mark Kuczewski, PhD; Cesar E Montelongo Hernandez, MD-PhD Candidate
ASBH Annual Meeting (Virtual)

October 16, 2021
Dental Ethics Through the Lens of Covid-19
Speakers: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Erik G Klintmalm, DMD, MPH, MA; Carlos S Smith, DDS, MDiv
ASBH Annual Meeting (Virtual)

October 15, 2021
Surprising Lessons and Silver Linings: How Clinical Ethicists Adapted During the Pandemic
Speakers: Katherine Wasson, PhD, MPH; Laura Webster, DBE, RN, HEC-C; Karen Pavic-Zabinski, PhD, RN, MSN, MBA, MA, MS; Leslie Kuhnel, DBE
ASBH Annual Meeting (Virtual)

October 14, 2021
Thought Leader Break: Addressing Racism: Actions, Solutions and Teaching Style
Moderator: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
Speakers: Lena Hatchett, PhD; Michael P. McCarthy, PhD
ASBH Annual Meeting (Virtual) 

October 14, 2021
Building Relationships in Pediatric Research Recruitment: Insights from Research Staff
Speakers: Stephanie Kraft, JD; Kathryn M Porter, JD, PhD; Emily E Anderson, PhD, MPH; Nanibaa A Garrison, PhD; Laura Baker, MS; Jodi Smith, MD, MPY; Elliot M Weiss, MD, MSME
ASBH Annual Meeting (Virtual)

October 12, 2021
Pre-Conference Public Engagement Series: Who Do I Trust? Learning and Action for Policy Advocacy
Speaker: Lena Hatchett, PhD
ASBH Annual Meeting (Virtual)

September 18, 2021
Ask the Bioethicist: Informed Consent and Controversy Over Radioactive Iodine in Thyroid Cancer
Speaker: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
The Endocrine Ethics Association Inaugural Fall Conference (Virtual)

September 14, 2021
The Catholic Social Ethics of Caring for Gender Questioning Patients
Speaker: Michael McCarthy, PhD
Ethics Grand Rounds, Providence St Joseph Health

May 4 2021
Expertise in the Time of COVID: Who has it? Who should have it?
Speakers: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, Jennifer Oliva, JD, Chelsea Barrett, MBA, MI, Peter Wicks, PhD
Moderator: Bryan Pilkington, PhD
Covid Ethics Series, Seton Hall University

May 2, 2021
Caring for Immigrant Patients in the USA: Like Holding a Fistful of Sand 
Speaker: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
Brocher Foundation Conference, Zurich, Switzerland 

April 23, 2021
Complex Discharges and the Undocumented and Unrepresented: Ethical and Legal Concerns
Speaker: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
Bioethics Network of Ohio (BENO) 30^th Annual Conference

April 22, 2021
Caring for and With Undocumented Patients and Physicians 
Speaker: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
Bioethics for Breakfast, Michigan State University 

April 6, 2021
The Brave (But Not So) New World of Telehealth: Opportunities and Challenges
Speaker: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
SSOM AMA & BIG

March 31, 2021
Undocumented Youth: Where Are We? Where are We Going? 
Speaker: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
Global Health Grand Rounds, University Illinois Chicago School of Medicine 

March 30, 2021
Ethical Issues in the Pandemic 
Featured Guest: Mark Kuczewski, PhD 
Morning Fill Up Conversation Series, Rapid City, SD  

February 27, 2021
The Ethical Importance of Clear Communication in the Times of Public Health Crisis
Speakers: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Annual Meeting

February 17, 2021
COVID and Catholic Bioethics: Time to Rethink our Priorities
Speaker: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
St. Mary's College

February 16, 2021
A Heart Open to the Whole World:  The Trinitarian Dynamism of an Intregal Ecology of Social Friendship of Laudato Si' and Fratelli Tutti
Speaker: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
Seminar, Pontifical Academy for Life

