CME Accredited

Wayne Detmer, MD

In his 2010 seminal book "To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World", sociologist James Davison Hunter suggests a new paradigm for Christian cultural engagement. Hunter encourages Christians to become a “faithful presence” in our communities. This workshop will tell the story of how a partnership between LCHC, the Chicago Department of Public Health, private service providers, homeless shelters, and academic medical centers served to protect 259 of the most vulnerable people living in shelters by housing them in a boutique hotel in the heart of Chicago. It will present example of the corporate practice of “faithful presence” as a model for cultural engagement in a pluralistic society.

Bill White, MDiv

Bill and Katy White got married 6 weeks before she entered medical school in 1992. They had not prepared well for the intensity and the pressures. This seminar will talk frankly about the challenges of having a “medical marriage” and will create space for Q & A. We’ll tell plenty of stories and share plenty of hard earned insights that hopefully can be adapted to other marriages. www.SmallChurchBigTable.com.

Candace Dolph

Where do I fit? What is my role? These are questions that the non-medical partner must grapple with. This session will explore ways to cultivate the spiritual gifts that God has given you. Help identify pitfalls that come from overvaluing or undervaluing the medical ministry of your partner. Provide ways to develop life-giving habits of growth and resiliency that help sustain you through the highs and lows of medical ministry.

CME Accredited

Greg Delaney, BS with Elizabeth Delaney

At this session we will explore substance use disorder as a chronic medical condition, its impact on the brain, the influence of trauma and opportunities for communities of faith to become better educated and certified to more effectively serve clients, congregants and their families impacted by substance use disorder.

CME Accredited

Linda Blackiston, RDH, BS

Every year thousands of people are being sexually exploited in the U.S. Allied health professionals often encounter these victims, and proper training increases the likelihood they can identify and respond properly to the situation. This session will deepen your knowledge on risk factors, vulnerabilities, and health concerns that affect trafficking victims, along with the tactics of the traffickers that prey on these individuals. Understanding the mindset of the victim and the trafficker better equips healthcare professionals to develop appropriate response protocols for the safest outcome.