Welcome to the NEISWANGER INSTITUTE
The Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy is
dedicated to the three-fold mission of research, education, and service. The Institute
serves the students and faculty of the Stritch School of Medicine, healthcare
professionals and patients of Loyola
University Health System, and professionals from the regional community and across the
nation.
Upcoming Bioethics EVENTS...
The 7th Annual Conference on
Contemporary Catholic Healthcare Ethics
October 9-10, 2008
Co-sponsored by
The
Catholic Health Association of the United States,
The Illinois Catholic Health
Association, and the Neiswanger
Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy, Loyola University Chicago Stritch
School of Medicine.
This
conference will bring together a diverse body of scholars
including moral theologians and healthcare ethicists to discuss the social,
anthropological, and methodological foundations of contemporary Catholic healthcare
ethics, applied
conceptual resources to current problems, and confronted
moral challenges on the horizon for Catholic healthcare providers.
Featured speakers will include:
Reverend Bryan Massingale, STD
Associate Professor, Department of Theology, Marquette
University
Carol Taylor,
RN, MSN, PhD
Director, Center for Clinical Bioethics,
Georgetown University
Register today!
We
are now accepting online registration for credit card payment. Click
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If paying by check use the linked
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The 6th
Annual Conference on Contemporary Catholic Healthcare Ethics:
Clinical, Social and
Global Concerns
Click
here to download
the
presentation files
and watch the
video streams from the February 28-29, 2008 conference.
Click here
for complete Calendar of Bioethics Events
Faculty SPOTLIGHT...
The Neiswanger Institute welcomes new faculty,
Katie Wasson, PhD, MPH
(more...)
Bioethics Institute
HIGHLIGHTS...
The
First Annual
Dr.
Walter Neiswanger
Memorial Lecture
presented an evening discussion with
Sister
Helen Prejean
“Dead Man Walking:
The Journey Continues”
on
April 15, 2008
Visit our
Video/audio archive webpage to view the entire discussion with
Sister Helen Prejean.
