Health Care

(Rev.) John F. Tuohey, PhD

Endowed Chair, Applied Health Care Ethics

Director, Providence Center for Health Care Ethics

www.providence.org/ethics

Providence St. Vincent Medical Center

**** ** ***nes Road

Portland, Oregon 97225

Phone: 503-***-****

Fax: 503-***-****

abppdi@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

PhD in Religious Studies with an emphasis in ethics, magna cum laude, Katholieke

Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, 1986. The PhD dissertation: Palliative Care: A Study of

the Foundations, Philosophy, Practice and Ethical Principles of Health Care for the

Terminally Ill.

Promoter: Paul Schotsmans, STD

STB, MA in Theology with an emphasis in ethics, cum laude, Katholieke Universiteit

Leuven, Belgium, 1980. The MA thesis: Birth Regulation: The Medical Considerations

for the Moral Decision.

Promoter: Joseph A. Selling, STD, PhD

CURRENT APPOINTMENTS

Member, Oregon Medical Advisory Group for Emergency Preparedness, 2007 to present.

Senior Scholar, Center for Ethics in Health Care, Oregon Health Sciences University,

Portland, Oregon, December 1998 to present.

Member, Providence Bio-Terrorism Task Force-Command Center, Providence Health

System Oregon Region, October 2001 to present.

PUBLICATIONS

End Of Life: POLST Reflects Patient Wishes, Clinical Reality. With Marian O.

Hodges, MD, Health Progress (March-April 2011) 60-64.

A Fatal Conflict: Can Catholic Hospitals Refuse to Save Lives? Commonweal (January

2011) 8-10.

POLST Orders Are Not Dangerous. Ethics & Medics (October 2010) 3-4.

Ethical Considerations in the Risk-Benefit Analysis for Patients with Diminished

Capacity. With Jeffrey T Young, MD, The Journal of Hospital Ethics 1 (Winter 2009)

20-23.

Redefining Death as a Way to Procure More Vital Organs: A Response. Health Care

Ethics USA 17 (Spring 2009) 2-5.

Screening for Aneuploidy: Two Theologians Explore the Ethical Issues. with Mark

Repenshek, PhD, Linacre Quarterly 75 (May 2008) 96-111.

A Primer for Understanding the CDF s Responses Regarding AANH for the PVS

Patient. Health Care Ethics USA 15 (Fall 2007) 15-19.

Screening for Aneuploidy: A Complex Ethics Issue. Health Care Ethics USA 15

(Spring 2007) 4 8.

Making Access a Priority. Health Progress 88 (March-April 2007) 67-72.

A Matrix for Ethical Decision Making in a Pandemic. Health Progress 88 (November-

December 2007) 20 25.

Ethics Consultation in Portland. Health Progress 87 (March-April 2006) 36-41.

The Pope on PVS. Commonweal CXXXI (June 18, 2004) 10-12.

Opposing Moral Error in Society: assisted suicide bill illustrates need to respect various

viewpoints. Health Progress 80 (March-April 1999) 52-57.

Partnering for More Than the Survival of a Catholic Presence in Healthcare. New

Theology Review 12 (1999) 52-59.

Sterilization, Catholic Healthcare and the Legitimate Autonomy of Culture. With

Daniel Cowdin, PhD, Christian Bioethics 4 (1998) 14-44.

Medicare Compliance and the Evolving Role of the Ethics Committee. Health

Progress (July-August 1998) 70-75.

Surgical Prophylactics for Ovarian Cancer (SPOC): An Ethical Inquiry. The Linacre

Quarterly 65 (1998) 77-96.

The Implications of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Services on

the Clinical Practice of Resolving the Ectopic Pregnancy. Louvain Studies 20(1995) 41-

57.

The Principle of Totality: A Re-Assessment of the Content and Role of II-II q.65,a.1 in

Ethics. The Irish Theological Quarterly 61(1995) 294-311.

The Primeval History of Genesis 1-3 and A Christian Sexual Ethic. The Heythrop

Journal 36 (1995)173-89.

Moving from Autonomy to Responsibility in HIV-Related Healthcare. Cambridge

Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 4(1995) 64-70.

The Principle of Toleration and the Civil Rights of Gay and Lesbian Persons. New

Theology Review 7 (1994)35-46.

Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Is Mercy Sufficient? The Linacre Quarterly 60

(1993) 45-49.

Fifteen Years After Animal Liberation: Has the Animal Rights Movement Achieved

Philosophical Legitimacy? Journal of Medical Humanities 13(1992)79-89.

Terminal Care and the Pregnant Woman: Ethical Reflections on In Re: A.C. Pediatrics

88(1991)1268-73.

Religious Insights into a Response. in Horrendous Death and Health: Toward Action.

ed. Daniel Leviton, New York, Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, 1991, 187-204.

Balancing Benefit and Burden. Health Progress (January-February 1989)77-79.

