Dr. Abraham Nussbaum, M.D., M.T.S., is an attending psychiatrist on the adult inpatient service at Denver Health, and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He earned a master’s degree in Medicine and Theology from Duke Divinity School and is the author of The Pocket Guide to the DSM-5(TM) Diagnostic Exam.
"Suffering and Hope in the Healthcare Practitioner's Vocation"
What’s at the root of physician burnout? What is a traditional Christian view of the healthcare practitioner’s vocation? What needs to change in medical student education and formation? Why practice medicine at all?
Respondents: Dr. Therese Jones, Associate Director of the CU Center for Bioethics, University of Colorado; Dr. Ray Barfield, Duke University
“Suffering and Hope in the Healthcare Practitioner’s Vocation” – Presenter: Dr. Abraham Nussbaum (video only) from Denver Institute on Vimeo.
“Suffering and Hope in the Healthcare Practitioner’s Vocation” – Presenter: Dr. Abraham Nussbaum (with slides) from Denver Institute on Vimeo.
Dr. William Wright is the executive medical director of the Colorado Permanente Medical Group, which is comprised of 1,1oo physicians and more than 540,000 members. Prior to becoming executive medical director, Dr. Wright was CPMG’s associate medical director of market and networks where he developed community network relationships with Kaiser.
"Justice and Health Equity: Is There a Role for Faith Communities?"
What are the greatest needs for access to quality health care today? What role can faith communities play in public health? Pastors? Community Organizers? What might alliances between churches and hospitals look like?
Respondents: Mr Kraig Burleson, CEO, Inner City Health Center; Dr. Annie Dominguez, Salud Family Health Center; Dr. Matt Wynia, Director of the CU Center for Bioethics, University of Colorado
“Justice and Healthcare Equity: Is There a Role for Faith Communities?” – Presenter: Dr. William Wright (video only) from Denver Institute on Vimeo.
“Justice and Healthcare Equity: Is There a Role for Faith Communities?” – Presenter: Dr. William Wright (with slides) from Denver Institute on Vimeo.
Dr. Ray Barfield joined the faculties of Duke’s Medical School and Divinity School in 2008. Dr. Barfield came from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, where his research and practice focused on improving immune therapies for childhood cancer and understanding the moral aspects of decision-making in medical research involving children. At Duke he has turned much of his effort towards bridging activities in theology and medicine. On the medical side of campus he continues to practice as a pediatric oncologist, and he directs the Pediatric Quality of Life/Palliative Care program, a program that combines medical care, education and research to benefit children with complex, chronic or potentially life-limiting disease.
"Living a Fully Human Life to the End"
How should we think about contemporary the end-of-life debates raised by Atul Gawande and others? What does a fully human life look like in hospice care? What is death? What can traditional Christian teachings about Christ’s suffering and resurrection add to this debate? What needs to change in how contemporary healthcare approaches end-of-life issues?
Respondents: Dr. Hillary Lum, Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine, University of Colorado; Dr. Bob Cutillo, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.
“Living a Fully Human Life to the End” – Presenter: Dr. Ray Barfield (video only) from Denver Institute on Vimeo.
Jeff Haanen is a writer and entrepreneur. He founded Denver Institute for Faith & Work, a community of conveners, teachers and learners offering experiences and educational resources on the gospel, work, and community renewal. He is the author of An Uncommon Guide to Retirement: Finding God’s Purpose for the Next Season of Life and an upcoming two-book series on spiritual formation, vocation, and the working class for Intervarsity Press. He lives with his wife and four daughters in Denver and attends Wellspring Church in Englewood, Colorado.
