Examining the 'Francis effect' in Catholic health care

What influence has Pope Francis had on Catholic health care, and how can front-line workers in hospitals and care facilities relate his words to the challenging and messy ethical issues they deal with daily?  

Gordon Self, Covenant Health’s VP of Mission, Ethics and Spirituality, helps unpack those questions in an article for Health Progress entitled Reflections on 'I Want a Mess', which received a bronze award for Best Profile in 2015 by the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.

 Covenant Health Ethics Centre

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