AIDS The New Catholic Encyclopedia vol.16, Palatine, IL, Jack Heraty & Associates,

1989, 4-5.

Hospice Care The New Catholic Encyclopedia vol.16, Palatine, IL, Jack Heraty &

Associates, 1989, 196-97.

Teleological Ethics The New Catholic Encyclopedia vol.16, Palatine, IL, Jack Heraty

& Associates, 1989, 504.

Books

Caring for Persons with AIDS and Cancer: Ethical Reflections on Palliative Care for the

Terminally Ill, St. Louis, The Catholic Health Association of the United States, 1988.

Contributions

The Five People You Meet in a Pandemic- and What They Need from You Today.

Bioethics Backgrounder, The Hastings Center, (Fall 2007).

Care, End-of-Life; The New Catholic Encyclopedia vol.18, Palatine, IL, Jack Heraty &

Associates, May 2002.

An American Hospital Supports a Support Group for Gay Men in Catholic Ethicists on

HIV/AIDS Prevention. Ed. James F. Keenan, S.J., New York, Continuum, 2000, pp.

192-99.

PAPERS/PRESENTATIONS

Medical Grand Rounds, Placebo and Deception in Patient Care. Providence Portland

Medical Center, May 27, 2009.

Panelist, Moral & Ethical Issues of Altered Standards of Care. World Research Group

Conference: Altered Standards of Care for Hospitals. Chicago, 27-28 April, 2009.

Paper, The role of those with decisional impairments in making their own decisions: an

algorithm. 5th International Conference on Clinical Ethics Consultation, Taipei, Taiwan,

13 March 2009.

Paper, Can placebos be used in patient care: another look. 6th Congress of the

International Society of Clinical Bioethics, Taichung, Taiwan, 10 March 2009.

Presentation: Insights in Bioethics: Defining the moment of death and the

transplantation of organs. With Avraham Steinberg, MD. First Annual Jewish Medical

Ethics Lecture, Portland Kollel, 16 December 2008.

Audio Conference: The Many Faces of a PACE Ethics Committee, with Dr Melinda

Lee, National PACE Association, 9 December, 2008.

Panel Presentation: A Palliative Care Consultation. With Woody English, MD,

Jennifer Levi, MSW, Marsha Rice, RN. The 35th Critical Care Symposium of the Greater

Portland Chapter of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (GPC-AACN),

Vancouver, WA, 21 November 2008.

Presentation: The Many Faces of a PACE Ethics Committee, with Dr Melinda Lee,

2008 National PACE Association Conference, Portland, OR, 28 October, 2008.

Paper, Ethical Considerations for the Use of Placebos in the Clinical Care Setting. 9th

World Congress in Bioethics, Rijeka, Croatia, 7 September 2008.

Panelist, Ethics policies in health care. 9th World Congress in Bioethics, Rijeka,

Croatia, 6 September 2008.

Panelist, topic What makes a clinical ethics consultation good? International

Perspectives, 4th International Conference on Clinical Ethics Consultation, Rijeka,

Croatia, 4 September 2008.

Poster: Algorithm: Balancing the incompetent refusal of beneficial clinical interventions

with the surrogate/best interest consent. 4th International Conference on Clinical Ethics

Consultation, Rijeka, Croatia, 4 September 2008.

Presenter, Are Caregivers Prophetic Leaders? A New Look at a Very Old Idea. A

nationwide video conference presentation of the Providence Center for Health Care

Ethics, 12 July 2008.

Plenary, Traditional Values and Principles in Oregon Health Care Reform. 18th Annual

Kinsman Conference, Medford, Oregon, 11 April 2008.

Lectures, Setting up clinical ethics support in your hospital; Teaching Medical ethics

in a clinical setting. Applied Clinical Ethics Professional Training, Department of

Primary Care and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London and

the Centre for Professional Development at Imperial College, London, 7 June 2008.

Panelist, Faith of our Patients: Theological and Practical Insights. VA Lunch & Learn,

with Jim Tuchschmidt, MD, MM, Director, Portland VA Medical Center and Rev

William Wickman, VA chaplain, 17 December 2007.

Paper, Transcending the Paternalistic Model of Behavioral Healthcare: Allowing

Middle-Ground Patients to Exercise Autonomy. 28th Forum for Behavioral Science in

Family Medicine, Chicago, 28 September 2007.

Paper, Quality Improvement and Clinical Impact of Ethics Consults on Patient Care.

18th Canadian Bioethics Society Conference, Montreal, Canada, 1 June 2007.

Lectures, Setting up clinical ethics support in your hospital; Teaching Medical ethics

in a clinical setting. Applied Clinical Ethics Professional Training, Department of

Primary Care and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London and

the Centre for Professional Development at Imperial College, London, 6 June 2007

Keynote, Catholic Identity: Giving Prophetic Witness to Hope. Catholic Health

Association of Canada Annual Assembly, Moncton, New Brunswick, 6 May 2007.

