Bioethics on Air: Episode 41: “Be Not Afraid” of Prenatal Diagnosis

Tracy Winsor joins Joe Zalot to discuss Catholic-based resources for parents who receive a life-limiting diagnosis for their unborn child.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 40: Catholic Identity in Human Resources and Health Insurance

Shannon Syzek, Catholic Benefits Association (CBA) Director of Human Resources Consultative Services, and Jason Coon, CBA Vice President of the Catholic Insurance Company, join Joe Zalot to discuss important services that CBA offers to Catholic employers.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 39: Protecting Religious Liberty for Catholic Employers

Doug Wilson, CEO of the Catholic Benefits Association, joins Joe Zalot to discuss the work of the CBA and the impact of recent Supreme Court decisions on religious liberty.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 38: Accessing the Sacraments During COVID-19—with NCBC President Joseph Meaney

NCBC President Joseph Meaney joins Joe Zalot to discuss his experience of being denied the sacraments during a recent hospital stay.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 37: Religious Liberty and Bostock—with Attorney Eric Kniffin

Attorney Eric Kniffin joins Joe Zalot to discuss the US Supreme Court’s recent Bostock v. Clayton County decision, particularly its religious liberty implications.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 36: Philosophical Perspectives on Brain Death—with Dr. Melissa Moschella

In the second of a two-part series on brain death, Dr. Melissa Moschella joins Joe Zalot to discuss how “irreversible loss of organismal self-integration” offers a valid philosophical basis for determining death.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 35: Perspectives on Neurological Criteria for Brain Death—with Matthew Hanley

This podcast is the first of a two-part series on brain death. Matthew Hanley joins Joe Zalot to talk about his book Determining Death by Neurological Criteria: Current Practice and Ethics recently published by the NCBC.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 34: USCCB Letter to FDA on Ethical COVID-19 Vaccine Development—with Archbishop Joseph Naumann and Greg Schleppenbach

Archbishop Joseph Naumann (Kansas City, Kansas), chairman of the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities, and Greg Schleppenbach, associate director of the USCCB’s Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities, join Joe Zalot to discuss the work of the Pro-Life Committee and the US bishops’ call for the development of an ethical COVID-19 vaccine.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 33: COVID-19 and Ethical Challenges to Vaccine Development—with NCBC's John DiCamillo

NCBC ethicist John A. DiCamillo joins the podcast to answer concerns about COVID-19 and ethical challenges to vaccine development.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 32: Ethics of COVID-19 Response—with NCBC's Joseph Meaney and John Brehany

NCBC President Joseph Meaney and John Brehany, director of institutional relations, answer concerns voiced by Catholic health care professionals. They also describe essential elements of ethical triage protocols—especially when it comes to triage teams and exclusionary criteria—and they discuss whether health care providers can withdraw treatment or place a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order without patient consent.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 31: The Evolving Role of Contemporary Ethicists—with Ethicist Elliott Bedford

Elliott Bedford, the director of ethics integration at Ascension Health in Indiana, discusses the role of ethicists and the challenges they face in Catholic health care.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 30: Ethical Concerns Regarding Safe Injection Sites—with Jeffrey Berger and Steve Bozza

Jeffrey Burger, MD, and Steven Bozza discuss the moral permissibility of safe infection sites. They evaluate the effectiveness of such sites as part of the treatment continuum for opioid addiction and consider the concept of a safe injection site in light of ethical principles and Catholic social teaching.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 29: Introduction to New NCBC President Joseph Meaney

Joseph Meaney, the new president of The National Catholic Bioethics Center, describes his perspective on the future challenges facing Catholic bioethics in the United States, as well as how his previous work with Human Life International will inform his approach at the NCBC.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 28: The Role of Ethics Services—with Becket Gremmels

Becket Gremmels, system director of ethics at Christus Health, in Irving, TX, discusses the contribution of ethics services to mission of Catholic health care.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 27: The Ethical and Religious Directives, Part 3, Witness in Catholic Health Care—with Ethicist John Brehany

John Brehany, the director of institutional relations at The National Catholic Bioethics Center, continues his discussion on the revisions to part 6 of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs), in particular, the emphasis on the term “witness” and what this means for Catholic health care.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 26: The Ethical and Religious Directives, Part 2, Revisions to Part 6—with Ethicist John Brehany

John Brehany, the director of institutional relations at The National Catholic Bioethics Center, discusses the revisions to part 6 of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs), which pertains to collaborative relationships between Catholic and non-Catholic institutions.

ArchivedJoe Zalot, PhD—Staff EthicistFebruary 11, 2019Catholic Health Care, Professional Guidance

Bioethics on Air: Episode 25: The Ethical and Religious Directives, Part 1, Overview—with Ethicist John Brehany

John Brehany, the director of institutional relations at The National Catholic Bioethics Center, provides an overview of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs), including their purpose and history and a summary of the document’s six sections.

ArchivedJoe Zalot, PhD—Staff EthicistDecember 20, 2018Catholic Health Care, Professional Guidance

Bioethics on Air: Episode 24: Growing Acceptance of Assisted Suicide, Part 2—with PA Kris Correira

Physician assistant Kris Correira returns for the second part of her interview on assisted suicide. She explains how the mentality of assisted suicide leads to undertreatment through the misapplication of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders and advance directives, and she discusses the future of assisted suicide in the United States.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 23: Growing Acceptance of Assisted Suicide, Part 1—with PA Kris Correira

Kris Correira, a physician assistant in Worcester, MA, describes why medical professionals are adopting a more positive attitude toward assisted suicide. She explains how this is attributable in part to social factors that promote a mentality of assisted suicide.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 22: Organ Procurement and Allocation—with Barry Massa

Barry Masa, CEO of LifeCenter Organ Donor Network, explains the role that organ procurement organizations play in ensuring the ethical retrieval and allocation of organs. He also addresses some persistent concerns about organ transplantation in general.

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