Religious Dimensions of Healthcare Delivery

A Multidisciplinary Workshop

 

March 2-3, 2019

Swift Hall, University of Chicago

Workshop Overview

Hosted at the University of Chicago, in collaboration with Lutheran School of Theology, Program on Medicine and Religion, University of Basel, University of Tubingen, and the University of Chicago Divinity School, this multidisciplinary workshop will initiate conversations between allied health professionals including clinicians and chaplains exploring the religious dimensions of healthcare delivery. 

Learning Objectives

By initiating conversations between allied health professionals including clinicians and chaplains, this multidisciplinary workshop will:

  • Highlight relationships between religious dimensions of health and healthcare delivery

  • Foster collaboration among allied health professionals to improve delivery of care

  • Assist health care professionals to understand the spiritual care resources available in a hospital

  • Enhance the ability of healthcare professionals to serve as advisers, counselors, and navigators to patients

  • Facilitate the incorporation of patients’ religious perspectives into healthcare interactions, including decision-making conversations

Conference Brochure

Speakers

Caroline Anglim, PhD student
Univ. of Chicago Divinity School

Andrea Bieler, PhD
Univ. of Basel Dept. of Theology

Yousef Casewit, MA, MPhil, PhD
Univ. of Chicago Divinity School

Cynthia G. Lindner, DMin
Univ. of Chicago Divinity School

Kifah Mustapha, MTh
Orland Park Prayer Center

Aasim I. Padela, MD, MSc
Univ. of Chicago Medicine

Matthew Richards, MA, MDiv
UChicago Social Service Admin

Jeanne Wirpsa, MA, BCC
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Seher Siddiqee, MA
Spiritual Life at Univ. of Chicago

Wesley Sun, MDiv
Univ. of Chicago Divinity School

Polly Toner, MDiv, PBCC, OTR/L
Spiritual Care at Univ of Chicago

Martin Wendte, PhD
Univ. of Tübingen Dept. of Theology

Schedule

  Saturday, March 2
9:00-9:30am  Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:30-10:00am Welcome & Introduction
  Definitions of Health and Production of Health
10:00-11:30am

Moderated Panel Presentation
Dr. Aasim Padela, Prof. Matthew Richards,Prof. Martin Wendte, and Caroline Anglim
11:40-1:00 pm Skill Building and Shared Learning
1:00-2:00pm Boxed Lunch & Networking
  Professional Boundaries: Knowing When to Collaborate
2:00-3:30pm

Moderated Panel Presentation
Chaplains Seher Siddiqee, Polly Toner, and Jeanne Wirpsa
3:45-5:00pm Skill Building and Shared Learning
 
  Sunday, March 3
  Suffering and Pain: A Religious Healthcare Perspective
11:00-12:00pm Reflections from Different Perspectives
Sh. Kifah Mustapha and Prof Martin Wendte 
12:00-1:00pm Skill Building and Shared Learning
1:00-2:00pm Boxed Lunch & Networking
  Vulnerability as Liability and Possibility: Religious and Professional Explorations
2:00-3:30pm

Moderated Panel Presentation

Prof Andrea Bieler, Prof Yousef Casewit, Prof Cynthia Lindner, and Chaplain Wesley Sun
3:45-4:15pm

Skill Building and Shared Learning

 
4:15-5:00pm

Closing Remarks

 
 

Thank you to Our Sponsors!

 

 

 

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Islamic Medical Association of North America and University of Chicago. The Islamic Medical Association of North America is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.The Professional Development Program at SSA is a licensed State of Illinois provider of Continuing Education for social workers (LSW/LCSW), clinical psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors (LPC/LCPC). License #s 159.000140, 168.000115, and 268.000004. This program satisfies the State of Illinois cultural competence requirement for social workers.