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2026 Conference on Medicine and Religion

Conference Schedule 
Sunday, April 6  

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Pre-Conference Workshops 

Producing Parenthood in Modernity: The Intersection of Islamic Bioethics, Assistive Reproductive Techniques and Social Arrangements (Capistrano)
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Aasim I. Padela MD, MSc, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Bioethics and the Medical Humanities, Medical College of Wisconsin Director, the Initiative on Islam and Medicine; and Raudah Yunus MBBCH, MPH, DrPH, Postdoctoral Fellow, the Medical College of Wisconsin

​Humanizing Care and Cultivating Hope Through Community Health Workers/Promotores (CHWs/Ps) (Laguna)
Facilitator: Amy Hayton, MD, Loma Linda University
Panelists: Juan Carolos Belliard, PhD; Yi Shen Ma, PhD; Lucia Cloud, BSN, CHW; Richard Salazar, VIP-CHW; and Candy Rangel, CHW, Loma Linda University

Jewish Medical Ethics Before Life and Before Death (Viejo)
Rachel Kranson, PhD, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, Department of Religious Studies, University of Pittsburgh; and Arielle Friedtanzer, MA, End-of-Life Consultant

5:15 - 6:45 p.m.: Executive and Advisory Boards Business Meeting (Costa Mesa)

7:00 - 9:00 p.m.: Group Dinners (Sign-up at Registration)