Emerging Topics in Catholic Health Care Ethics Webinar Series 6

A Clinical Ethics Webinar Series Co-sponsored by the Catholic Health Association in cooperation with
Georgetown University, Loyola University Chicago, Saint Louis University, Australian Catholic University, and Boston College

In our ongoing commitment to provide timely, relevant information about emerging issues for Catholic health care, the Catholic Health Association is offering a monthly series of webinars to address and clarify critical ethical issues in caring for patients and families in Catholic hospitals, long-term care facilities and medical centers nationwide.      

Each 45-minute session will examine the implications of a specific critical issue in clinical and organizational ethics in the context of Catholic Social Teaching and the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs).

Emerging Topics in Catholic Health Care Ethics Series 6, Session 3
Ethical Issues in Interhospital Transfers
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. ET

Co-sponsored by the Catholic Health Association in cooperation with Saint Louis University.

This presentation will describe different kinds of interhospital transfers, explain why they occur and offer an ethical analysis of the considerations they raise. It will also examine transfers that may result from Catholic hospitals’ adherence to the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services. As health care systems consolidate and smaller community hospitals close, interhospital transfers are becoming increasingly common. Although most are intended to connect patients with necessary services to promote their health, not all transfers benefit individual patients in this way. 

Presenters

Kyle E. Karches, MD, Ph.D., FACP, HEC-C
Professor of Internal Medicine
Saint Louis University

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