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March 28, 2024 Webinar #191 Dr Patti Francis - Supporting Women Physicians and Dentists
Recorded on 28 March 2024 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Felicia Wong chairs a webinar with Dr
Patti Francis
Women have become a large sector of medical and dental schools since the mid 80s. Before that time, it was tough for women to be accepted in these fields. God created us male and female and we each bring different gifts to the field of medicine.
This webinar will explore those gifts and needs of women within CMDA US. The organization saw the need to address these needs. This webinar will share that journey of how CMDA US has supported our roles as women in Christ serving together.
Patti Francis was born to German immigrant parents who emigrated after World War II. She became a Board Certified Pediatrician in 1979 and recently retired from private practice in pediatrics. She has been part of CMDA US since becoming a medical student and has served in several leadership positions, including volunteering as a delegate from California. She was asked by David Topazian, DDS, then President of CMDA, to explore the needs of women physicians and dentists in CMDA in 1990. It was given the status of Commission several years later. She served as the original chair and has been involved ever since.
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54 min
March 21, 2024 Webinar #190 Kallie Fell - Eggsploitation: Trading on the female body
Recorded on 21 March 2024 for ICMDA Webinars.
Philippa Taylor chairs a webinar with Kallie Fell.
The infertility industry around the globe has grown to a multi-billion dollar business changing the modern family and profiting off of a women’s body. Through film, this presentation will explore third-party reproduction with a specific focus on the main commodity: human eggs. It’s no secret that young women all over the world are solicited by ads—via college campus bulletin boards, social media, and online classifieds—offering thousands of dollars for their “donated” eggs, to “help make someone’s dream come true.” Who is this egg “donor” and what is her reality?
Kallie started her professional career as a scientist in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center utilizing a Master of Science degree in Animal Sciences with an emphasis on Reproductive Physiology and Molecular Biology from Purdue University. While assisting in the investigation of endometriosis and pre-term birth, Kallie simultaneously pursued a degree in nursing with hopes of working with women as a perinatal nurse. After meeting Jennifer at a conference, Kallie became interested in the work of the Center for Bioethics and Culture and started volunteering with the organization. It is obvious that Kallie is passionate about women’s health.
She continues to work as a perinatal nurse and has worked with the CBC since 2018, first as a volunteer writer, then as our staff Research Associate, and now as the Executive Director. In 2021, Kallie co-directed the CBC’s newest documentary, Trans Mission: What’s the Rush to Reassign Gender? Kallie also hosts the popular podcast Venus Rising and is the Program Director for the Paul Ramsey Institute. Her latest film, The Lost Boys: Searching for Manhood, was released earlier this year, as was her new book, co-authored with Jennifer Lahl, The Detransition Diaries (published by Ignatius Press).

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For more from CBCN visit https://cbc-network.org
55 min
March 14, 2024 Webinar #189 Jeffrey Pang - Sex, Porn and the Church
Recorded on 14 March 2024 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Jeffrey Pang.
This talk delves into the pervasive use of pornography within church communities, acknowledging the growing concern and the need for awareness. It explores the harmful effects of pornography on mental health, relationships, and spiritual well-being. The discussion also delves into the neuroscience of pornography addiction, shedding light on its impact on the brain.
Additionally, the talk addresses the role of the church in combating this issue, emphasizing the importance of open dialogue, education, and fostering a supportive environment for individuals struggling with pornography addiction. It encourages proactive measures within the church community to promote healing, accountability, and a culture of restoration.
Married to Regina for 25 years, Jeffrey is a proud father of Rachel and Joshua. Jeffrey serves as an elder in a local church. In his free time, Jeffrey served as a helicopter pilot with the Singapore Air Force for 18 years from 1990 to 2008. Thereafter, he spent 13 years as a commercial pilot with Jetstar Asia. A mid-life crisis during the pandemic led him to pursue a Masters in Counselling. He became a professional counsellor in January 2023 with Indigo and Co., a non-profit organisation focused on gender and sexuality issues. He recently completed a Diploma in Sex Addiction. His burden is to help young people overcome pornography and sex addiction.
