Dan and Tom interview four leaders in Catholic health on the newly promulgated 7th edition of ERDs. They discuss the history of the ERDs, how they are being implemented by ethicists, mission leaders, and health care professionals, and highlight the significance of several developments in the 7th edition.
Dan and Tom interview four leaders in Catholic health on the newly promulgated 7th edition of ERDs. They discuss the history of the ERDs, how they are being implemented by ethicists, mission leaders, and health care professionals, and highlight the significance of several developments in the 7th edition. They also identify how these directives enable Catholic health care to promote the dignity and flourishing of vulnerable patients, such as women and mothers, persons experiencing gender dysphoria, and patients at the end of life.
Our guests on this episode include:
(Catholic University of America)
Senior Fellow and adjunct Professor in Ethics at Aquinas Institute of Theology, St Louis, MO
Amy Hertweck-Warner, DO, MA, HEC-C
Director, Ethics Mercy St. Louis
Jenna Speckart, D.Be, MA (Theology)
Vice President Mission & Ethics Operations, Mercy
Dr. Anitha Rayani, MD, Palliative Care
SSM Health-St. Joseph’s Hospital, St. Charles, MO
Below is a link to the article we referred to in this episode: