• FOR LIFE AND FAMILY

CONVERGING ROADSTM

Where Health Care Ethics and Medicine Converge

Converging Roads is a regional conference series offering continuing education for health care professionals that equips them to practice the highest ethical and medical standards of their profession.

  • National caliber conferences for local medical communities
  • Offered in collaboration with dioceses, hospitals and universities
  • Providing Catholic CME and CNE to medical professionals
  • Equipping medical professionals to offer the highest standard of care

Planning medical ethics conferences is a significant and costly undertaking. Our supporting sponsors rely upon our leadership, conference management experience, and content expertise to bring the highest quality Catholic CME conferences to the local community each year.

Our team provides the expertise and does the heavy lifting of conference planning. From securing faculty and setting the curriculum to running and evaluating the conference, a partnership with the St. John Paul II Foundation draws rave reviews from partners and attendees alike. Conference themes include:

  • Introduction to Health Care Ethics
  • Sex, Fertility, and Marriage
  • Beginning of Life Issues
  • End of Life Issues
  • Dignity and Disability
  • Fundamental Health Care Ethics
  • Healthcare and Catholic Social Doctrine

“A unique responsibility belongs to health care personnel…their profession calls for them to be guardians and servants of human life. Its deepest inspiration and strongest support lie in the intrinsic and undeniable ethical dimension of the health care profession which requires every doctor to commit himself to absolute respect for human life and its sacredness.” – St. John Paul II

Testimonials

It was amazing. I am a med student and this is going to help me stay confident in Catholic teaching and not violate my beliefs in training and clinical practice. Thank you. –Houston Attendee

I think that given the timeframe, you did a tremendous job overall covering various aspects of a complex and emergent topic that, sooner or later, will touch all of us. I found the content interesting, relevant, and stimulating for further research and inquiry. –Worcester Attendee

Excellent conference! The speakers were phenomenal; they presented the material very well and they were very knowledgeable. –Nashville participating physician

It’s been a pleasure and blessing to work with the Converging Roads team from the St. John Paul II Foundation. They make it easy to have an incredible conference that meets the needs of physicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals. The conferences are practical, accessible, and inspiring. Converging Roads helps us grow as a local chapter of the CMA. –Dr. Carla Falco

In society today we need medical professionals who live the faith, who know the beauty of the faith, and carry it out in the care of their patients. I encourage all involved to attend this inspiring conference. –His Eminence, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston

The need to better equip health care professionals to realize the highest ethical and medical standards of their profession is particularly necessary today. This is especially true in our rapidly changing culture. The topics and speakers of this conference are sure to inspire and embolden you as you give witness to the dignity of human life in the health care profession. –His Excellency, Steven J. Lopes Bishop, Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter

BY THE NUMBERS: Surveys of Attendees

  • 99%

    WOULD RECOMMEND
    a Converging Roads
    conference to a colleague

  • 99%

    REPORT THE CONFERENCE will have a positive impact on the care they provide their patients

  • 97%

    WOULD BE INTERESTED
    in attending Converging Roads again

  • 99%

    SAY CONVERGING ROADS
    accomplished the main objective of better equipping health care professionals to practice the highest ethical and medical standards of their profession

CONTACT US

  • PHONE

    832.779.1070

  • PHYSICAL ADDRESS

    1177 W Loop South, Ste. 940
    Houston, TX 77027

  • MAILING ADDRESS

    P.O. Box 5927
    Katy, TX 77491

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