Recorded on 13 November 2025 for ICMDA Webinars.

Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Mark Topazian

We healthcare professionals find satisfaction in solving problems and making people better. That may be why you chose a healthcare career in the first place. But in the long run, for many of us, that’s not enough.

During our training we learn the scientific story of health, sickness and healing. It’s a powerful story that is the basis for our work. Scripture also tells a powerful story about health, sickness and healing. 

These two narratives are actually one unified account of God’s creative and redemptive work in human lives. Living in that unified story while we’re at work renews our purpose, mitigates our compassion fatigue and brings us satisfaction.

In this webinar we’ll consider practical methods of experiencing and benefiting from the spiritual realities of healthcare in the middle of busy day-to-day practice.

Mark Topazian is a gastroenterologist and professor of medicine. He’s practiced and taught at Yale University, Mayo Clinic and in multiple sub-Saharan African countries. For the past 6 years he and his wife Janet have lived and worked in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