Preliminary Program

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

10:00 –18:00 ​ Registration
10:00 – 13:00 ​Executive Committee (FIAMC) Meeting
13:00 – 14.30 ​FEAMC Bureau Meeting

PRE-CONGRESS LECTURES 

11:00 – 13:00 ​Satellite Symposium
13:00 – 15:00 Round table Discussion
Interfaith Dialogue – World Medical Association Policy Changes  ( Msgr Jacques Suaudeau, Catholic, Jewish, Islamic, Orthodox to be announced, Croatia)

OPENING CEREMONY

15:00 – 16:00 Artistic performance
Addresses by  distinguished guests’ address (Msgr Vincenzo Paglia (President Pontifical Academy for Life) and film projection
Presidential address (John Lee and Ana Planinc-Peraica)

16:00 – 16:20 Lecture: Role of the New Dicastery on Promoting Integral Human Development (Msgr. Bruno- Marie Duffé, Secretary Dicastery of PIHD)

16:30-18:00  Welcome reception

29.00-21.00  Visit to Mayor of Zagreb, Dverce Palace, Upper Town of Zagreb

Thursday, May 31, 2018

07:15 – 07:45 Holy Mass in Hotel Westin
10:00 – 18:00 Registration

08:30 – 09.00  Keynote Address I Chairperson George Isajiw, USA
Humanae Vitae: half a century — a stumbling block or a prophetic document? (Card. Willem Jacobus Eijk, Netherlands)

09.00 – 09.15 Discussions

09.15 – 09.45
Keynote Address II Chairperson Vincenzo Defilippis, Italy
(Msgr. Paglia, President Pontifical Academy for Life)

09.45 – 10.00 Discussions

10.00 – 10.15 Coffee break

Scientific Session I
Sanctity of Life and Human Dignity Chairperson Jack Lane, USA

10.15 – 10:35 The Power and Glory of Conscientious Practice in a Culture of Death: What Every Catholic Healthcare Professional Should Know (Nikolas T. Nikas, USA)

10:35 -10.55  Assisted nutrition and hydration. Ethical meaning in the  different clinical contexts. Experience from the recent Italian law (Gian Luigi Gigli, Italy)

10.55 -11:15 Hospital as Christian Institution (Ermanno Pavesi, Switzerland)

11.15 – 11.35 Role of Catholic Doctors in Europe today between Science and Bioethics, Rights and Freedom of Thought (Vincenzo Defilippis, Italy)

11.35 – 11.55 Sanctity of Life and Human Dignity in our Civilisation – Quo Vadis, Croatia (Jasenka Markeljević, Croatia)

11.55 – 12.15 Discussions

12.15– 13:00 Round table discussion
Conscientious objection in Science and Clinical Practice related to Ethical Committees’ decisions (Ana Planinc-Peraica, Jasenka Markeljevic, other speakers invited)

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break
Scientific Session II 
Trans-humanism and the Medical Profession in Contemporary Civilization

14:00 – 14:45 Reflections on the Human Being in the Face of the Domination of Techno-Sciences (Bernard Ars, Belgium)

14:45 -15:05 Ethical Aspects of Everyday Clinical Practice in Perspective of New Technologies (Davor Miličić, Croatia)

15:05- 15:25 The Life of Human Being faced with Moral Relativism (Tonči Matulić, Croatia)

15:25 – 15:45 Discussion

15:45 – 16:00 Coffee break

16:00 – 16:30 Keynote Address III Chairperson Freddie Loh, Malaysia
Take care of your patients (Msgr. Bruno-Marie Duffé, Secretary Dicastery of PIHD)

Scientific Session III Elvis Seman, Australia
Evangelium Vitae – The Antidote to Contraception, Abortion, and Euthanasia

16:30 – 16:50 The great Confusion Between Contraception and Contragestation Abortion Hidden today (Filippo-Maria Boscia, Italy)

16:50 – 17:10 The Culture of Life and the Waste Culture (Jozef Glasa, Slovakia)

17:10 -17:30 Prenatal Euthanasia for healthy and sick children (Neda Aberle, Croatia)

17:30 – 18.00 Discussion

19:00 – 21:00 Holy Mass and Solemn Procession, Zagreb Cathedral
Our Lady Patroness of Zagreb Celebration

Friday, June 1, 2018

07:30 – 08:00 Holy Mass
Program for Students and Young Physicians

08:30 – 09:30 Symposium for Students and Young Physicians Chairperson Pedro Spinelli, Brazil

08:30 – 08:40 FIAMC and Young Physicians and Medical Students (Kevin Murrell, USA)

