2024 Symposium for the Advancement of Catholic Health Care
Building a Culture of Support for Catholic Health Care
November 2, 2024
Corbett Family Hall (East Side of Notre Dame Stadium)
Downes Club
Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
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Event Schedule
8:30 am
Registration table open and continental breakfast served
9:00 am
Opening reflection and prayer by Most Rev. James D. Conley, D.D., S.T.L, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese in Lincoln
9:08 am
Welcome and opening comments by Joshua McCaig, JD, MS - Symposium Chair and CHCLA Vice-President/Executive Director
9:13 am
Introduction of G. Marcus Cole, J.D. by Louis Brown, J.D., CHCLA Board Member and Executive Director of the Christ Medicus Foundation
9:15 am
Remarks by G. Marcus Cole, JD - Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School
9:30 am
Joseph Meaney, PhD, KM- Past President and Senior Fellow, The National Catholic Bioethics Center
“Understanding the Current Debate Regarding Brain Death”
10:15 am Break
10:30 am
Eric Kniffin, JD - Fellow at the Ethic and Public Policy Center and Board Member of the Catholic Bar Association
“Current Legislation and Legal Cases Impacting Catholic Health Care Policy”
11:15 am Break
11:30 am
Ashley K. Fernandes, M.D., Ph.D. - Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Associate Director of the Center for Bioethics at The Ohio
State University College of Medicine.
“Catholic Health Care From the Vantage Point of a Catholic Medical Professional”
12:15 pm Lunch Break
1:15 pm
Panel Discussion: Models for the Development and Support of Catholic Health Clinics
Moderator:Robin Goldsmith, M.D. - President/CMO, St. Gianna Clinic
Panelists: Dede Chism - CEO, Bella Health + Wellness
Tim VonDohlen - Co-Founder, St. John Paul II Life Center
Andrew Mullally, M.D. - Owner, Credo Family Medicine
2:05 pm Break
2:15 pm
Panel Discussion: Catholic Tradition and Spiritual Formation within Health Care
Moderator: Msgr. Mark Merdian, STL -Vicar for Healthcare-Diocese of Peoria
Panelists: Sr. Aline Shultz, OSF - Chairwoman of the Board, Franciscan Alliance
Mother Mary Patricia Glowski, RSM
Sister Brigid Mary Meeks, RSM
3:05 pm Break
3:15 pm
Panel Discussion: Business and Finance Considerations for Catholic Health Care
Moderator: Jim Callaghan, M.D. - COO and Senior VP, Franciscan Alliance and CHCLA Director
Panelists: Rusty Chavey, M.D. - Owner, Emmaus Health Partners
William Cueto, J.D. - COO, Christ Medicus Foundation
Jason Coon - VP, Catholic Benefits Association
Sean Kelley - CEO, Texas Medical Management
4:05 pm
Closing comments by Steven White, M.D. - CHCLA President
4:30 pm
End of Symposium