February 11, 2021
From Autistic Sauvant to Autistic Sauvant: The Narrow Dipiction of Autism in Film and Television
Speakers: Kayhan Parsi, PhD, JD, Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
Institute for Bioethics and Humanities, UTMB-Galveston

February 4, 2021
'The Spirit of Revolutionary Change': Catholic Social Thought and the Transformation of Catholic Bioethics in a Time of COVID
Speaker: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
2021 Bessette Lecture on Medical Ethics, Kings College, Wilkes-Bar, PA

January 6, 2021
Vicious Trauma: Poverty, Race, Bodies and the Confounding of Virtue Ethics
Presenters: Therese Lysaught, PhD, Cory D. Mitchell, DBE
Annual Meeting of the Society of Christian Ethics

January 2021
Resource Allocation During a Pandemic: Ventilator Triage in Healthcare
Speaker: Katherine Wasson, PhD, MPH 
Mercy Hospital and the Chicago Healthcare Risk Management Society, Chicago, IL

January 28, 2021
Watch Neiswanger faculty member Professor John Hardt's penetrating interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci as they explore the moral dimensions of the physician/researcher-patient relationship.

November 11, 2020
Ethical Issues in Community Engaged Research
Speaker: Emily E. Anderson, PhD, MPH
University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing Research Seminar

November 6, 2020
The Theological Foundations of Medical Pastoral Care
Keynote Speaker: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
Dying a Christian Death, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, Washington DC

October 27, 2020
Reconciliation, Reparations, and Racial Justice in Healthcare: What Do Catholic Institutions Owe?  
Presenters: Therese Lysaught, PhD, Cory D. Mitchell, DBE, Dr. Malik Henfield
Healthcare is a Racial Justice Issue, co-sponsored by Loyola Stritch School of Medicine’s White Coats for Black Lives and the Coalition of Chicago Churches

October 26, 2020
Identifying Support Systems for DACA Recipients and Undocumented Students as They Approach Residency
Panelist: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
AAMC Webinar 

October 23, 2020
Caring and Advocating for Immigrant Patients in the Current Political Climate
Panelist: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
Virtual Compassion in Action Healthcare Conference, Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare 

October 22, 2020
Scientific Discovery and Ethical Considerations
Featured Speaker: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH
Together in Loyola Webinar Series, Loyola University Chicago

October 22, 2021
Catholic Bioethics and Social Justice
Keynote Speaker: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
Catholic Assoication of Ontario, Toronto, Canada

October 18, 2020
Why do Quality Assessment and Quality Improvement Remain Thorny Issues in Ethics Consultation?  What are the Implications of Certification for QA and QI in Ethics Consultation? 
Speaker: Katherine Wasson, PhD, MPH, HEC-C
ASBH Annual Meeting (Virtual)

October 18, 2020
Respect for Persons: Beyond Informed Consent
Speakers: Emily E. Anderson, PhD, MPH, Ryan Spellecy, PhD, Stephanie Solomon Cargill, PhD, MPH
ASBH Annual Meeting (Virtual)

October 17, 2020
Workshop: Authentic Communication as a Strategy to Improve Racial Equity
Presenter: Lena Hatchett, PhD
ASBH Annual Meeting (Virtual)

October 17, 2020
Panel Presentation: Ethical Medical Decision Making for Unrepresented Patients: The Unrepresented Patient Project for Illinois
Presenter: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
ASBH Annual Meeting (Virtual)

October 16, 2020
Panel Presentation: LatinX Bioethics: A Need for a Subfield
Presenter: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
ASBH Annual Meeting (Virtual)

October 15, 2020
Panel Presentation: The Ethics of Black Lives in Healthcare
Moderator: Lena Hatchet, PhD
Panel: Donna Ewy, Noreen O’Shea, Megan Wanzo
ASBH Annual Meeting (Virtual)

