Schedule

Critical Conversations 2022

The Church and Catholic Health Care Post-COVID

This is an invitation-only event.
March 30 – March 31, 2022
West Irving Convention Center
Los Colinas, Texas 

Draft Agenda

Wednesday, March 30 ­

2:00 p.m. Welcome and Opening Prayer
2:15 p.m. Caregiver Well Being: A Heart to Heart

Dennis Gonzales, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Mission Innovation and Integration
Catholic Health Association
Saint Louis

Antonina Olszewski
Associate Vice President of Mission Integration and Spiritual Care
Ascension
Saint Louis


Heather P. Schmidt, DO
System Medical Director Health Work and Wellness
SSM Health – Greater Fond du Lac Ministry
Fond du Lac, Wisc.

Arpan Waghray, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Providence Behavioral Medicine and Well Being Trust
Seattle

3:50 p.m. Break
4:05 p.m. Caregiver Well Being: A Heart-to-Heart
Table Discussion and Exercise
 6:00 p.m.
 Welcome Reception

Thursday, March 31

7:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Opening Prayer
8:15 a.m. LivingUNDIVIDED: A Conversation on Racial Healing, Solidarity and Justice

LaRonda Chastang
Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Trinity Health
Livonia, Michigan

Jorge Perez, MBA, MA
President and Chief Executive Officer
YMCA of Greater Cincinnati
Lead Facilitator for Courageous Love
LivingUNDIVIDED
Cincinnati, Ohio

Courtney Walton, MA
Chief Learning Officer for Courageous Love
LivingUNDIVIDED
Cincinnati, Ohio
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. LivingUNDIVIDED: A Conversation on Racial Healing, Solidarity and Justice

11:45 p.m.
 Lunch
12:45 p.m.
President's Update
Sr. Mary Haddad, RSM
President and Chief Executive Officer
Catholic Health Association
Saint Louis
1:30 p.m.. Conversation with Bishop Flores
Most Rev. Daniel E. Flores, S.T.D.
Bishop Catholic Diocese of Brownsville
Chair, Committee on Doctrine, USCCB
Brownsville, Texas
2:15 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m. Q&A with Most Rev. Bishop Flores and Sr. Mary Haddad
3:00 p.m. Health Care After COVID: What Have We Learned? What Comes Next?
3:15 p.m. Small Group Discussion
4:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m. Eucharistic Liturgy