On May 27-29th, 2022 the FEAMC symposium Challenges of competence and compassion in contemporary medicine was held in Assisi, Italy. Presentations and texts of this meeting will be published on this page as soon as they are available.
| Friday, May 27th, 2022 | Presentation | Text |
| Introduction to the symposium Dr. Vincenzo Defilippis (Italy), President of FEAMC |  Opening speech for the congress – Defilippis | |
| Compassion in medicine Msgr. Jacques Suaudeau (France), Ecclesiastical Assistent of FIAMC / FEAMC | Compassion and Medicine Suaudeau – text | |
| Challenges of the paradigmatically changing medicine and health care systems (Post-Covid-19 and beyond) Prof.dr. Jozef Glasa – internist (Slovakia), clinical pharmacologist, hepatologist, and bioethicist / Slovak christian doctors and health professionals / FEAMC vice-president | Challenges Glasa | Challenges of Medicine Glasa – text |
| Contemporary physician-patient relationships and compassion Prof.dr. Frans J. van Ittersum – internist-nephrologist (Netherlands) / chair Dutch Catholic Association of Health Care Workers / FEAMC secretary general | Patient-physician relationship Van Ittersum | Patient-physician relationships van Ittersum – text |
| Evidence Based Medicine and compassion Prof.dr. Alexandre Laureano Santos (Portugal), cardiologist | EBM Laureano Santos | EBM Laureano Santos – text |
| Obstetrics & Gynaecology and compassion Prof.dr. Bogdan Chazan (Poland), gynecologist – obstetrician, medical director of MaterCare International and deputy head of the Polish Society of Catholic Physicians / FEAMC vice president | Obstetrics Chazan | Gynaecology Chazan |
| Aid for pregnant women – the abortion pill regret story Dr. Dermot Kearney (United Kingdom), cardiologist, FEAMC vice-president | Abortion regret story Kearney | Abortion regret story Kearney – text |
| Pediatrics and compassion Prof.dr. Jose Diogo Ferreira Martins (Portugal), Heart Pediatrician / president of the Portuguese Society of Catholic Doctors | Pediatrics Ferreira Martins – text | |
| Surgery and compassion Dr. Didier Legeais (France) | Surgery Legeais – text | |
| The place of compassion within the Hippocratic tradition, according to Professor Jerome Lejeune Dr. Aude Dugast (France), director of the “Bioethics Master Class, Fondation Jerome Lejeune” | Lejeune Dugast | Lejeune Dugast – text |
| Infectious diseases and compassion Assist. prof.dr. Rok Civljak (Croatia) | Infectious Disease Civljak – text | |
| Hepatology liver transplantation and compassion Assist. prof.dr. Helena Glasova (Slovakia) | Hepatology, Liver transplantation Gladova | Hepatology and Liver transplantation Glasova – text |
| Neurology and compassion Dr. Pavel Kostka (Czech Republik) | Neurology Kostka – text | |
| Oncology and compassion Prof.dr. Javier Sanz (Spain) | Oncology Sanz | Oncology Sanz – text |
| Saturday, 28th, 2022 | ||
| Psychiatry and compassion Dr. Ermanno Pavesi (Switzerland) | Psychiatry Pavesi | Psychiatry Pavesi – text |
| Medical psychology and compassion Prof. Chiara Scardicchio (Italy), psychologist, University of Bari | Medical Education and Compassion Scardicchio | Medical Education Scardicchio – text |
| Issues on gender gender medicine and compassion” Assist. prof.dr. Dario Sacchini (Italy), Institute of Bioethics and Medical Humanities, University of the Sacred Heart, Rome | Gender Medicine Sacchini – text | |
| Synodal process in Europe: health expectations and prospects H.E. Mons. Vincenzo Paglia (Italy), President of the Pontifical Academy of Life | Synodal process and Health Prospects Paglia – text | |
| End of life and compassion Prof. Vidas Pilvinis (Lithuania) | Intensive care Pilvinis | Intensive care Pilvinis – text |
| Geriatrics and compassion Lotte Voets MD (Netherlands) | Compassie & Geriatric Care Voets | Elderly Medicine Voets – text |
| Compassion: practically ? Palliative Care H.E. Mgrs Francesco Savino, member of the Charity and Health Commission of the Italian Episcopal Conference | Palliative Care – Savino | |
| Presentation of the final document and closing of the congress. Msgr. Jacques Suaudeau (France), ecclesiastical/spiritual assistant to FIAMC / FEAMC | Final document Suaudeau |