October 6, 2020
Informed Consent: Research, Innovation, and Best Practices
Speaker: Emily E. Anderson, PhD, MPH
Bioethics Seminar Series, Carle, Urbana, Illinois

October 5, 2020
Ethical Issues in Access to Care for Undocumented Children
Plenary: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference 

September 25, 2020
‘You Took an Oath!’: The Role of Oaths and Codes in Medical Education and Their Representation in Film and Television
Presenters: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD; Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
Western Michigan University 10th Annual Medical Humanities Conference, Kalamazoo, MI

September 24, 2020
From Autistic Savant to Autistic Savant: The Narrow Depiction of Autism in Film and Television
Presenters: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD; Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
Montgomery Seminar Series, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

July 11, 2020
Everything I Really Needed to Know to Be a Clinical Ethicist in a Pandemic, I Learned From Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Speaker: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Foundation of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

June 20, 2020
Is 'That' Bioethics? Etiology and Methodology of a Bioethics of Immigration
Speaker: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
World Congress of Bioethics (International Association of Bioethics), Philadelphia, PA

June 20, 2020
Transitioning to Adulthood with Autism: Ethical, Legal and Social Issues
Speakers: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Kayhan  Parsi, JD, PhD; Allison Curry, PhD, MPH; Laurie Kahn, PhD
World Congress of Bioethics (International Association of Bioethics), Philadelphia, PA

June 20, 2020
Bioethics and Immigration, Migrants and Marginalized Groups
Speakers: Katherine Wasson, PhD, MPH; Mark Kuczewski, PhD; Lena Hatchett, PhD; Sumbul Siddiqui; Rachel Fabi
World Congress of Bioethics (International Association of Bioethics), Philadelphia, PA

June 18, 2020
em>Tools for Transformation: Chaplains as Facilitators of Post-Traumatic Growth
Speakers: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD; Beth Reece, M.Div, BCCC
National Association of Catholic Chaplains, Webinar

May 21, 2020
Supporting Undocumented Patients and Others Affected by Immigration Concerns
Speaker: Mark Kuczewski, PhD                                             
Case Management Grand Rounds, Loyola University Health System

May 20, 2020
COVID-19 Twitter Chat
COVID-19 and Undocumented Immigrants 
Speaker: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
MedPage Today @MedPageToday #EthicsMPT

May 7, 2020
Dental Ethics in a Pandemic
Presenter: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX

May 6, 2020
Fertility Preservation: Ethical Considerations
Presenter: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
Ethics Grand Rounds, Northshore University Health System, Chicago, IL

May 1, 2020
The Intersection of Catholic Principles and Health Care Ethics
Featured Speakers: Mark Kuczewski, PhD, Katherine Wasson, PhD, MPH
Ethics Symposium, Mercy Health Saint Mary's, Grand Rapids, MI

April 13, 2020
Pandemics & Dental Practices: Ethical Challenges
Presenters: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH and Guenter Jonke, DMD
American Dental Association and American College of Dentists, Chicago, IL

April 6, 2020
Mindful Meditation for Moms
Presenter: Lena Hatchett, PhD
The Answer Inc.

March 18, 2020
Narrative: What Is It Good For?
Presenter: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker, MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI

February 21, 2020
Substance Use and Abuse: Ethical Issues in Dentistry
Presenter: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD

February 6, 2020
How Can Ethics Consultation Support Patients With Intellectual/Development Delays in the Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care?
Presenters: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD; Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
Evolving Clinical Ethics: A Working Unconference, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX

February 6, 2020
Fishbowl Discussion: Established Clinical Ethics Programs
Speakers: Paul Ford; Barrie Huberman; Katherine Wason, PhD, MPH; James Hynds
Evolving Clinical Ethics: A Working Unconference, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX

January 26, 2020
The Spirit of Revolutionary Change: Catholic Social Thought and the Transformation of Catholic Bioethics
Speaker: Therese Lysaught, PhD
The 2021 Bessette Lecture on Medical Ethics, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, PA

