Ethics Grand Rounds
Ethics Grand Rounds is the flagship speaker series of the Neiswanger Institute featuring nationally recognized speakers discussing current ethical issues relevant to clinical practice and professional identity formation. These sessions are often presented in conjunction with clinical and science departments.
Wednesday, September 2, 2026, 11:00am – Noon (CT), Webinar
Loyola Bioethics Live!
Supporting Supported Decision Making: The Intersection of Law and Bioethics
Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, HEC-C
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*EGR Credit
Wednesday, September 16, 2026, Noon – 1:00pm (CT) [Zoom only]
Bioethics Grand Rounds (In celebration of Jesuit Heritage Month)
AI and the Future of Work in Healthcare
Kaveh Safavi, MD, Health Senior Advisor, Accenture for Global Health
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*EGR Credit
Thursday, September 17, 2026, Noon - 1:00 p.m. (CT), Webinar
Journeys of Dignity: A Lecture series on Migration through the Lens of Catholic Social Teaching and Jesuit Education
An Ignatian Response to Migration Today
Kristin Heyer, PhD, Joseph Chair in Theology, Boston College
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*EGR Credit
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 11:00am – Noon (CT), Webinar
Loyola Bioethics Live!
Living Their Best Lives: Justice, Equity, and Capabilities in Home Healthcare
Pageen Manolis Small, DBE, RN, HEC-C
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*EGR Credit
Tuesday, November 3, 2026, Noon – 1:00pm (CT) CTRE Auditorium & Webinar
Medicine and Bioethics Grand Rounds (In celebration of Jesuit Heritage Month)
Growing our Moral Imagination: Approaching Health Care with a New Faith-Based Vision
Michael Rozier, SJ, PhD, Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives, Associate Professor of Healthcare Administration
Loyola University Chicago
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*EGR & CME Credit
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 11:00am – Noon CT, Webinar
Loyola Bioethics Live!
To Trach, or Not to Trach: Complexities of Shared Decision-Making for Long-Term Ventilation for Children
William Sveen, MD, MA
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*EGR Credit
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 11:45am – 12:30pm (CT), SSOM 150 Tobin Hall [In-person Only]
Special St. Albert’s Day Bioethics Grand Rounds (In celebration of Jesuit Heritage Month)
A.I. and Human Dignity: Technology Through the Lens of our Jesuit, Catholic Heritage
Michael McCarthy, PhD, HEC-C, Associate Professor of Bioethics, Loyola University Chicago
*EGR & CME Credit
Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 11:00am – Noon CT, Webinar
Loyola Bioethics Live!
Beyond Resilience: Organizational Ethics and the Structural Production of Moral Distress in Healthcare
Jay Oh, DBe, DMin, DMSc, MBA, MPH; Leanne Wakefield, DBE, LCSW
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*EGR Credit
Wednesday, January 6, 2027, 11:00am – Noon (CT), Webinar
Loyola Bioethics Live!
Navigating Ethical Complexities in Clinical Practice: A Retrospective Analysis of Adult Consultations
Amy Martin, DBE, MA, MJ, Kelsey Miller, MHA, MLD, HEC-C
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*EGR Credit
Wednesday, February 3, 2027, 11:00am – Noon (CT), Webinar
Loyola Bioethics Live!
Beyond Ashley: The Unresolved Ethics of Growth Attenuation Therapy for Children with Severe Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Kerri Kennedy, DBE, RN, HEC-C; Stephen D. Brown, MD, FACR, HEC-C
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*EGR Credit
Wednesday, April 7, 2027, 11:00am – Noon (CT), Webinar
Loyola Bioethics Live!
The Hidden Cost of AI: Public Health and Environmental Justice
Patrick D. Herron, DBE, HEC-C
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*EGR Credit