Bioethics Lectures
Twice each year, in October and March, FranU hosts a Bioethics Lecture series on campus. Sponsored by Dr. Redfield & Mrs. Carol Ann Bryan, the Bioethics Lectures feature nationally-renowned speakers on topics connected to Catholic bioethics.
Upcoming Bioethics Lectures
Dr. John Di Camillo is the President of The National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC), where he has served as an ethicist since 2011.In this presentation, Dr. Di Camillo will examine recent revisions to the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services and explore their implications for Catholic health care in the 21st century. A light reception will follow.
Dr. John Di Camillo is the President of The National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC), where he has served as an ethicist since 2011.In this presentation, Dr. Di Camillo will discuss the Church's positive vision for end-of-life care, addressing ethical decision-making, human dignity and compassionate care through the lens of Catholic moral teaching. Light breakfast will be served.
Previous Bioethics Lectures
Spring 2026 | Dr. Mariele Courtois
"AI in Catholic Healthcare and Healthcare Education: Its Risks and Benefits"
"The Ethics of Genetic Technologies at the Beginning of Life"
Fall 2025 | Dr. Christopher DeCock
"Is Brain Death Really Death?"
"Bioethics, Brain Death and Human Dignity"
Spring 2025 | Dr. Margaret Chisolm
"Flourishing in Healthcare Education and Practice"
"Flourishing in the Midst of Mental Illness"
Fall 2024 | JD Flynn
"The Catholic Vision of Human Dignity: Its Uniqueness and Importance for Today"
"Loving Our Neighbor: Caring for Those with Down Syndrome"
Spring 2024 | Dr. Charlie Camosy
"Euthanasia and the Throwaway Culture"
"Bioethics for Nurses: Where We Are & What Resources Are Still Needed"
Lecture Recordings
Watch recordings of these and other past Bioethics Lectures on our FranU Bioethics YouTube channel.
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Having talks like this for our community is essential in teaching us the truth of the human person so that we can love authentically."
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The presentation led me to reflect on the importance of knowing key elements of perspective that apply to areas critical to flourishing and how something like the flourishing model can be a guide when engaging with my family, with patients and colleagues at my workplace and with the different aspects of my formation program which is in service to my Church community."
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