Saint Gianna Medical Professionals Conference

Mission Driven Healthcare in a Profit-Driven World

Under the intercession of our patroness, Saint Gianna Beretta Molla, we at the Saint Gianna School of Health Sciences seek to serve the health care needs of the people in this region and beyond by preparing participants of this conference to transform health care at all stages of life by upholding the dignity of the human person through compassionate, courageous, ethical, and joyful care.

Learning Objectives 

• Participants will recognize their responsibility to advocate for healthcare structures that balance financial realities with compassionate and just care.
• Participants will recognize the significance of upholding human dignity and the preferential option for the poor and vulnerable within a healthcare system influenced by financial pressures.
• Participants will consider how the use of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare can be used to advance the common good.
• Discuss how advances in genetic science can be harmonized with Catholic moral teachings, respecting human dignity and the sanctity of life.
• Participants will engage in virtuous practice of self-care to promote personal and patient mental health and avoid burnout.