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Cologne 2009 International
Colloquium
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William F. Sullivan
John Heng
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From the IACB Director
The Christmas season reminds us of what is at
the heart of Catholic bioethics
 During this Christmas season, we reflect on the
mystery of the Eternal Word becoming a helpless infant and entrusting himself
to the care of human beings. The moral
duty to care for the weak and the frail among us is at the heart of Catholic bioethics. Those who are in need of health care are “our
lords”. Read More….
From Germany
Preliminary Programme of the 4th
IACB International Colloquium in Cologne,
Germany, July
12-16, 2009
 The topic of the 4th IACB International
Colloquium is “Human Life with Cognitive Impairment: Caring and Giving Hope
in a World of Change.” The focus is on
ethical and policy issues emerging in the care of those with dementia. Read More….
Abstracts of Short Communications,
due Feb. 13, 2009
In addition to the commissioned background papers, a new feature
of the programme for the 4th IACB International Colloquium in Cologne are short communications that
participating bioethicists or graduate students are invited to contribute. Read
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Authors of Background Papers
 Several background papers have been commissioned for the 4th
IACB International Colloquium in Cologne,
which will raise key issues for discussions during the colloquium. These papers will be available one month
prior to the colloquium for registrants to read. Beginning with this newsletter, a few of
the authors of such papers will be introduced. In this issue, Wilhelmina Hoffmann, Julian
C. Hughes, Christine Jamieson,
Mette Lebech, Fr. Myles Sheehan, SJ, and Carol
Taylor are featured. Read
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From Australia
5th Colloquium of the Australian Association
of Catholic Bioethicists in Melbourne,
Jan. 25-28, 2009
 Bioethicists, health care professionals, and those
working in the area of health care law and policy are invited to take part. The
topic is “Ethical and Pastoral Issues in Care of the Ageing and at the End of
Life”. Read More…
Scholarly Activities of Catholic Bioethicists
 News regarding John Berkman,
Fr. Kevin T. Fitzgerald, SJ, Fr. Norman Ford, SDB, Sr. Nuala Kenny, OC, Mark G. Kuczewski, Fr. Alain Matteeuws, SJ, Bernadette Tobin, and Nicholas Tonti-Filippini. Read
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Recent publications and upcoming conferences
of interest to Catholic bioethicists Read
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