Pastoral Care in the Treatment of Sick Children

Prolusion: Pastoral Solicitude in the Treatment of Sick Children
His Eminence Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán
President of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers (The Holy See).

Chairperson: Prof. Giuseppe Profiti
President of the Administration Council of the Pediatric Hospital “Bambino Gesù”, Rome

History of the Care for Sick Children in the World
Dr. Arcadi de Arquer
Pediatrician, General Secretary of the Association of Christian Physicians of Catalogna, Barcelona (Spain)

Demography of Children’s Population in the World and Mortality
Dr. Marina Cuttini
Chief, Unit of Epidemiology, Pediatric Hospital “Bambino Gesù”, Rome

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Major Illnesses afflicting Children
Dr. Matilde Leonardi
Peadiatrician and Neurologist, Headnet Research Group Coordinator at Scientific Direction of National Neurologic Institute “Carlo Besta”, Milan (Italy)

Children’s Diseases and Globalization: Risks and Opportunities
Dr. Peter Piot
Executive Director of UNAIDS,
World Health Organization, Geneva (Switzerland)

Style of Life
Dr. Guido Castelli Gattinara
Chief, Unit of Pediatrics, Palidoro Pediatric Hospital “Bambino Gesù” (Italy)

Nutrition
Dr. Paola Rosati
Medical Director
Department of Pediatric Medicine, Bambino Gesù Hospital, Rome

Technological Change; Industrial Change, Capacity of Rehabilitation and Disability
Prof. Przemyslaw Oszukowski
Director of the “Zdrovia Matki Polki” Institute of ?ód? (Poland)

Paediatric Sciences
Prof. Alberto G. Ugazio
Head, Department of Medical Pediatrics, Pediatric Hospital “Bambino Gesù”, Rome

New Drugs for Children
Dr. Paolo Rizzini
Vice President and General Director of the “S.K Foundation”, Verona (Italy)

End of the Session

Political Changes, Legislation
The Health Systems and Children
Insurances
The Role of the Family
Leisure time
Dr. Jozef Glasa
Associate Professor, Institute of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Slovak Medical University (Slovak Republic)

WHO Initiatives on Children’s Health with respect to:
- Climate Changes
- Pollution of the Water
- Pollution of the Environment
Dr. Maria Neira
Director, Department of Protection of the Human Environment, World Health Organization, Geneva (Switzerland)

The Care of Sick Children in Holy Scripture
Dr. Bruna Costacurta
Professor at the Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome

The Care of Sick Children According to the Church Fathers
Prof. Gabriele Marasco
Professor of Roman History in the Faculty of Letters and Foreign Languages, University of Studies of Tuscia, Viterbo (Italy)

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The Care of Sick Children in the History of the Church
Prof. Massimo Aliverti
Professor of the History of Medicine and the History of Psychiatry, Milan (Italy)

The Testimony of Saints who dedicated their Lives to the Care of Sick Children
Mgr. Angelo Bazzari
President of “Don Carlo Gnocchi” Foundation, Milan (Italy)

Chairperson: Dr. Mary Healey Sedutto, M.P.A., Ph.D.
Founder and Executive Director of “Hope for a Healthier Humanity Foundation”, New York (USA)

Faith, Charity and Sick Children
His Eminence Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos
Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”, The Holy See

Sick Children and Christian Hope
Rev. Fr. Luciano Sandrin, M.I.
Dean of the “Camillianum”, International Institute of the Pastoral Theology of Health Care, Rome

Christian Responsibility and the Sick Children
Mgr. Ignacio Carrasco de Paula
Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Life, The Holy See
Director, Institute of Bioethics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome

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Inter-religious Dialogue

Judaism
Prof. Abramo Alberto Piattelli
Rabbi of the Jewish Community of Rome; Professor of Post Biblical Judaism, Pontifical Lateran University, Rome

Islam
Mr. Redwan Abdallah
General Secretary of the Islamic Cultural Centre of Italy, Rome

Hinduism
Dr. Kezevino Aram
Peadiatrician, Director “Shanti Ashram”, Coimbatore (India)
Vice Moderator of WCRP (World Council of Religions for Peace)

Buddhism
Prof. Chen, Kai-Yu
Chair, Department of Life and Death Studies, Nanhua University
Director, Fo Guang Shan Foundation for Buddhist Culture & Education (Taiwan)

Post-Modernity:
Rev. Fr. Ján Dacok, S.J.
Professor of Moral Theology and Ethics at the Faculty of Theology, University of Trnava (Slovak Republic)

Sick Children: Catechesis and Education in the Faith
H.E. Msgr. Sergio Pintor
Bishop of Ozieri, Italy
Consultor of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers, The Holy See

Sick Children and the Ministry of Sacraments
Rev. Fr. Eugenio Sapori, M.I.
Professor of Liturgy at the “Camillianum”, International Institute of the Pastoral Theology of Health Care, Rome

Pastoral Aspects in Relation to Psychology
Mgr Tony Anatrella
Psychoanalyst and Specialist in Social Psychiatry, Paris (France)
Consultor of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers and of the Pontifical Council for the Family, The Holy See

Research, Medication
Nutrition and Style of Life
Rev. Fr. Jacques Simporé
Professor of Genetics at the University of Ouagdougou and Director of the Biomolecular Research Laboratory (Burkina Faso); Consultor of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers, The Holy See

Treatment, Accompanying, Institutions
Mr. Guillermo Puche and Ms. Magda Boltà
Graduate Nurses, St. John of God Hospital, Barcelona (Spain)

The Mass Media
H.E. Msgr. Claudio M. Celli
President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, The Holy See

National and International Health Systems, Legislations, Migrations, Economic, Scientific and Technological Resources, Food and Diet Policies, Social Hygiene
Prof. Pedro A. Reyes López
Director of Research, National Institute of Cardiology “Ignacio Chávez”, (México)

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The Sick Child and his/her Family
Dr. Vito Ferri
Psychologict, Psychotherapist, Sociologist
Scientific Coordinator of the National Foundation “Gigi Ghirotti”, Rome

Health Care Personnel and the Sick Child
Dr. Maria Lucia Sperlinga
Coordinator of the Department for Relief Services, “Giannina Gaslini” Institute, Genoa (Italy)

Chairperson: Mrs. Lilian Fanjul de Azqueta
Founder and Director of the “New Hope” Foundation, Palm Beach (USA)

The Diocese, Parish and the Sick Child
Msgr. Andrea Manto
Director of the National Office for Health Pastoral Care of the Italian Episcopal Conference, Rome

Religious Orders and the Sick Child
Rev. Fr. Pascual Piles, O.H.
Superior General Emeritus of the Order of St.John of God; Member of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers, The Holy See

Volunteers and Associations Dedicated to the Care of Sick Children
Ms. Alberta Parayre
Coordinator of the Volunteer Movements, Barcelona (Spain)

Spiritual Support for Sick Children: Sacraments and Prayers
Dr. Patrick Theillier
President of AMIL (International Medical Association of Lourdes), France

Visits to the Sick Children
Rev. Fr. Juan de Aguirre
Chaplain of “Dr. Ricardo Gutierrez” Pediatric Hospital
Member of the bioethics Committee of Gutierrez Hospital, Buenos Aires (Argentina)