About us
The Belgian Medical Association Saint-Luke is the official association for catholic physicians, member of the European (FEAMC) and World (FIAMC) Federations of Catholic Medical Associations. The association is under the authority of the Vatican's 'Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development'.
Objectives
The Belgian association aims to support doctors and other healthcare workers in the practice of their profession, in accordance with the Christian faith:
- To establish a link between Christian belief and medical practice
- Taking a Christian-inspired approach, it aims to meet the spiritual and cultural aspirations of its members
- To provide information to Christian-inspired hospitals in view of the application of Christian values in healthcare
Target group
- Medical students
- Training managers
- General practitioners and specialists
- Retired doctors
- Paramedical professionals
- Hospital management
- Spiritual assistants and pastoral care workers
- Anyone interested in translating Christian values into medical practice
Team
- Dr. Stefan De Smedt, president
- Dr. Marleen Coppens
- Mrs. Annemieke Deschepper
- Prof. Pierre Devos, s.j.
- Dr. Paul Deschepper
- Prof. Dr. Bernard Ars
- Dr. Philippe Ballaux
- Dr. Peter Van Eyken
- Dr. Jo Raskin
Name of the Association
- 1922: Foundation of the “Belgian Medical Association Saint-Luke”
- 2023: The statutes are adapted to the renewed Belgian legislation
Journal and website
- The journal Acta Medica Catholica is published in print and, more recently, also in digital format. (Editor-in-chief: Mr. Guillaume Giroul)
- Details of symposia, fraternities for medical doctors, other activities designed for young doctors, and many other topics are available on the website cathmed.be.
Activities at local, national or international level
- The fraternities and some conferences are organised at local level
- The annual conference is a national, multilingual event
- We participate in the international initiatives of our partner organisations, the FEAMC (European Federation of Catholic Medical Associations) and the FIAMC (International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations)