January 22, 2020
An Immigration Curriculum for our Times: Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes of the 21st Century MD
Presenter: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK

January 22, 2020
Being Undocumented as a Health Problem: How Can We Help Pediatric Patients?
Presenter: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK

January 11, 2020
Beyond a Bourgeois Bioethics
Presenter: Michael McCarthy, PhD
Society for Christian Ethics Annual Meeting, Washington, DC

January 11, 2020
Conversation with an Author: Catholic Bioethics and Social Justice: The Praxis of US Health Care in a Globalized World
Presenter: Michael McCarthy, PhD
Society for Christian Ethics Annual Meeting, Washington, DC

January 4, 2020
Narrative: What Is It Good For? Law and Humanities Session
Presenter: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC

December 18, 2019
Morning Fill Up Conversation Series
Featured Guest: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
Rapid City, SD

December 2, 2019
Everything I Really Needed to Know about being a Bioethicist I learned from Kubler-Ross
Presenter: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
Conference on "Reclaiming the Legacy of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross: Insights into the Ethics, Practice and Science of Caring," Stanford University, Stanford, CA

November 21, 2019
The Health of Dreamers After DACA: Ethical and Practical Considerations for Medicine and Public Policy
Presenter: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
Montgomery Lecture Series, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

November 20, 2019
Strategies for IRB Member Education
Presenters: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH; Toby Schonfeld, PhD
Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research, Advancing Ethical Research Conference, Boston, MA 

November 19, 2019
Reviewing Social, Behavioral and Educational Research
Presenters: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH; Amy Corneli, PhD
Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research, Advancing Ethical Research Conference, Boston, MA

November 19, 2019
Ideas for Researcher Education
Presenters: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH; Brooke Cholka
Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research, Advancing Ethical Research Conference, Boston, MA

November 15, 2019
Invited Presidential Symposium: #METOO and Psychiatry
Presenters: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH; Nehanna Dresner, MD; Michelle Riba, MD; Sidney Zisook, MD; James Levenson, MD
National Meeting of the Academy for Consultation and Liaison Psychiatry, San Diego, CA

November 7, 2019
Advance Care Planning: Promises, Pitfalls and Practicalities
Presenter: Patrick McCruden, DBE, MTS
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, SSM St. Mary's Hospital, St. Louis, MO

October 27, 2019
Research Ethics Case Creation and Facilitation Workshop
Presenters: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH

October 27, 2019, Sunday
Rememberance, Resilience, and Religious Formation in Medical Education: Two Case Studies
Panel:  Michael McCarthy, PhD
ASBH Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA

October 26, 2019
"But what can I actually do?" Ways Bioethicists Engage Immigration Issues
Presenters: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
ASBH Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA

October 26, 2019
Pediatric Ethics: Ethical Issues Involving Immigrant Children
Presenters: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
ASBH Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA

October 26, 2019
Essential Elements of Bioethics Blogging: A Workshop
Presenters: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
ASBH Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA

October 25, 2019
From Autistic Savant to Autistic Savant: The Narrow Depiction of Autism in Film and Television
Presenters: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
ASBH Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA

October 24, 2019
Advancing Education in Racial and Ethnic Identity Praxis for Bioethics and Health Humanities
Presenters: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH, Lena Hatchett, PhD
ASBH Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA

October 24, 2019
Bouncing Back from Birth: Bioethics and the Unrealistic Demand for Resilience after Childbirth Trama
Presenters: Therese Lysaught, PhD
ASBH Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA

October 24, 2019
We're Certified: Some Before and After Thoughts of the Movement to Professionalize Healthcare Ethics Consultants
Presenters: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, Katherine Wasson, PhD, MPH, Laura Webster, Mindy Beth Nelkin
ASBH Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA

October 16, 2019
An Exploration of Genetic Testing & Bioethics Through the Lens of Jewish Genetic Disorders
Presenters: Melissa Ramos, MS, MLS, LCGC; Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, IL