08:40 – 08:50 Being Rooted in the Healing Love of Christ (Vincent Kemme, Belgium)

08:50 – 09:00 Stealth Euthanasia Among Us – Before We Take the Splinter Out of Our Brother’s Eye (George Isajiw, USA)

09:00 – 09.10 The Medical Error (Etienne Gaisne, France)

09:10 – 09.20 Medical Education on Bioethics (L. Murgić, Croatia)

09:20 – 09.30 Joy of Service –12 years of mission work and counting from a student to a doctor (Deborah Anne Lee, Sinagpore)

09:30 – 11.00
FIAMC General Assembly

Parallel Sessions for other participants (Speakers are invited for each session)

Small Hall 1
09.00 – 09.15 FEMM-WAY (Luka Poslon, Croatia)

09.15 – 09.30 Renewal of Culture and Conscience (Stjepan Bartulica, Croatia)

10:30 – 11:00 Discussion

Small Hall 2

Small Hall 3
09.00 – 09.15
0915 – 09.30 Legal aspects of manipulation of human beings (Danijela Rupcic, Croatia)

10.30 to 11.00 Discussions

Small Hall 4
09.00 – 09.15 Care for the Poor in Malaysia (Freddie Loh, Malaysia)

09.15 – 09.30 Migration and Human Trafficking and Exploitation of Children (Tvrtko Barun, Croatia)

0930 – 09.45 Crae for the Poor in Croatia (Jelena Loncar, Croatia)

09.45– 10.00 Migration, Human Trafficking and Children Exploitation (Tvrtko Barun, Croatia)

10:30 – 11:00 Discussion
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee break

11:15 – 11:45 Keynote Address IV
History and Perspective of Bioethics (Msgr. Jacques Suaudeau, France)

11:45 – 12:15 Keynote Address V
A Positive Response to a ‘Tsunami” of Secularism (Vincent Kemme, Belgium)

Presentation for Medical Students and Young Physicians
How to affirm the Culture of Life (The Croatian Experience)

12.15 – 12.30 Pastoral Care for Medical Students in Croatia (Damia Stojic, Croatia)

12.30 – 12.45 Youth Section (CCMS) (Mateja Segovic, Croatia)
12.45 – 13.00 World Youth Association (Speaker to be announced)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break

Scientific Session IV
Familiaris Consortio – The Medical Profession in Protection of the Family

14:00 – 14:30 Pharmaceuticals and the Environment: Linkage to Natural Family Planning (NFP) (M.W. Le Chevallier, USA)

14:30 – 15:00 Duke University Trial Shows: Not Born With It! The Worldwide Autism Epidemic – Human Fetal DNA And Retroviral Environmental Triggers (Peter Jarzyna, USA)

15:00 – 15:20 Matercare International (R. Walley, Canada)

15:20 – 15:40 Patient Centered Medicine (Msgr. Jacques Suaudeau)

15:40 -16:00 Discussion
16:00 – 16:15 Coffee break

16:15 – 16:45 Keynote Address VI
Reflections on the Congress (Msgr. Bruno-Marie Duffé)

Scientific Session V
Charity in Truth – Science in the Service of Human Nature as Created by God

16:45 – 17:00 Thoughts on Humanae vitae (Jose-Maria Simon-Castellvi, Spain)

17:00 – 17:15 Title to be announced (Alexandre Laureano-Santos, Portugal)

17:15 – 17:30 Evangelii Gaudium – “Whatever You do for the Last of These” (Speaker to be announced)

17:30 – 18:00 Discussion

Parallel Sessions for MaterCare International – dental surgeons, pharmacists and nurses

Small Hall 1 What does Catholic maternal health care look like? MaterCare

16.45 – 16.50 Introduction

16.50 – 17.05 Its formation and purpose in the care of mothers and babies (Dr R Walley, Canada)
(to be continued in the afternoon)

17.05 – 17.20   (Mrs J Derwey, Canada).

