Virtual Forum: Healthcare, Coronavirus, and the Church
The coronavirus has presented an immense challenge to our medical and public health institutions. Not only has it revealed inequity and other failures in our healthcare system, it has also revealed deep seated problems in how we understand medicine, suffering, and illness. Where medicine reaches the limits of its power, faith communities often try to attend to the patient’s deeper needs. But what do we do when medical responses to the pandemic prevent meaningful spiritual care? How should the medical and the spiritual frameworks interact? Join us for a panel discussion with Elizabeth Dias (New York Times), Ryan Antiel (Washington University – St. Louis), and Daniel Hall (University of Pittsburgh) to discuss the answers to these questions.
This event is co-sponsored by The Carver Project and The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative at Duke Divinity School.
DATES, TIMES, & LOCATION
Friday, Sep. 25 | noon – 1 p.m.
This group will meet virtually via Zoom (please register below).
Open to all.
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More About Our Panelists
Elizabeth Dias is National Faith and Values Correspondent at The New York Times. She has an undergraduate degree in theology from Wheaton College and a Master’s in divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. In recent years, she has won the American Academy of Religion’s top prize for the best in-depth reporting on religion, and the Renner Award for Excellence in Enterprise Reporting in Religion. For a recent example of Dias’s reporting on religion and coronavirus, click here.
Ryan Antiel, MD, MSME is a pediatric surgery fellow at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. His scholarship focuses on improving the lives of children and families confronted with difficult decisions such as surgical decision-making in the face of uncertainty and end-of-life issues. He has published widely in journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and Pediatrics. Dr. Antiel earned his medical degree from Mayo Medical School and completed his general surgery training at Mayo. He also completed a post-doctoral fellowship in advanced medical ethics in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania.
Daniel Hall (MD, MDiv, MHSc) is Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and Core Investigator at the VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion. Dr. Hall is a general surgeon with training in both moral philosophy and theology, and is interested in the ethics of surgery. Dr. Hall earned degrees in medicine and theology from Yale University before completing his surgical training at the University of Pittsburgh. He is also an ordained priest in the Episcopal Church with interests in the theology of medicine.