October 15, 2019
Where Methods and Ethics Meet
Presenter: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH
UIC Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Best Practice Hour, Chicago, IL

October 8, 2019
When the Patient is Racist
Presenter: Lena Hatchett, PhD
3rd Annual Dvorak Nursing Ethics Conference, Loyola University Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Maywood, IL

October 8, 2019
Serious Ethical Violations in Medicine
Presenter: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH
3rd Annual Dvorak Nursing Ethics Conference, Loyola University Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Maywood, IL

October 4, 2019
The Promises and Pitfalls of Advance Directives
Presenter: Katherine Wasson, PhD, MPH
4th Annual KYHEC Conference, Lexington, KY

September 14, 2019
Case Conference: Palliative Sedation
Presenters: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, Timothy Quill, MD, MACP, FAAHPM, Barbara Reich, JD
At the End of Life: Agency, Role and Responsibilities of the Physician/Advanced Practitioner
University of Washington, Seattle, WA

September 11, 2019
Leadership and Executive Presence
Presenter: Patrick McCruden, DBE, MTS
Catholic Health Association: Essential for Leading Mission in Catholic Health Care, St. Louis, MO

September 7, 2019
Ethics and Moral Distress
Presenter: Katherine Wasson, PhD, MPH
Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing, Loyola University Health System, Maywood, IL

August 8, 2019
Migration, Medicine, and Bioethics: Lessons from the U.S.
Keynote Address: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
European Society of Philosophy and Healthcare (ESPH), Oslo, Norway

August 8, 2019
Constructing Communities that Foster Physician Formation and Professional Identity.
Presenter: Michael McCarthy, PhD
European Society of Philosophy and Healthcare (ESPH), Oslo, Norway

July 18, 2019
Supporting the Spiritual and Emotional Needs of Transgender and Gender Variant Patients in Healthcare Settings
Presenters: Therese Lysaught, PhD, Rev. Claire Bohman, MDiv, Emiliano Lemus Hufstedler
NACC Webinar

June 27, 2019
Las Periferias y El Pan: The Latin American Influence on Pope Francis’ Sacramental Logic and the Conversion of Catholic Bioethics
Presenter: Therese Lysaught, PhD
Summer Institute, Instituto de la Filosofia Edith Stein, Granada, Spain

June 11, 2019
Publication Ethics

December 18, 2018
Bioethics Awakened: Addressing Two Generations of Clinical Ethics Issues Involving Undocumented Patients
Presenter: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
Cedars-Sinai Center for Healthcare Ethics, Los Angeles, CA

December 14, 2018
Guiding, Advising and Mentoring Medical Students: Ethical, Personal and Professional Challenges
Presenters: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, Camilla Larsen, MD, Virginia McCarthy, MDiv, Katherine Wasson, PhD, MPH, James Mendez, PhD
Loyola University Chicago, Leischner Department of Medical Education Grand Rounds, Maywood, IL

November 27, 2018
Neurodiversity and Inclusivity: Ethical Challenges of Transition for Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Presenters: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH, Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL

November 15, 2018
Peering Into the Future of Peer Review
Presenters: Gail Hendler, MLS, Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH, Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
Loyola University Chicago, Responsible Conduct of Research Seminar, Maywood, IL

November 8, 2018
The Laity and Catholic Health Care
Presenter: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
Annual Meeting of the Illinois Catholic Health Association, Chicago, IL

October 29, 2018
Where Have All the Theologians Gone and Why Bioethics Needs Them
Presenter: Michael McCarthy, PhD
Loyola University Chicago Fall 2018 Majors and Minors Lecture, Chicago, IL

October 21, 2018
Against Medical Advice Discharges: Present and Future Challenges
Presenters: Katherine Wasson, PhD, MPH, Cavan Doyle, JD, LLM
ASBH Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA

October 21, 2018
A Tool to Assess Readiness to Recruit and Obtain Informed Consent for Research
Presenter: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH
ASBH Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA

October 20, 2018
Inappropriate Treatment Policies: Central Issues and a Working Example
Presenter: Cavan Doyle, JD, LLM
ASBH Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA

October 20, 2018
Getting Serious About Training Clinical Ethics Consultants: Beyond the Fellowship Model
Presenters: Mark Kuczewski, PhD, Mark Repenshek, PhD, Katherine Wasson, PhD, MPH
ASBH Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA

October 20, 2018
Bioethics and Public Health Advocacy: A Panel Discussion
Panelists: Mark Kuczewski, PhD, Nancy Berlinger, Travis Reider
ASBH Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA

October 19, 2018
Healthcare Chaplaincy, Ethics Education, and the Value of Narrative Approach
Presenter: Michael McCarthy, PhD
ASBH Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA

October 2, 2018
Who Is My Neighbor in Catholic Health Care? Caring for Undocumented Immigrants in Our Community
Curtis R Holzgang, MD, MACP Visitng Scholar: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
Providence Health Care, Portland, OR

September 18, 2018
Ethical Issues in Community Engaged Research: Beyond Belmont
Speaker: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH
Bioethics & Medical Humanities Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin

August 31, 2018
Health Care as Ally: Supporting Undocumented Physicians & Patients
Speaker: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
Preventive Medicine Grand Rounds, Loma Linda, CA

June 22, 2018
Clinical Ethics Consultation in the Age of Migration
Keynote Address: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
International Conference on Clinical Ethics Consultation 2018, Oxford, England

June 21-23, 2018
Filming Clinical Ethics Consultation: Using Video Technology for Research, Education, and Community Information
Panelist: Katherine Wasson, PhD, MPH
International Conference on Clinical Ethics Consultation 2018, Oxford, England

June 20, 2018
A Tale of Two Identities: A Case-Based Analysis of Ethical Issues with Social Media & Health Care
Presenters: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD; Nanette Eslter, JD, MPH
Shepherd Pratt Health System, Baltimore, MD

June 19, 2018
Professional Formation and a Sense of Calling: Reimagining Professionalism Education
Presenter: Michael McCarthy, PhD
Institute for Medical Ethics Summer Research Conference, Oxford, England

June 11, 2018
Burnout and Calling: Innovations at the Intersection of Religious Formation and Health Care
Presenters: Michael McCarthy, PhD, John Hardt, PhD
Catholic Health Association Assembly, San Diego, CA

June 10, 2018
What is Theology and Why Does It Matter to Health Care Boards? Conversation with Authors of Incarnate Grace
Panelist: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD, Charles Bouchard, Dan Daly, Fr. Sean Martin, Celest Mueller, Zeni Fox
Catholic Health Association Assembly, San Diego, CA

May 25, 2018
Against Assisted Suicide: What's the State of the Argument?
Presenter: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
Philosophy Workshop, Union College, Schenectady, NY

May 20-23, 2018
Global Faith-Based Health Systems: Integrating Technology and Empowering Communities
Facilitator: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
Georgetown University and the Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy

April 26, 2018
"But What Do We Do?" Making Appropriate Decisions in End-of-Life Situations
Presenter: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
Wilton Bunch, MD, PhD, Lecture in Medical Ethics in Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
Loyola University Health System, Maywood, IL

April 13, 2018
Smelling Like Sheep and Frangrant with the Gospel: Pope Francis and Catholic Bioethics
Presenters: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD, Charles Camosy, Christopher White
Pope Francis: A Voice Crying Out in the World, Villanova University, Villanova, PA

March 2018
Authorship and Publication
Presenter: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH
Office of Research Integrity Instruction Workshop, Chicago, IL

March 22, 2018
Why Can't We Be Friends? Legal and Ethical Dimensions of Social Media in Health Care
Presenter: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PHD
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center/LSU Internal Medicine Residency Program
Baton Rouge, LA

