2025 Saline Process Training Event
Saline Process is a 10-hour interactive course designed to equip healthcare professionals and students to be witnesses for Christ in their clinical settings. Many studies demonstrate the fact that a majority of patients want their healthcare professionals to consider their spiritual needs and desires. Yet many in healthcare are uncomfortable addressing their patients’ religious concerns. How can clinicians address both the physical and spiritual aspects of their patients with sensitivity and respect?
Graduate Healthcare Professional (CMDA Non-Member): $295
Graduate Healthcare Professional (CMDA Member): $245
Student: $35
Southeast Christian Church
920 Blankenbaker Pkwy
Louisville, KY 40243
Southeast Christian Church is an Evangelical multi-site megachurch based in Louisville, Kentucky. It is a part of the Restoration Movement, and its denomination Independent Christian Churches and Churches of Christ. As of 2024, it is the eleventh-largest church in the United States by average weekend attendance.
Lunch will be provided on Wednesday. We will also have coffee and snacks available throughout training. Travel and Lodging are the responsibility of the registrant. Please consult the GMHC website for lodging recommendations: https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-2025/travel
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Dr. Mark Topazian – Dr. Mark Topazian is a gastroenterologist. He practiced at both Yale University and Mayo Clinic, leaving his professorship at Mayo in 2019 to move with his wife Janet to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he teaches medicine and Saline Process as a member of SIM USA. |
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Dr. Deborah Rodriguez – Dr. Rodriguez is a general pediatrician specializing in the care of children with histories of trauma, abuse, and those in the foster care system. She is committed to providing a medical home that supports the whole child and family, with a focus on vulnerable populations. In addition to her stateside practice, she serves as a short-term medical missionary in East Africa, where she shares her holistic model of care through both teaching and direct service. |
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Dr. Bill Griffin – Dr. Bill Griffin serves as Senior Vice President of the Christian Medical & Dental Associations. A member of CMDA since dental school, he has been part of the organization’s senior leadership team since 2019. He leads CMDA’s Faith Prescriptions Resource and coordinates the Saline Process Witness Training, both of which equip Christian healthcare professionals to meet the spiritual needs of their patients. In addition, he participates in about four dental mission trips each year. Dr. Griffin enjoys opportunities to communicate the love of Christ, both domestically and internationally, through healthcare. |
Wednesday, 11/5/2024
8:00 am: Why is faith important in healthcare
10:00 am: What are the opportunities and barriers to fulfilling God’s call?
12:30pm: Lunch
2:00 pm: What is my part?
4:00 pm: What tools will help me cultivate, sow, and harvest?
Thursday, 11/6/2024
8:00 am: What tools will help me cultivate, sow, and harvest? (continued)
9:00 am: What is my part?
10:00 am: Course ends
Emily Gahagan
