2017 SUMMIT / CONFERENCE
CATHOLIC NURSES MINISTERING IN THE SPIRIT OF FRANCIS
October 6-8, 2017
St. Pius X Parish Life Center
5 Barbara Street, South Yarmouth, Mass.
Abstracts, Presentation, Handouts, Posters & Conference Directory (Click Here for Members Section)
CONFERENCE GOALS:
• This Summit/Conference, through Catholic teaching, we will focus on educational programs, spiritual nourishment, patient advocacy, and integration of faith and health, as we reach outward to the larger Church and our communities.
• We will offer support to those in need. This will be accomplished by addressing pressing issues of today. They are drugs pre-birth to pre-death, veteran suicide and the truth about Reiki and Yoga.
• As members, we will continue to share our faith and values with other healthcare workers, family members, clergy and religious. All attendees will participate in dialogue to produce concrete action plans and tools to go forth in this secular world.
OBJECTIVES
1. Examine issues related to drugs pre-birth to pre-death, military service member and veteran suicide, Reiki, and Yoga.
2. Engage with Catholic nurses from practice, education, research, and policy to step up to the plate with new ways to impact advances in patient advocacy.
3. Produce concrete action plans and tools.
4. Deepen our Catholic conscience to act on moral and ethical issues which conflict with secular society.

Apostolic Blessing upon Attendees of the NACN-USA Summit from
His Holiness Pope Francis

Best wishes for a successful Summit from Massachusetts Governor Charles Baker &
Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito
Featured Speakers: Faith, values, bioethics and health

The Most Reverend
Edgar da Cunha, S.V.D.
Bishop of the
Diocese of Fall River
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
FRIDAY OCTOBER 6, 2017
7:00 AM Mass, St. Piux X Catholic Church
OPENING CEREMONY & ADDRESS
The Most Reverend Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River“David and Goliath”
Marylee Meehan MA, RNPresident Emeritus CICIAMS (status assigned by Pope Francis in 2017)
President NACN-USA (1996-1998)
President, International Catholic Committee of Nurses and Medico Social Assistants (CICIAMS)
(2007-2012)
Member, Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Healthcare Workers (Appointed by Pope Benedict XVI) (2011-2017)
“St Faustina’s Diary: Messages – Care for the Sick and Dying”
Fr Kazimierz Chwalek (Fr. Kaz)Born in Poland and one of the original translators of “The Diary of St. Faustina”
Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception Marians Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Interviewer Maria Arvonio MA, RN, NACN-USA – Northeast Regional Director
CICIAMS United Nations NGO – NY Delegate
Blue Ribbon Panel – Drugs Pre-birth to Pre-death
Pre-Birth Women’s Health
Mary Lee Barron, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANPIntrauterine Drug Exposure
Margaret Humm, MSN, CNS-MCHFact or Fiction – What Do We Know About Adolescent Substance Use: Myths and Trends of Alcohol, Drugs and Teenage Behavior
Katherine Soss Prihoda, DNP, APN, Rutgers, University, Camden, NJOur Rich Catholic Tradition of Redemptive Suffering and Appropriate Approaches to Pain Management
Diana Ruzicka, RN, MSN, MA, MA, CNS-BC, COL, U.S. Army RetiredPresident, National Association of Catholic Nurses, U.S.A.
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Deacon W. Gallerizzo, Physician Assistant1:15 PM Rosary
AFTERNOON TASK FORCE GROUPS RECOMMENDATIONS: Drugs Pre-birth to Pre-death
SATURDAY, October 7, 2017
8:00 AM Mass, St. Piux X Catholic Church
“The New Evangelization: Deepening our Catholic conscience to act on moral and ethical issues”
Fr. Daniel Cambra, MICDirector of the Marian Evangelization Team and the Holy Souls Sodality Stockbridge, Massachusetts
“Deepening our Catholic Nurse Consciences to Act as Moral Agents of Patient Advocacy”
Dr. Marie Hilliard, DM, MS, MA, JCL, PhD, RNCo-chair: CMA Ethics Committee
Director of Bioethics and Policy: National Catholic Bioethics Center, Philadelphia, PA
President Elect: NACN-USA
Chair: Ethics Committee, CICIAMS
1:15 PM Rosary
Blue Ribbon Panel: Military Service and Veteran Suicide
Department of Defense Suicide Prevention Office 101
Mr. George Parisi, Acting Director, Defense Suicide Prevention Office (DSPO)Veterans Affairs Suicide Prevention
Abigail Beagan, Coordinator, Boston VASuicide Prevention Office
LTC Barbara McCormick, USAF ReserveChase the Tail or Crush the Head Part 1: Wounds (Unbound Ministry)
Deacon Joseph Cooley, Archdiocese of Boston, MAAFTERNOON TASK FORCE GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS: MILITARY SERVICE MEMBER AND VETERAN SUICIDE

5:30 PM The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass with The Most Reverend Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River – Celebrant
Banquet & Awards – Hyannis Yacht Club
SUNDAY, October 8, 2017
7:00 AM Mass, St. Piux X Catholic Church
New Evangelization continued-the Church’s position on Reiki and Yoga
Fr. Daniel Cambra, MICDirector of the Marian Evangelization Team and the Holy Souls Sodality Stockbridge, Massachusetts
“The Spiritual-Moral-Ethical Self and Nursing
Sister Callista Roy, CSJ (Carondelet L.A.), PhD RN FAANProfessor and Nurse Theorist (Roy Adaptation Model)
William Connell School of Nursing
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Adjunct Professor, Mount St. Mary’s University, Los Angeles, California
Designated a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing (2007).
“The Truth about Reiki, and Yoga”
Maria Arvonio MA, RNNortheast Regional Director, NACN-USA
CICIAMS United Nations NGO NY Delegate
St. Marianne Cope, A North American nurse canonized in 2012
Kate Mahoney, 1st Miracle RecipientKristin Barrett-Anderson, Director, Saint Marianne Cope Shrine and Museum
1:35 P.M. – Rosary

Blue Ribbon Panel – Healing and Fitness – Issues & Solutions
Healing in Jesus Christ Part II: Encounter(Unbound Ministry)
Deacon Joseph Cooley, Archdiocese of Boston, MACuratio Apostolate for Healthcare Professionals Diane Johnson, RN, Director
Cathletix – DVD
Roxanne Rubinic, Director
Pietra Fitness
Karen Barbieri, Director
Soul Core
1:35 PM Rosary
AFTERNOON TASK FORCE GROUPS RECOMMENDATIONS
CHARITABLE ACT
* A Baby Center of Cape Cod provides for critical basic needs of children who live on Cape Cod and the Islands.
* Recipients: Qualified parents or guardians who have a child or foster child under the age of 3 years or expectant mothers at least 30 weeks pregnant.
* A Baby Center offers: diapers, wipes, baby wash, formula, baby food, ointments, clothing newborn to 4T, resource information, and home visits. All services are free and confidential.
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