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For more from Indigo & Co visit https://www.indigo-co.org
53 min
March 07, 2024 Webinar #188 Dr Pablo Martínez Vila - Prayer and personality
Recorded on 7 March 2024 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Pablo Martínez Vila.
Prayer is the highlight of our spiritual life, but we are more than just "spirits", we are a unity of body, mind and spirit. Our personality and temperament have a great influence on our spiritual life and our prayer life in particular. This is why it is important to get to know how the weak and strong points of our personality affect the way we pray. Extroverts, for example, preferring action, will struggle to have a regular prayer discipline; introverts will find it more difficult to pray in public. Prayer should not be one more burden in life, but a pleasure to enjoy.
Dr Pablo Martínez is a psychiatrist and he currently works at a private practice in Barcelona. He develops a wide ministry as lecturer and teacher in many European countries on topics like “Mind and faith”, “The therapeutic value of the Gospel in emotional problems” or “Taking care of yourself”. His books dealing with such issues have been translated into 16 languages. He served the International Christian Medical and Dental Association (ICMDA) as one of its vice presidents.
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For more from Dr Pablo visit https://christian-thought.org
54 min
February 29, 2024 Webinar #187 Prof John Wyatt - Intergenerational Friendship
Recorded on 29 February 2024 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Prof John Wyatt.

We live in a sex-saturated culture and it seems obvious that romance and sex provide the most powerful, vital and fulfilling aspects of human living. By comparison non-sexual friendship can seem either weak and unimportant, or potentially abusive.
Yet the Bible celebrates committed covenantal friendship. How can we re-imagine Gospel-shaped friendship in the sexually obsessed and suspicious world in which we live?
What are the red flags that indicate when friendship is going wrong and how can we create healthy Christian communities in which friendships can flourish?
John Wyatt is Emeritus Professor of Neonatal Paediatrics, University College London, a Senior Researcher at the Faraday Institute, Cambridge and President of the UK Christian Medical Fellowship.
He has a clinical background as a paediatrician caring for sick and premature infants and also a medical scientist researching into the prevention of brain injury in newborn babies.
He has always been interested in ethical dilemmas raised by advances in medical technology and has frequently engaged in public and professional consultations and debates from the perspective of the Christian faith.
His book Matters of Life and Death – human dilemmas in the light of the Christian faith has been translated into more than ten languages. His most recent book is Transforming Friendship. He and his wife Celia are longstanding members of All Souls Church in London.
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February 22, 2024 Webinar #186 Richard Cunningham - Evangelism in the Western University
Recorded on 22 February 2024 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Richard Cunningham
University is often considered the last 'best' opportunity to become a Christian - it is a mission field that is ripe for the harvest. This webinar will consider some of the challenges facing university evangelism, including current attitudes and culture wars, how we can best understand today's students and identity issues, free speech and censorship, and what having a biblical empathy for students might look like.
Richard has been Director of UCCF: the Christian Unions since early 2004. Immediately prior to that he was Executive Director of the Areopagus Trust, developing initiatives in confronting secular thought in universities across Britain and Europe and, at the same time, was Director of Evangelism at St Andrew’s Church, Oxford. He has previously served on UCCF staff as Evangelism Trainer.
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For more from UCCF visit https://www.bethinking.org
56 min
February 16, 2024 Webinar #185 Andy Bannister - How to talk about Jesus without looking like an idiot
Recorded on 15 February 2024 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Andy Bannister
⁠How to talk about Jesus without looking like an idiot⁠ is a no-nonsense, panic-free guide to having natural conversations with your friends and family about your faith.
This webinar will explore why you don’t need to be afraid or uncomfortable, the four questions that help people open up, the five steps to respond to tough questions, and how to effortlessly bring faith into a conversation. It doesn’t need to be awkward.
Everyday conversations that open the door to evangelism can be painless and natural. Discover easy ways to talk about the true meaning of life and learn how to share the gospel with your neighbours, friends, and family.
