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SEPTEMBER 2017 Webinar

Dignity in Dying: Catholic Approaches to End-of-Life Intervention
Presented by Gerard Magill, PhD

 

Program Summary
The presentation discusses dying in dignity to present Catholic approaches to end-of-life interventions. Three related perspectives are examined. First, there is an explanation of the guiding ethical principles in the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (5th ed. USCC, Washington, DC, 2009). Second, there is a consideration of Palliative Care as crucial for life-limiting chronic diseases as part of end-of-life care, especially when challenged by increasing policy support for assisted suicide. Third, several ethically puzzling end-of-life issues are discussed, including terminal sedation, donation after cardiac death, and posthumous pregnancy. Program Objectives
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
  1. Identify the guiding Catholic ethical principles in the ERDs on end-of-life care.
  2. Appreciate the importance of Palliative Care in response to assisted suicide.
  3. Become familiar with major end-of-life issues that can be ethically puzzling
About the Presenter
In 2007 Professor Gerard Magill was appointed as the the Vernon F. Gallagher Chair for the Integration of Science, Theology, Philosophy, and Law at Duquesne University. He is a tenured Professor in Duquesne University’s Center for Healthcare Ethics. He graduated with the following degrees: Gregorian University, Rome, Italy (1969-1976), Bachelor Degree in Philosophy (PhB); Bachelor Degree in Theology (STB); Master’s Degree in Theological Ethics (STL); Edinburgh University, Scotland (1987), Ph.D. degree in Theological Ethics. He is completing a book on Governance Ethics for Boards of Directors in Healthcare. His most recent book is, Religious Morality in John Henry Newman: Hermeneutics of the Imagination, Springer, 2015.

Materials

NACC_Webinar_Sep14_2017
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CEH certificate

CEH certificate (all 2017 webinars) (PDF)

Webinar recordings

September 14 recording