March 21, 2018
The Legacy of Humane Vitae & What It Means to Be "Pro-Life"
Moderator: M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
Panelists: Charles Camosy, Rebecca Bratten, Julie Rubio Hanlon
The Hank Center, Loyola University Chicago, IL

March 14, 2018
Immigration Policy and Human Vulnerability
Presenter: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
Catholic Health Association Colloquium, St. Louis, MO

March 3, 2018
The #MeToo Movement: Ethical, Legal and Social Considerations
Moderator: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
Presenters: Sylvia Schneider-Fox, Barbara Dunlap, Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH
Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE), Chicago, IL

March 3, 2018
Neurodiversity, Employment, and Other Transition Markers of Adulthood: What Are Our Ethical Obligations?
Presenters: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD; Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Cavan Doyle, JD, LLM; M. Weitzberg
Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE), Chicago, IL

March 3, 2018
Rethinking Research Ethics Education
Presenters: Toby Schonfeld, Joseph S. Brown, Emily E. Anderson, PhD, MPH, Elizabeth Heltman
Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE), Chicago, IL

March 3, 2018
Guiding, Advising and Mentoring Medical Students: Ethical, Personal and Professional Challenges
Presenters: Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD; Camilla Larsen, MD; James Mendez, PhD; Katherine Wasson, PhD, MPH; Virginia McCarthy, MDiv; Mark Kuczewski, PhD
Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE), Chicago, IL

March 2, 2018
The Ethical Imperative of Dentistry in Primary Care: From A1C Screenings to STD Prevention and Treatment to the Opioid Epidemic
Moderator: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
Presenters: David Anderson, Ethan Pansick, Cathy Taylor Osborne
for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE), Chicago, IL

March 2, 2018
Ethics and Government: Contemporary Issues and Questions
Panelists: Steven Berlin; Kimberly Foxx; Mark Kuczewski, PhD, Dick Simpson; Andrea Zopp

Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE), Chicago, IL

March 1, 2018
RCR Casebook: Stories about Researchers Worth Discussing
Presenter: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH
Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE), Chicago, IL

February 23, 2018
Ethical Decision-Making for Incapacitated Patients
Presenter: Cavan K. Doyle, JD, LLM
Stewart Reuter Lecture, American College of Legal Medicine, Charleston, SC

January 7, 2018
A Social Praxis for US Health Care: Revisaging Catholic Bioethics via Catholic Social Thought
Presenters: Michael McCarthy, PhD; M. Therese Lysaught, PhD
Society of Christian Ethics, Portland, OR

November 2017
Editorial Influence and Open Dialogue: How Editorial Decisions Shape the Debate Around Bioethical Issues
Presenters: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH; Ruth Macklin
Advancing Ethical Research Conference, Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R). San Antonio, TX

November 2017
Disasters, Deception, and Decision-making Capacity: Empirical Research to Guide SBER IRBs
Presenters: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH; Holly Taylor
Advancing Ethical Research Conference, Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R). San Antonio, TX

November 10, 2017
Why Can't We Be Friends? Ethical Issues with Social Media in Health Care
Presenter: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
Stuart-Kleit Symposium, National Kidney Foundation of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN

November 6, 2017
The Legal & Ethical Issues Raised by Genetic Test: An Overview
Presenter: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
Northwestern University Genetic Counseling Program, Chicago, IL

October 20, 2017
Solidarity: A Centering Principle for Research Ethics
Presenters: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH; Michael McCarthy, PhD, Stephanie Solomon Cargill, PhD
ASBH Annual Meeting, Kansas City, MO

October 20, 2017
The Inhumane Treatment of Undocumented Persons and Refugees: The Moral Call to Bioethicists, Physicians, and Allied Professionals
Presenters: Bryn Esplin, JD; Mark Kuczewski, PhD; Johana Mejias-Beck