• FOR LIFE AND FAMILY

about Converging Roads

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. To learn more about Converging Roads, click here.
    • Feedback from past attendees of Converging Roads:
    • "I’m so glad I attended. It was so insightful and gave me more knowledge on how to study more about human dignity, disabled persons and the correct way to explain our duty to others (as health care providers to our patients)."
    • "It is edifying to be with so many people trying to live their faith in a field that constantly challenges the truth."
    • "Thus far in my (nascent) career, my Catholic and medical identities have unfortunately been largely separate. I’m confident that the knowledge I obtained at Converging Roads and my subsequent reflection will serve me well on my path towards becoming the Catholic physician I’m striving to be."
     

REGISTRATION

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT


In-Person Ticket Options:
  • Physicians/Physician Assistants: $159
  • Nurses/Nurse Practitioners: $139
  • General Admission*: $85
  • Medical residents, clergy, or religious*: $75
  • Student Scholarship Rate**: $15
Online Ticket Options:
  • Online tickets include access to the livestream on Saturday, March 25, as well as additional access to the recordings (from noon ET on Sunday, March 26, to 11:59 pm ET on Wednesday, March 29).
 
  • Physicians/Physician Assistants: $129
  • Nurses/Nurse Practitioners: $109
  • General Admission*: $55
  • Medical residents, clergy, or religious*: $45
  • Student Scholarship Rate**: $0
 
  • *Not eligible for CME/CNE credits, however, Chaplain certificates of completion can be requested upon registration for continuing education purposes.
  • **Not eligible for CME/CNE credits.

Exhibitor Opportunities:
Includes 1 exhibitor booth and admission for 1 organizational representative
  • Ministry/Non-Profit (including CME/CNE credits): $180
  • Ministry/Non-Profit (not including CME/CNE credits)*: $105
  • Vendor/For-Profit (including CME/CNE credits): $230
  • Vendor/For-Profit (not including CME/CNE credits)*: $155
 
  • *Not eligible for CME/CNE credits, however, Chaplain certificates of completion can be requested upon registration for continuing education purposes.

Sponsors:
  • If you and/or your organization is interested in joining our mission as a supporting sponsor, please click here for the Sponsorship Form. You can also submit the form online by clicking here.
 
Student Scholarships:
  • Undergraduate, graduate, nursing, and medical students are eligible to register for Converging Roads at our scholarship admission rate. If you are a student currently enrolled in classes and would like to attend the conference, please complete our student scholarship form prior to registering for the conference (click here). If you feel called to contribute to our scholarship fund, you can do so at the time of registration.

Refund Information:
  • If you are no longer able to attend the conference, after purchasing your ticket, you may choose to transfer your registration fees to a student in need, or request a refund.
 
  • All refunds must be requested 2 weeks prior to the conference. The last day to request a refund is Friday, March 10. All refund requests made on or after March 11 will not be accepted, but the funds will automatically be transferred to a student in need. Please email ellen@forlifeandfamily.org to transfer your registration or request a refund.

Topics

  • Truth, Conscience, and Religious Liberty in Medicine
  • Melissa Moschella, PhD
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  • The Primacy of Virtue and Navigating Moral Cooperation in Medicine
  • Sister Michaela Serpa, FSE, MA, PharmD, BCPS
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  • Compassionate Care in the Midst of Suffering and End of Life
  • Farr Curlin, MD
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  • The Well-Formed Conscience of a Health Care Professional
  • Farr Curlin, MD; Michael J. Deem, PhD; and Gwyneth Anne Spaeder, MD
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  • A Distinctly Catholic Approach to Pediatrics
  • Gwyneth Anne Spaeder, MD
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  • Genetic Screening, Genetic Engineering, the Gift of Life, and the Dignity of the Human Person
  • Michael J. Deem, PhD
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  • The Vocation of a Catholic Health Care Professional
  • Jessica Clarke-Pounder, MD, FAAP; Gina Maria Noia, PhD; and Sister Michaela Serpa, FSE, MA, PharmD, BCPS
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SCHEDULE

     
8:00 AM
  • Mass
8:00 AM
Check-In Begins
9:15 AM
Opening Remarks
9:25 - 10:25 AM
Truth, Conscience, and Religious Liberty in Medicine
10:30 - 11:30 AM
The Primacy of Virtue and Navigating Moral Cooperation in Medicine
11:30 AM
Break
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Compassionate Care in the Midst of Suffering and End of Life
12:45 - 2:20 PM
Hippocratic Oath Luncheon
1:15 -2:15 PM
The Well-Formed Conscience of a Health Care Professional
2:15 PM
Break
2:40 - 3:40 PM
A Distinctly Catholic Approach to Pediatrics
3:45 - 4:45 PM
Genetic Screening, Genetic Engineering, the Gift of Life, and the Dignity of the Human Person
4:45 PM
Break
4:55 - 5:55 PM
The Vocation of a Catholic Health Care Professional
6:05 - 6:45 PM
Wine & Cheese Reception

Speakers

GINA MARIA NOIA, PhD
Assistant Professor of Theology and Resident Bioethicist, Belmont Abbey College

Gina Maria Noia, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Theology and Resident Bioethicist at Belmont Abbey College. She received her Ph.D. in Theology and Health Care Ethics from Saint Louis University. She has served as a clinical ethicist for OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL and St. Alexius Hospital in St. Louis, MO, and she is published in Christian Bioethics and the Journal of Moral Theology.

SPONSORS

CONTINUING EDUCATION

 

Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA) and St John Paul II Foundation. Christian Medical & Dental Associations is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physician Credit
The Christian Medical & Dental Associations designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistant
AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ by an organization accredited by the ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive up to 7 credits for completing this activity.

Nurse Practitioner
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Individuals are responsible for checking with the AANPCP for further guidelines. Nurse practitioners may receive up to 7 credits for completing this activity.

Nursing
This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Georgia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Activity ID 40199 has been approved for 7 contact hours.

Click here for full CME/CNE details


Chaplains
The National Association of Catholic Chaplains has approved this program for 7.25 Continuing Education Hours. Please select the General Admission or Clergy/Religious (if applicable) ticket option and request a certificate of completion on your registration form.


Social Workers and Counselors
If you are seeking Social Worker or Counselor continuing education credits, we can provide you with a certificate which states that you completed 7 hours.  Please select the General Admission ticket option and request a certificate of completion on your registration form. For questions, please email Conference Coordinator Ellen Clements at ellen@forlifeandfamily.org

Venue

St. Gabriel Catholic Church

3016 Providence Road
Charlotte, NC 28211

For More Information:
Ellen Clements, Conference Coordinator
832.779.1070
ellen@forlifeandfamily.org

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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