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June 24, 2005
Children’s lives are of the greatest
importance in public life since they
are the future of the human race. How
they are treated from their earliest
days is of great concern to the medical
professional.
The Catholic Medical Association, a group
of physicians dedicated to upholding the
principles of the Catholic faith in the
practice of medicine, will be holding
its 74th annual national conference in
Portland, Oregon, on “The Biological
and Spiritual Development of the Child.” Included
in this conference will be discussions
by a world-renowned child and adolescent
psychiatrist about the latest research
on the child’s brain development
and the social environment needed to develop
it. There will also be talks on “Sensory
Development of the Fetus; Getting Started
as “We, not Me”; the impact
of sexual education on children’s
brains; and on the child and the working
mother.
“This conference will be looking
at the rich connections between the physical
development of children and their interactions
with their families, families and the
culture, and all of these with the Church,” said
conference organizer, Thomas Pitre, M.D. “This
will be an important educational conference
on the development of the human brain,” he
added.
The gathering is taking place at the
end of the Year of the Eucharist, proclaimed
by Pope John Paul II, observed Pitre,
a board certified urologist in private
practice in Portland. “All of our
topics relate to the Eucharist,” he
said. “Our conference coinciding
with the closing of this Year of the Eucharist
will be a great source of reflection,
blessing and grace for all of us.”
The Catholic Medical Association has
guilds in various cities throughout the
U.S. and Canada. The New York Medical
College has designated this educational
activity for a maximum of 14.5 category
1 credits toward the AMA Physician’s
Recognition Award. The full program of
events and registration materials are
available on our website at www.cathmed.org
Details:
What:
The 74th annual national educational conference
of the Catholic Medical Association
Who:
Daniel Siegel, M.D., an internationally
acclaimed child and adolescent psychiatrist
and author from UCLA, and David Fagerberg,
Ph.D., a theology professor at the University
of Notre Dame, will address the conference
along with Cardinal Francis George of
Chicago and Bishops Thomas Olmsted of
Phoenix and John Nienstedt of New Ulm,
Minn. Archbishop John Vlazny of Portland,
Ore., and Bishop Robert Vasa of Baker,
Ore., will celebrate Masses and preach.
It will also feature the choral groups
Portland Cathedral Choir, Cappella Romana
and Cantores in Ecclesia; and actor,
producer and film and stage director
Leonardo Defilippis performing his one-man
play, “Maximilian: Saint of Auschwitz.”
Where:
The Portland Hilton Executive Tower
When:
October 20-22, 2005 |
