20th Annual Healthcare Professionals for Divine Mercy Medicine, Bioethics, & Spirituality Conference

Very Rev. Chris Alar, MIC: Insights Gained from Adult Children Caring for Elderly Parents: Healthcare and Pastoral Care Considerations
Lia Beltrami: Case Study of GIACOMO MATTIVI: Living with Muscular Dystrophy
Andrea Bertheaud, MSN, RN-BC: Understanding and Enhancing Therapeutic Communication Among Healthcare Professionals
Fr. Kazimierz Chwalek, MIC: The Role of Sacraments in Healing and End-of-Life Care: Reconciliation, Eucharist, and Anointing of the Sick; Despair vs Hope and Confidence: Emotions that Impede or Enhance the Healing Process and Patient Well-Being; and Spiritual Retreat Lecture
Sister Catarina Esselin, OLM: The Open Heart of God – Source of Blessing, Hope and Healing for Patients and Healthcare Professionals
Dr. Christopher Klofft: Enhancing the Dignity of Patients in an Era of Medical Technologies and Emergent Medical Technologies and Their Effects on the Relationships Between Healthcare Professionals and Patients
Most Rev. Bishop Robert McManus, MA, STD: Evangelium Vitae: Celebrating its 30th Annniversary and its Enduring Importance in Roman Catholic Moral Theology
Deana Nunes, EdD, MSN, RN, CWCN: Strengthening Resilience with a Focus on Joy
Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC: The Infinite Dignity of Every Human Being
Marie Romagnano, MSN, RN, CCM: Living With Post Catastrophic Injuries: Patient Case Study – Impact of Medical and Spiritual Care
Marie Romagnano, MSN, RN, CCM, and Kathleen Brooks Scoble, EdD, MEd, MA, RN: Growing Incidence of Medical/Chemical Abortion: Challenges Facing Health Professionals and Pastoral Care
Dr. Ron Sobecks: Restoration of Health in Oncology and Discernment and Formative Processes to Enhance Healthcare Outcomes
Bryan Thatcher, MD: Human Trafficking and Healthcare: Incidence, Identification and Action


Very Rev. Chris Alar, MIC

Provincial Superior, Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy Province, National Shrine of The Divine Mercy, Stockbridge, Mass.

Insights Gained from Adult Children Caring for Elderly Parents: Healthcare and Pastoral Care Considerations


Lia Beltrami

Director and Producer, Green Lava

Case Study of GIACOMO MATTIVI: Living with Muscular Dystrophy


Andrea Bertheaud, MSN, RN-BC

Clinical Assistant Professor at College of Our Lady of the Elms, School of Nursing, Coordinator for Mental Health and Population Health Nursing Courses

Understanding and Enhancing Therapeutic Communication Among Healthcare Professionals


Fr. Kazimierz Chwalek, MIC, BA, STB, STL (Cand.)

Director of the John Paul II Institute of Divine Mercy; Religious Director of Healthcare Professionals for Divine Mercy

The Role of Sacraments in Healing and End-of-Life Care: Reconciliation, Eucharist, and Anointing of the Sick

Despair vs Hope and Confidence: Emotions that Impede or Enhance the Healing Process and Patient Well-Being

Spiritual Retreat Lecture


Sister Catarina Esselin, OLM

The Open Heart of God – Source of Blessing, Hope and Healing for Patients and Healthcare Professionals


Dr. Christopher Klofft

Associate Professor of Theology, Assumption College

Enhancing the Dignity of Patients in an Era of Medical Technologies

Emergent Medical Technologies and Their Effects on the Relationships Between Healthcare Professionals and Patients


Most Rev. Bishop Robert McManus, DD, STD

Bishop of the Diocese of Worcester (Massachusetts); Past Chairperson of the Committee on Education for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Evangelium Vitae: Celebrating its 30th Annniversary and its Enduring Importance in Roman Catholic Moral Theology


Deana Nunes, EdD, MSN, RN, CWCN

Assistant Professor at Elms College

Strengthening Resilience with a Focus on Joy


Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, MA, STL

Superior General of the worldwide Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary

The Infinite Dignity of Every Human Being


Marie Romagnano, MSN, RN, CCM-R

Founder, Healthcare Professionals for Divine Mercy; Assistant Clinical Professor, Elms School of Nursing, College of Our Lady of the Elms; Director, Medical and Humanitarian Case Management Operations for Ukraine Relief

Living With Post Catastrophic Injuries: Patient Case Study – Impact of Medical and Spiritual Care


Marie Romagnano, MSN, RN, CCM-R

Founder, Healthcare Professionals for Divine Mercy; Assistant Clinical Professor, Elms School of Nursing, College of Our Lady of the Elms; Director, Medical and Humanitarian Case Management Operations for Ukraine Relief

and Kathleen Brooks Scoble, EdD, MEd, MA, RN

Dean Emeritus, College of Our Lady of the Elms School of Nursing and Professor of Nursing

Growing Incidence of Medical/Chemical Abortion: Challenges Facing Health Professionals and Pastoral Care


Dr. Ron Sobecks, MD

Professor, Dept. of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Restoration of Health in Oncology

Discernment and Formative Processes to Enhance Healthcare Outcomes


Bryan Thatcher, MD

Intl. Director, Doctors for Divine Mercy; Founder, Eucharistic Apostles of The Divine Mercy

Human Trafficking and Healthcare: Incidence, Identification and Action