James J. Walter, Ph.D. 

Austin & Ann O'Malley Professor 

of Bioethics 

Chair, The Bioethics Institute

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

 

The Bioethics Institute 

Master of Arts in Bioethics

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS

  • Founding member, biomedical ethics consultant and co-chair of the Medical Ethics Committee at Memorial Hospital and Health-Care Center, Jasper, Indiana, March 1981 - May 1985.
  • Founding member, biomedical ethics consultant and chairperson of the Medical Ethics Committee at Saints Mary and Elizabeth Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky, October 1984 - May 1985.
  • Biomedical ethics consultant to the Ursuline Community of Sisters in Louisville, KY, Spring 1984.
  • Biomedical ethics consultant to and expert witness for the Cook County Public Guardian in the court hearing of Ms. Josephine Pohowski, Chicago, IL, July 1985.
  • Systemwide biomedical ethics consultant to the Holy Cross Health System (11 hospitals nationwide), October 1985 - April 1986.
  • Ethics consultant to The Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation, Summer 1986.
  • Ethics consultant to the Alternative Futures Committee of the Society of the Sacred Heart Sisters (United States Province), June 1986 - August 1986.
  • Biomedical ethics consultant to the Committee on Doctrine of The National Conference of Catholic Bishops to do bibliographical research for the revision of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Facilities, April 1988.
  • Biomedical ethics consultant to Joseph Cardinal Bernardin (Archbishop of Chicago) on the preparation of his public address entitled "Euthanasia: Ethical and Legal Challenge," which he delivered at the University of Chicago Hospital in May 1988, and served as a ethics consultant to him on several biomedical issues related to the Archdiocese of Chicago and to the Illinois Conference of Catholic Bishops.
  • Theological consultant to the President of Loyola University of Chicago and to the Provost of the Medical Center, July 1988 - August 1993.
  • Theological and biomedical ethics consultant to the President and Chief Executive Officer of Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, September 1993 - 1996.
  • Biomedical ethics consultant to Ms. Margaret West of National Public Radio for a one-hour program on abortion, which aired on April 21, 1992.
  • Biomedical ethics consultant to Duquesne University for the development of a new doctoral specialization in health care ethics in the Theology Department, Fall 1994.
  • Biomedical ethics consultant to St. Louis University for the development of a new interdisciplinary doctoral program in health care ethics, Spring 1995.
  • Ethics consultant to the Director of Evangelization of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Fall 1995 - Summer 1999.
  • Biomedical ethics consultant to the Director of the Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Summer 1997 & 1999.
  • Biomedical ethics consultant to Mr. Daniel Mislaf at the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Summer 1998.
  • Ethics consultant to the Director of The Cardinal Bernardin Center at the Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, Summer 1998.
  • Biomedical ethics consultant to Ms. Maureen Maher of CBS News Chicago, Summer 1998.
  • Invited member of The Catholic Health Association on-line bioethics consultant service, September 1998 - Present.
  • Academic Consultant to GraphX Engineering, Inc. in West Melbourne, FL, April 1999 - Present.
  • Biomedical ethics consultant to Ms. Pamela Shaeffer of the National Catholic Reporter, St. Louis, MO, Fall 1999.  This interview was published in the NCR in the October 15 & 22, 1999 issues.
  • Consultant to the Editor of Molecular Therapy, the official journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy.  Summer 2000.
  • Invited member of the Data Safety and Monitoring Board of the Southern California Center for Research to Reduce Oral Health Disparities at U.C.L.A School of Dentistry, the USC School of Dentistry and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science.  Fall 2000-Present.
  • Member of the Bioethics Committee and the Institutional Review Board at St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, CA.  Fall 2000-Present.
  • Biomedical ethics consultant to the Vice President of Mission Services at St. Cloud Hospital in Minnesota on issues related to the new Ethical & Religious Directives from the NCCB.  (July 24, 2001)
  • Biomedical ethics consultant for a conference on contemporary issues in bioethics for The Center for Business Intelligence, Boston, MA (August 2002).
  • Appointed by the Senior Director of the Catholic Health Association to a special commission on Theological Dialogue On Medically Administered Nutrition And Hydration, The Catholic Health Association, September 2005-January 2006.
  • Bioethics consultant and research specialist for the St. Joseph Health System, Orange, CA, for an oversight & research committee (Ethical, Legal and Social Implications) concerning the introduction of new biotechnologies into clinical medicine.  January 2005- Present.
  • Appointed for one year to the Panel on Bioethics by the California Council on Science and Technology to advise Assembly Member Saldaņa and her staff as they implement AB 1273 to create a statewide advisory panel on bioethics.  November 2005.
  • Member of the National Consultation on the Future of Catholic Bioethics, which is sponsored by the Catholic Health Association and meets to discuss how Catholic institutions can attract Catholic bioethicists to teach in their institutions. April 2007.

  • Invited member of the Consortium of Jesuit Bioethics Programs, which is a national group that will meet at least annually and sponsored by St. Louis University to discuss issues related to Jesuit institutions and bioethics.

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