CHA's Theology and Ethics Colloquium, Ethics Beyond the Bedside, will examine ethical implications for Catholic health care around critical issues in society, technology, national media and the Church.

This year, the annual, invitation-only event for ethicists will take place March 11-13, 2020 at the Chase Park Plaza Royal Sonesta Hotel in St. Louis.

Participants will examine opportunities and ethical concerns around:

• The meaning of institutional conscience and a virtuous organization

• Dramatic rise of artificial intelligence in health care
• Evolving models of health delivery
• Initiatives to address social determinants
• Catholic health care's responsibility to the environment
• CHA's national advocacy work to protect safety net programs, advance palliative care, and other ministry priorities guided by principles of Catholic social teaching
• National media coverage of Catholic health care
• Building effective relationships with the Church.

As always, there will be ample opportunities for networking and dialogue with ethicists in Catholic health care and academia. Additional information regarding the schedule and speakers will be available in the coming weeks.

Elizabeth Collier, Ph.D.
Doris K. and Jay W. Christopher Chair in Business Ethics
Dominican University
River Forest, Ill.

Derek Covert
Chief Mission Integration Officer
Ascension Texas
Austin, Texas

Kathy Curran, JD
Senior Director, Public Policy
Catholic Health Association
Washington, D.C.

Sr. Mary Haddad, RSM
President & Chief Executive Officer
Catholic Health Association
Washington, D.C.

Nathaniel Blanton Hibner, Ph.D.
Director, Ethics
Catholic Health Association
St. Louis

Brian M. Kane, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Ethics
Catholic Health Association
St. Louis

Dan Loeterman
Vice President, Public Affairs and Issues Management
CommonSpirit Health
Los Angeles

Daniel O' Brien, Ph.D.
Ethicist (Ret.)
Ascension
St. Louis

Philip R.O. Payne, Ph.D., FACMI, FAMIA
Robert J. Terry Professor and Director, Institute for Informatics (I2)
Washington University
St. Louis

Brian Reardon
Vice President, Communications and Marketing
Catholic Health Association
St. Louis

Cristina Richie, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Bioethics and Interdisciplinary Studies
Brody School of Medicine
East Carolina University
Greenville, N.C.

Virginia Rowthorn, JD, LLM
Executive Director
University of Maryland, Baltimore, Center for Global Engagement
Baltimore

Kathy Schaeffer
Principal
Kathy Schaeffer Consulting, LLC
Omena, Mich.

Joshua Schulz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy
DeSales University
Center Valley, Pa.

Julie Trocchio
Senior Director, Community Benefit and Continuing Care
Catholic Health Association
Washington, D.C.