Creighton University - Center for Health Policy & Ethics

Faculty News - Fall 2009

See also Faculty News from Spring and Summer 2009

November 2009

Richard O'Brien, MD

Richard O'Brien, MD

Presentations

  • November 4 – Presented: “Health Care Reform Update”, Nebraska Methodist College
  • November 4 – Panelist for Public Forum, “Health Care Reform”, SlowDown
  • November 9 – Guest (with Don Frey) on Willie Hamilton’s “Real Talk” TV show on Health Care Reform

    • October 2009

    Helen Stanton Chapple, PhD

    Helen Stanton Chapple, PhD

    Presentations

  • October 1 - Presented “Death with as Little Dying as Possible”, Plenary speaker at the Virginia Association of Chaplains meeting in Richmond, VA
  • October 21 – Presented a CHPE Roundtable: “Proposing a Rite of Incorporation: Reversing the Hospital Stigma about Dying”

    • Amy Haddad, PhD, RN

    Amy Haddad, PhD

    Service

  • October 7: Served as Mistress of Ceremonies for the “Uplift” Luncheon at Lauritzen Gardens and Women in Health Lecture at Joslyn Art Museum
  • October 12: Moderator, Nebraska Stroke Conference, UNMC

    • Presentations

  • October 26 – Presented: Ethics, Catholic Social Teaching, and Health Care Reform, Jewish Community Center
  • October 27 – Presented: Poetry Section of “Writing as a Therapeutic Tool”, Health Science Library, Creighton University
  • October 31-November 4 – Presented: “Teaching bioethics and nursing: A new look”, Sigma Theta Tau International, 40th Biennial Convention, Indianapolis, IN
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    Award

    During the ASBH Conference held in Washington, D.C. in October, Drs. Pinch and Haddad were the recipients of the Affinity Group for Nursing’s Substantive Contribution to Nursing Ethics Award. A presentation on the "Legacy" project was made at the award ceremony.


    Richard O'Brien, MD

    Richard O'Brien, MD

    Press

    After attending a gathering of physicians supporting health care reform at The White House on October 5, Dr. O’Brien was quoted in an article titled “Nebraska docs weigh in on health care debate” in the October 6, 2009 edition of the Omaha World-Herald. Article link: http://www.omaha.com/article/20091006/AP13/710069974

    Richard O'Brien, MD

    Dr. Jessica Meeske, from Hastings, NE, Dr. Richard O'Brien, CHPE, and Dr. Amanda McKinney, from Beatrice, NE in front of The White House

    Presentations

  • October 6: Spoke at the Health Care Reform Forum for CU employees with Drs. Rowen Zetterman and Don Frey.
  • October 6: Keynote address for meeting of NSEA Retired, Health Care in America: “Are We on the Right Path?”, Crane Meadows, NE
  • October 13: Guest lecture for Beth Furlong’s class, Comparing systems and health reform
  • October 13: Spoke at the Health Reform Panel organized by Linda Lazure, PhD
  • October 18 – Presented: “Health Care Reform”, Second Unitarian Church
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    Winifred J. Ellenchild Pinch, EdD
    Winifred J. Ellenchild Pinch, EdD

    Award

    During the ASBH Conference held in Washington, D.C. in October, Drs. Pinch and Haddad were the recipients of the Affinity Group for Nursing’s Substantive Contribution to Nursing Ethics Award. A presentation on the "Legacy" project was made at the award ceremony.


    Christy Rentmeester, PhD

    Christy Rentmeester, PhD

    Publication

    Rentmeester, C. A. and George, C. October 2009. “Legalism, Counter-transference, and Clinical Moral Perception” American Journal of Bioethics 9(10):20-28

    Service

    October 15-18 – Served as Session Moderator for “Perspectives on Mental Illness” and “Roles of Mental Health in Current and Future National Health Care Reform Campaigns” and “Key Policy and Ethical Issues in Early Identification of Mental Illness” at the ASBH Conference held in Washington, D.C.