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For more from Solas visit https://www.solas-cpc.org

57 min
February 01, 2024 Webinar #183 Doug Fountain & Carolyn O'Brien - Mapping Christian healthcare assets
Recorded on 1 February 2024 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Doug Fountain & Carolyn O'Brien
Informing Advocacy: Filling Gaps in Data About the Christian Health Landscape
Christian health assets are sometimes overlooked or excluded from programs that strengthen health systems, train health workers, conduct research, and fund services. This is in part because governments, donors, and partners lack quality data about the scope, scale and location of such assets.
The Christian Health Asset Mapping Consortium (CHAMC) is a voluntary association of several of the world’s largest Christian networks that aims to improve data on Christian health assets, including hospitals, clinics, community programs, health worker training programs, supply agencies, and the networks and volunteer agencies that support them.
Doug Fountain serves as CCIH Executive Director. Doug brings over 30 years of experience in health services planning, research, and evaluation and over 20 years in the faith-based and international development sectors. He consults on development strategy and policy with bilateral and multilateral partners and global faith actors. He served in Executive Leadership at Medical Teams International, a relief-focused NGO, and with Uganda Christian University, where he lived for over eight years. He helped start the Christian Health Asset Mapping Consortium, the Christian Journal for Global Health, and the Faculty of Health Sciences at Uganda Christian University. Doug holds an MPA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a B.S. in Political Science and Economics from the University of Oregon.
Carolyn O’Brien is the Program Advisor for CCIH, helping design and monitor programs. Carolyn manages the Christian Health Asset Mapping Consortium, CCIH’s 30×30 Health Systems Initiative, and CCIH’s new consortium on climate resilience. She coordinates USAID-funded projects in reproductive health, vaccine confidence, and drug supply chains. Carolyn served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Albania and has experience studying household air pollution and road safety. Carolyn has an MSPH from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Bachelor's from Calvin University.
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For more from Christian Connections for International Health (CCIH) visit https://www.ccih.org
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January 25, 2024 Webinar #182 Dr Daniel O'Neill - Research & Writing in the Literature as a Christian Calling
Recorded on 25 January 2024 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Daniel O'Neill & Dr Elliott Larson
This webinar covers the Christian missional call to discern truth and share evidence in the literature. We will touch on measuring and evaluating results that matter, doing literature searches, the various types of research, and the process of writing up scholarly papers for publication.
Daniel O’Neill, MD, MTh is founder and managing editor of Christian Journal for Global Health, a scholarly multi-disciplinary journal. He is a writer and co-editor of the book All Creation Groans: Toward a Theology of Disease and Global Health (2021). He is Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He co-designed the Guide to Excellence in Evidence for Faith Groups from the Joint Learning Initiative for Faith and Local Communities, and leads the multi-faith Evidence Working Group of the Moral and Spiritual Imperative convened by the World Bank.
Dr. Elliott Larson's career consists of twenty years in scientific research, 17 of them in the UK, fourteen years in private practice as an internist and infectious disease consultant in the US, and ten years teaching internal medicine and consulting in Afghanistan. He has been editor-in-chief of the Christian Journal for Global Health since its first issue in 2014.
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For the Christian Journal for Global Health visit https://journal.cjgh.org/index.php/cjgh/index
57 min
January 18, 2024 Webinar#181 Dr Trevor Stammers - Organ donation euthanasia
Recorded on 18 January 2024 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Trevor Stammers.
In every country which has legalised euthanasia, organ donation following euthanasia has also been legalised eventually. In Canada, organ removal was integrated to the euthanasia practice from the very start.
The utilitarian case for it is overwhelming logical - if it is ethical to allow doctors to end a patient's life to relieve their suffering, then giving that patient the opportunity to save other lives naturally follows.
This seminar will explore how organ donation euthanasia has grown, especially in Belgium and Canada, consider the arguments put forward for it and offer a biblical Christian response.
Dr Trevor Stammers was Editor of The New Bioethics journal. He was formerly Associate Professor of Bioethics and Medical Law at St Mary's University, London and was a family doctor for 27 years before going into academia. His latest book is The Ethics of Global Organ Acquisition.
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56 min