This is a free event open to all.

Panelists:
Dr. Devan Stahl, PhD - Assistant Professor of religion and bioethics at Baylor University and former hospital chaplain and clinical ethicist
Dr. Renee Fennell, RN, DMD - President of Dental First Corp. and Adjunct Professor at Temple University’s Kornberg School of Dentistry
Dr. Bijan Etemad, MD - Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and practicing Psychiatrist with over 60 years of experience

To many, it would seem that religion has no place in medicine. Yet, since before the time of Hippocrates in the fifth century, the popular belief was that the gods caused as well as cured human diseases. Hippocrates is considered the Father of Modern Medicine and since his time Western societies began to believe that natural forces like the cosmos and an imbalance of the four humours caused disease. Although, western medical practices today are shaped more by science, religious views still have a strong influence for many people and what they expect from caregivers. As a result, religious literacy and the skills of dialogue are essential for medical caregivers. Join us for a dialogue centered on the relationship between religion and medicine and hear our panelist’s personal experiences of navigating diverse religious orientations among their patients.