    John Stone, MD, PhD
    John Stone, MD, PhD

    Presentations

  • October 15 – “Equal Healthcare: The Equity Model-Strategies & Challenges”, Nebraska Social Work Group, Marriott Cornhusker, Lincoln
  • October 20 – “Health Inequalities and Career Opportunities” discussion with Creighton Students, Fall Service Break at One World Community Health Center
  • October 22 – “Conflict of Interest Challenges for Cardiologists 2: Objectivity and Rewards of Remunerative Procedures”, Creighton Cardiology Fellows
  • October 26 – Surgery Grand Rounds: Surgery and “Hospital Equity Reports”: Getting Ahead of the Curve in Assessing and Ensuring Excellent Healthcare Regardless of Race and Ethnicity

    • Jos Welie, PhD

    Jos Welie, PhD

    Publication

    Contributed to, edited and produced a new issue of the on-line Bulletin of the International Dental Ethics and Law Society.

    Service

    October 30 – Met with local support group for family care givers of patients with Alzheimer’s dementia to continue discussion about forgoing treatment, Omaha

    September 2009

    Helen Stanton Chapple, PhD

    Helen Stanton Chapple, PhD

    Presentation

    September 27: Presented “Pricey or Priceless? Codifying Value in the American Rescue Paradigm” at the Society for Medical Anthropology Meeting in New Haven, CT

    Amy Haddad, PhD, RN

    Amy Haddad, PhD

    Presentation

    September 15: Presented “Truthful Communication” to IDC135 students

    Richard O'Brien, MD

    Richard O'Brien, MD

    Presentation

    September 18: Health Reform Discussion with Lee Terry at New Cassel Retirement Home

    Christy Rentmeester, PhD

    Christy Rentmeester, PhD

    Presentation

    September 22: Presented “Ethical Dimensions of Healthcare Reform” to OTD 562 Ethical Reasoning in Occupational Therapy Practice, (32 students, Course Director: Dr. Linda Gabriel)

    John Stone, MD, PhD
    John Stone, MD, PhD

    Presentations

  • September 21: CU-Cardiology Fellows: Conflict of interest challenges for cardiologists 1: relationships with drug companies and device manufacturers.
  • September 28: CU-Cardiology Grand Rounds: Cardiovascular medicine and “Hospital Equity Reports: Getting ahead of the curve in assessing and ensuring excellent healthcare regardless of race and ethnicity”
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    Jos Welie, PhD

    Jos Welie, PhD

    Presentations

  • September 9: Presented “Ethical and Legal Strategies to Prevent Crises at the Patient's End of Life”, Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, Hastings
  • September 10: “The History of Jesuit Universities” to the 2009 Faculty Seminar on Jesuit Higher Education, Creighton University
  • September 25: Presented “Decisions about Forgoing Treatment” for a local support group for family care givers
  • September 29: “Choices in Health Care” as part of the Honors Program Sixty Second Lecture Series on health care reform, Creighton University

    • Service

    September 19: Organized and participated in a retreat for past and present participants of the Faculty Seminar on Jesuit Higher Education at CU’s retreat center in Griswold, led by Ed Kinerk SJ, former president of Rockhurst U

    August 2009

    Amy Haddad, PhD, RN

    Amy Haddad, PhD

    Presentations

  • Presented Legacy project to Iowa School of the Deaf
  • Presentation to Family Medicine Residents on physician leadership in public health as part of the GME Public Health Curriculum.

    • Richard O'Brien, MD

    Richard O'Brien, MD

    Presentations

  • Discussed Health care reform on “The Art of Aging, information today for peace of mind tomorrow” Station KCRO, 8/13/09
  • Health Care Reform in America: Federal Initiatives, Platte Institute Health Care Reform Forum, 8/25/09
  • Guest lecture on professionalism to first year dental students, 8/27/09.
    • John Stone, MD, PhD
    John Stone, MD, PhD

    Presentation

    Presented Improving Patients’ Outcomes through Community Collaborations. Drs. Cristina Fernandez & John Stone. GME Public Health Series. Audience: Pediatrics Residents (CU-UNMC Program). Site: UNMC.

    Service

    Attended Evidence-Based Practice Policy Consortium. Wick Alumni Center. UNL. Lincoln, NE. (An outcome: Formed a group to advance of public health initiatives in Nebraska)