Catholic End-of-Life Care Panel

Join us for a panel discussion on end-of-life care, tailored for Practicing Catholic physicians and nurse practitioners.

The event has the support of Archbishop Richard Smith/RCAV and the Catholic Physicians Guild of Vancouver. Register TODAY! 

Agenda

• 08:30 a.m. – Registration — Parish Hall
• 09:00 a.m. – Mass
• 09:40 a.m. – Breakfast and Meeting — Parish Hall
• 10:00 a.m. – Panel Discussion: End-of-Life Care for Practicing Catholic MDs and NPs
• 12:00 p.m. – Closing, followed by optional Q & A and networking

Organizers:

• Christopher Ryan, MD, General Practice
• Yuriko Ryan, DBe, Bioethics

Panelists:

• Christopher Ryan, MD (Moderator), General Practice
• Romayne Gallagher, MD, Palliative Medicine
• Tim Kostamo, Permanent Deacon, MD, Orthopedic Surgery
• Jonathan Yang, MD, General Practice
• Simone Cowan, MD, Cardiology
• John Yun, MD, Oncology
• Belinda-Ann Furlan, NP, Cardiology
• Vincent Fruci, MD, Palliative Medicine & Anesthesiology
• Rafik Latif, MD, General Practice

Objectives:

• Share your successes, questions and challenges in end-of-life patient care
• Meet and connect with fellow Catholic physicians and nurse practitioners
• Discuss how to advance end-of-life patient care rooted in the Catholic faith