Bioethics on Air
National Catholic Bioethics Center
Host Jozef Zalot interviews prominent ethicists and medical professionals on the big issues facing health care today. "Ethics on Air" is a production of the National Catholic Bioethics Center. The views expressed in "Ethics on Air" do not necessarily represent those of the Editorial Board or the ethicists or staff of the National Catholic Bioethics Center. for more information on Catholic bioethics visit https://www.ncbcenter.org/.
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Jul 31, 2020 • 47min
Ep. 40: Catholic Identity in Human Resources and Health Insurance
Shannon Syzek, Catholic Benefits Association (CBA) Director of Human Resources Consultative Services, and Jason Coon, CBA Vice President of the Catholic Insurance Company, join Joe Zalot to discuss important services that CBA offers to Catholic employers.
Jul 13, 2020 • 48min
Ep. 39: Protecting Religious Liberty for Catholic Employers
Doug Wilson, CEO of the Catholic Benefits Association, joins Joe Zalot to discuss the work of the CBA and the impact of recent Supreme Court decisions on religious liberty.
Jul 7, 2020 • 51min
Ep. 38: Accessing the Sacraments During COVID-19
NCBC President Joseph Meaney joins Joe Zalot to discuss his experience of being denied the sacraments during a recent hospital stay.
Jun 29, 2020 • 1h 5min
Ep. 37: Religious Liberty and Bostock with Eric Kniffin
Attorney Eric Kniffin joins Joe Zalot to discuss the US Supreme Court’s Bostock decision, particularly its religious liberty implications.
Jun 22, 2020 • 1h 3min
Ep. 36: Philosophical Perspectives on Brain Death(with Dr. Melissa Moschella)
In the second of a two-part series on brain death, Dr. Melissa Moschella joins Joe Zalot to discuss how “irreversible loss of organismal self-integration” offers a valid philosophical basis for determining death.
Jun 16, 2020 • 48min
Ep. 35: Perspectives on Neurological Criteria for Brain Death
This podcast is the first of a two-part series on brain death. Matthew Hanley joins Joe Zalot to talk about his book Determining Death by Neurological Criteria: Current Practice and Ethics recently published by the NCBC.
May 29, 2020 • 51min
Ep. 34: USCCB Letter to FDA on Ethical COVID-19 Vaccine Development
Ep. 34: USCCB Letter to FDA on Ethical COVID-19 Vaccine Development by National Catholic Bioethics Center
May 8, 2020 • 45min
Ep. 33: COVID-19 and Ethical Challenges to Vaccine Development
Ep. 33: COVID-19 and Ethical Challenges to Vaccine Development by National Catholic Bioethics Center
Apr 8, 2020 • 43min
Ep. 32 Ethics of COVID-19 Response
NCBC President Joseph Meaney and John Brehany, director of institutional relations, answer concerns voiced by Catholic health care professionals. They also describe essential elements of ethical triage protocols—especially when it comes to triage teams and exclusionary criteria—and they discuss whether health care providers can withdraw treatment or place a DNR order without patient consent.
Mar 19, 2020 • 1h 4min
Ep. 31: The Evolving Role of Contemporary Ethicists
Elliott Bedford, the director of ethics integration at Ascension Health in Indiana, discusses the role of ethicists and the challenges they face in Catholic health care.
