Category: Guild Activity

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FLG Journal Club – June 23, 2026

We are happy to announce that our next FLG Journal Club!

While certainly not required, if you would like to volunteer to contribute to the refreshment table, please sign up here.

Our February FLG Journal Club was a huge success! We had a mix of professional backgrounds, both from within healthcare and from other walks of life, which led to an interesting and robust discussion.

Our goal is to make our Journal Club discussions accessible to everyone, so please join us!

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As some (visual) background, here’s a schematic of Normothermic Regional Perfusion (not the locations of the clamps)

Reference: Alamouti-Fard E, Garg P, Wadiwala I J, et al. (June 29, 2022) Normothermic Regional Perfusion is an Emerging Cost-Effective Alternative in Donation After Circulatory Death (DCD) in Heart Transplantation. Cureus 14(6): e26437. doi:10.7759/cureus.26437

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Update on the so-called MAiD Law in New York State

Dr. Carroll will be joining (via video) Fr. Stephen Yusko, STL and the Albany Catholic Medical Guild with an update and recommendations regarding the soon-to-be available so-called Medical Aid in Dying (scMAiD). The focus of the evening will be on what physicians should know about the new New York State law legalizing scMAiD and how we might respond when this topic comes up, whether with patients or anyone else.

The Albany Guild has graciously opened to anyone who might be interested, so please join us for a short presentation followed by Q&A!

  • Title: so-called Medical Aid in Dying in NY State: An update and reflections of a Catholic physician
  • Date: May 13, 2026
  • Time: 6:30pm to 7:30pm
  • Zoom meeting link: 970 3862 0187

Update: Here’s the flyer from the Albany Guild

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Journal Club – February 26

We are pleased to announce that the Finger Lakes Guild of the CMA will be hosting Journal Club on February 26, 2026 at St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry (map) from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Light refreshments will be provided.

We will be discussing a recent article in JAMA Internal Medicine reporting on clinical “nudges” in the ICU. In this case, the “nudges” were meant to remind ICU clinicians to offer a comfort-only approach to patients and their families who had been intubated for at least 48 hours. While on the surface this seems rather harmless, we will discuss practical and moral issues related to such interventions, their goals, and outcomes.

If you are planning to attend, please let us know so we can plan refreshments. However, you are welcome to join us whether or not you are able to RSVP.

We hope to see you there!

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New Board Members

We are pleased to announce that during our Finger Lakes Guild Board meeting on September 22, 2025, we welcomed three new Board Members!

Craig Mullen, MD, PhD – Hematology & Oncology, Pediatric

Thomas Myers, MD, MPT – Orthopedic Surgery, Adult. Dr. Myers will also be serving in the combined role of Treasurer/Security

Anthony Pietropaoli, MD – Pulmonary & Critical Care, Adult

Please join us in welcoming our newest Board members!