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2026 Conference on Medicine and Religion

Conference Schedule    

Sunday
March 22, 2026

As of 3/5/26

12:00 p.m..: Registration Opens


12:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.: Educational Excursions and Workshops

​Educational Excursions (12:45 - 5:15 p.m.)  

Spaces of Stillness: Sacred Architecture, Presence, and the Work of Healing
Visit the Rothko Chapel, the Live Oak Friends Meeting House, and the
 Ismaili Center Houston

Bearing Witness: Art, Memory, and the Moral Imagination in Medicine
Visit the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and the Holocaust Museum Houston

​Workshops (2:00 - 5:00 p.m.)
Tools and Best Practices for Faith-Engaged Public Health Action
Stuart C. Nelson, MA, President & CEO, Institute for Spirituality and Health at the Texas Medical Center,
Klaus Krøyer Madsen, MPH, Public Health Strategist & Advisor, Klaus Madsen Health Solutions,
Mojisola Delano, MS, MPH, FaithHealth Project Coordinator, Institute for Spirituality and Health at the Texas Medical Center, Matthew T. DuVall, DMin, Senior Director for Substance Use Disorders & Recovery Programs, Clinton Foundation, Brett McCarty, ThD, Associate Director, Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative, Duke Divinity School, Derek Yach, DrPH, Global Health Consultant & Former WHO Executive Director, Global Health Strategies
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Navigating Religious and Spiritual Trigger Topics in Clinical Practice
Rev. Karen Bona, Health Care Program Manager, Emily Dunn, Senior Health Care Associate, Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding 
Post Oak

Creative Pedagogies: Integrating Spirituality and Religion into Health and Science Education
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Devan Stahl, PhD, Kelly Chittenden, PhD, and Ekaterina Lomperis, PhD, Baylor University 
Forum

​"The Healer’s Ethos: Reimagining Illness and Care through Prophetic Insights"
Aasim Padela, MD, MSc, FACEP, Initiative on Islam and Medicine
Islamic Bioethics)
Concorde A


"And You Shall Guard Your Souls" - Contemporary Responsa on Tobacco, Alcohol, and Cannabis Use
Noam Stadlan, MD, Endeavor Healthcare, Evanston, and Department of Neurosurgery University of Chicago, and Jonathan Weinkle, MD, FAAP, FACP, University of Pittsburgh, and Squirrel Hill Health Center, Pittsburgh
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(Jewish Bioethics Beit Midrash)
Concorde C

5:15 - 6:45 p.m.: Executive Committee and Advisory Board Business Meeting ​

6:00 - 6:45 p.m.
Neumes to Neurons: Neural Dynamics in Gregorian Chant 
 
Forum

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

9:30 - 10:30 p.m.: Sound Bath Experience