Plenary, Leadership Integrity and Ethics. Health Care Leaders Association of British

Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia, 2 October 2006.

Workshop, The Role of Ethics and Ethics Education in Finding Common Ground. With

Ralph Bramucci, PhD, 27th Forum for Behavioral Science in Family Medicine, Chicago,

IL, 14-17 September 2006.

Plenary, Faith Impacting Health Care Preferences. Kinsman Conference, Bend, OR,

20-21 April 2006.

Workshop, Faith and Decision-Making in Health Care. Kinsman Conference, Bend,

OR, 20-21 April 2006.

Keynote, The Importance of Ethics in Organizational Structures. Annual General

Meeting of Providence Health Care, Vancouver, British Columbia, 14 June 2006.

Keynote, A Sign of Hope: Ten Years After, 90th Catholic Health Assembly, San Diego,

CA, 6 June, 2005.

Speaker, Conceptual framework of clinical ethics consultation, Creating a highly

effective ethics consultation team by integrating it into a broader ethics education

program, 2nd International Conference: Clinical Consultation, Basel Switzerland, 17-20

March, 2005.

Speaker, Anatomy of Ethical Decision-Making, Oregon Association of Health

Underwriters, Pacific Northwest Employee Benefits Conference, 6 October, 2004.

Speaker, Innovations in Ethics Education, 89th Catholic Health Assembly, Chicago, IL,

8 June 2004.

Plenary, Moving from Competition to Collaboration: Making Access a Priority,

Annual Kinsman Conference, Medford, Oregon, 16 April, 2004.

Speaker, Respecting Personal Values at the End-of-Life, Annual Kinsman Conference,

Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center, Portland, Oregon, 10 April 2003.

Keynote, Creationism and Evolution: Faith Informing Decisions in Health Care,

Annual Lutheran Faith and Health Series, St James Lutheran Church, 7 April 2002.

Keynote, Deciding How Much and How Little: The Ethical Question, Oregon

Gerontological Year 2001 Annual Conference, 15-16 October, Portland, Region.

Keynote, Spiritual Care: Overlooked and Under Used; Response, Catholic Health

Care and Legalized Physician-Assisted Suicide: The Oregon Experience; Workshop,

Ethics Committees At Work 2000 International Bioethics Conference, St. Francis

Medical Center, February 17-18, 2000, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Keynote: The Role of Healthcare in the Ministry of the Church. Annual Meeting of

Diocesan Healthcare Coordinators, January 10, 1999.

Presentation, An Overview of Cardinal Bernardin s Pastoral Letter, A Sign of Hope.

1966 CHA Annual Invitational theology and Ethics Colloquium: Is Catholic Health

Ministry Possible in the 21st Century, Tampa, FL, 1-3 March 1996.

Seminar, Ethics and Healthcare Reform. With Dr. Daniel Cowdin at the Forty-Ninth

Annual Convention of the Catholic Theological Society, Baltimore, MD, 9-12 June 1994.

Speaker, Catholic Identity and Health Reform; Living the catholic Identity in

Healthcare Reform. at Ethical Concerns in Health Reform, tenth Annual Ethics

Conference, Benedictine/Presentation Health Alliance, Sioux Falls, SD, 8 April 1994.

Paper, AIDS: Experimentation as Therapy. International Conference on Clinical

Bioethics, 1994, Hawaii, 17-18 February 1994.

Presentation, Pain and Suffering in Medicine and Theology. The Connery Lecture,

Archdiocesan Convocation for Health Affairs, Chicago, 20 October 1993.

Paper, Moving from Autonomy to Responsibility in HIV-Related Healthcare. Annual

Conference of International Bioethics Institute, San Francisco CA, 16-18 April 1993.

Presentation, Ethical Issues Surrounding AIDS, Annual Ethical Conference of the

Hampden District Medical Society, Springfield, MA, 23 October 1991.

Presentation, Ethical Issues in Care for Persons with AIDS, Toward a Theology of

Care, given at Healing in the Midst of Crisis, a conference sponsored by the Institute for

Theological Studies, Seattle University and the Washington State Catholic Conference,

Seattle University, Seattle, WA, 28-29 June 1990.

PREVIOUS POSITIONS HELD

Corporate Ethicist, Mercy Health System Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, August 1996

to June 1998.

Associate Professor of Moral Theology, Department of Theology, The School of

Religious Studies, The Catholic University of America, District of Columbia, Spring

1996.

Faculty, Doctorate of Nursing Science Summer Program, The School of Nursing, The

Catholic University of America, Summer 1995 - Summer 1996.

Faculty, Summer Program, School of Nursing, The Catholic University of America,

District of Columbia, Summer 1991 - Summer 1996.

Assistant Professor of Moral Theology, Department of Theology, The School of

Religious Studies, The Catholic University of America, District of Columbia, Fall 1989-

Fall 1996.

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