Symposium "Global Faith-Based Healthcare Systems"

From 14 to 16 February 2024 the meeting of the ‘Global Faith-Based Healthcare Systems’ project will be held in Trento, at the Bruno Kessler Foundation. The project has been developed in partnership between Georgetown University and the Bruno Kessler Foundation’s Centre for Religious Sciences. During those days, the participants – coming from the academic world, from local communities in different countries of the world and from faith-based healthcare organizations – will reflect on and discuss the topics of the mission for health and of engagement, taking into account local and global dynamics and considering present situations and scenarios. That allows understanding what means practicing the art of medicine in complex contexts today, which role spirituality can play in healthcare and how science and technology can contribute to promote health and structure care and assistance of people living in extremely precarious realities of the world.

HOSTS

Bette Jacobs | Georgetown University

Massimo Leone | Bruno Kessler Foundation

PARTICIPANTS

Roland Benedikter | European Academy (Eurac)

Bruce Compton | Catholic Health Association (CHA) of the US

Sr. Leah Dolina Drong | Salesian Sisters Nursing College – Bangladesh

Fr. Kevin FitzGerald | Creighton University

Lucia Galvagni | Bruno Kessler Foundation

M. Therese Lysaught | Loyola University Chicago

Sister Beena Madavath | Sisters Doctors Forum India

Fr. Mathew Abraham Putenchirayil | Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI)

Marco Ventura | University of Siena

Cycle of seminars: Symposium “Global Faith-Based Healthcare Systems”

The seminar will be in English.

Participation is by invitation only.

An open and public seminar will be held on February 16th at 5 pm.