17.20 – 17.35 In the developing world- Project Isiolo  (Mr S/Dr R Walley, Canada)

17.35 – 17.50 In Europe (Dr B Chazan. Poland)

17.50 – 18.05 In Australasia (Dr E Šeman, Australia)

18.05 – 18.30 Discussion  Health care based on a pro-life foundation

10.30 – 10.35 Introduction

10.35 – 10.50 The influence of Creighton, Billings and Sympto-thermal in Australia (Dr E Šeman, Australia)

10.50 – 11.05 NaProTechnology (Marija Curlin, Croatia)

11.05-11.20 Family care and Planning (Daniella De Micheli Vitturi, Croatia)

11.20 – 11.30 Discussion

Small Hall 2  Ethical changes in Biochemistry and Pharmacology – Ethical Challenges in Dental Medicine
16:45 – 17.00 Is there a need to always use dental implants? (Pavel Kobler, Croatia)

17.00 – 17:15 Dental Medicine in Palliative Care (Jasna Leko, Croatia)

17:15 – 17:30 and Esthetics in Dental Practice (Žarko Udiljak, Croatia)

17:30 – 17:45 Dilemmas in Diagnostic Procedures and Cost-benefit Reality (Jadranka Sertic, Croatia)
17.45-18.00 Ethics in Clinical Research and Drug Reimbursement
18.00 -18.15 Pharmacists and Pharmacological Conscience and Drug Reimbursement (Speaker to be announced)

Small Hall 3 Bioethics and Scientific Achievements in Clinical Practice
16.45 -17.45 Genome Editing, Germ Line Therapy, Artificial Gametes from Stem Cells, Perfect Baby
Intergeneration Solidarity, End of Life, Palliative Care and Deep Sedation, Prenatal and Postnatal Euthanasia

17:45 – 18:00 Discussion

Small Hall 4  Palliative Care
16:15 – 16:30 Palliative Care in the Emergency Service (Ingrid Prkačin, Croatia)

16:30 – 16:45 Palliative Care in Oncology (Jure Murgić, Croatia)

16:45 – 17:00 Palliative Care in Children (Jasminka Stepan, Croatia)

17:00 – 17:15 Hidden Forms of Euthanasia (Speaker to be announced)

17:15 – 17:30 Palliative Care – New Approach (Lidija Fumić Dunkić, Croatia)

17.30 – 17.45 Legal aspects of Scientific Investigations in Palliative Care (Ana Stambuik, Croatia)

17:450 – 18:00 Discussion
20:00-22:00 Gala Dinner, Westin Hotel

Saturday, June 2, 2018

07:15 – 07:45 Holy Mass, Hotel Westin

08.15 – 08.45
Keynote Address VII
Organ Trafficking (F. Delmonico, USA) and Organ transplantation (Mirela Busic, Croatia)

Scientific Section VI Round Table Discussion

Salvifici Doloris, Pain, Suffering and Palliative Care – Christian Compassion: avoiding the False Promise of the Culture of Death (Speakers from the different regions of FIAMC invited)

08:45 – 08:55 Title to be announced (B. Galichon, France)

08.55– 09.05 Asian Experience (Fr David Garcia, Singapore)

09.05 – 09.15 Oceania Experience

09.15 – 09.25 African Experience

09.25 – 09.35 American Experience

09.35 – 09.45 Latin American Experience

09.45 – 10.05 FIAMC, FEAMC – Past and Future (Francois Blin)

10.05 – 10.45 Ethical, Professional and Legal Regulations in Medical Practice – Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide. Implications of World Medical Association proposed changes of therapeutic abortion and abrogation of conscientious objections. What can FIAMC and the national associations do? (Speakers from all VI Regions of FIAMC)

AFCMA (Peter Au Yeong, Hong Kong)

10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:00 Conclusions of the Congress & Closing Ceremony

12.00 – 13.00 Lunch

POST-CONGRESS PROGRAMM
13.00 – 18:00 Visit to Sanctuary Marija Bistrica, Holy Mass

Program for Nurses, Priests and Volunteers
8:30 – 9:30 Parallel Section

Hall 1 Workshop for Nurses
08.30 -09.00 Role of CICIAMS as a Catholic Nurses’ Association in today’s world (Janet Muchengwa,)

09.00 – 09.15 Role of nurses in Palliative Care and Protection of Life

Hall 2 Workshop for Priests and Religious
Role of Religious in Palliative Care and Protection of Life

Hall 3 Workshop for Volunteers
Role of Volunteers in Palliative Care and Protection of Life

10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break

Post Congress Program for Students and Young Physicians

13.00 – 13.15 World Youth Association – (speaker to be announced)

13:45 – 14:00 Discussions

14.00 – 15.00
Workshops
Hall 1 Palliative Care, Solidarity, Subsidiarity, and Volunteering
Hall 2 Environmental Ethics
Hall 3 Communication Skills, Music and Art Therapy

15:00 – 17:00 Sightseeing of Zagreb

17:00 – 17:45 Holy Mass for Students (Basilica of Heart of Jesus, Palmotićeva 32)
18:00 – 20:00 Presentation of Activity of Students and Young Physicians (Praška 6)
20:00 – 22:00 Meeting with cocktail (Praška 6)