ICMDA Recordings

Recorded on 14 August 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Philippa Taylor chairs a webinar with Dr Calum Miller This talk will introduce the topic of abortion from an ethical, medical and legal perspective. It will explore the science of the beginning of life, methods and statistics regarding abortion, basic arguments for and against abortion, and the Biblical basis for protecting life in its earliest stages...

Recorded on 28 August 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Michael Jones Christianity was crucial for the development of modern science. There are many modern myths about how we developed modern science, and many today think science developed in spite of Christianity, but the opposite is true. Modern science has borrowed numerous principles from Christianity. Michael Jo...

Recorded on 31 July 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr James Magara Christian character is the true mark of a believer - even more so for medical professionals whose work touches lives deeply. It reflects our identity in Christ and sustains integrity in high-pressure environments. From the beginning, God intended that image and likeness come before dominion; so too...

Recorded on 24 July 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Prof John Wyatt The problem of suffering has been one of the most intractable and painful theological debates for centuries. But is it perhaps not a problem to be solved, but a deeper mystery to be journeyed through? How does knowing Jesus’ death and resurrection are not simply a response to pain but God’s Plan A...

Recorded on 17 July 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Beatrice Ambauen-Berger Though many doctors in the West may have never treated female genital fistula, there are still an estimated 0.5 million women worldwide suffering from this preventable and treatable disease, mostly in African and Asian countries. Sufferers are living with full incontinence of urine or st...

Recorded on 10 July 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Howard Lyons chairs a webinar with Prof Annelies Wilder-Smith The COVID-19 pandemic taught us that global health is interconnected, and delayed action costs lives. Strong public health systems, early response, and equitable access to vaccines are critical. The rapid development of mRNA vaccines showed the power of well-funded, coordinated science. Howev...

Recorded on 3 July 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr David Randall chairs a webinar with Dr Emil Shehadeh Discipling is a word which can cause confusion. Does it precede, or succeed conversion? My presentation will imply the term as meaning a post-conversion teaching. Others call this process “Christian Formation.” How do we help Muslims once they become Christian? Do we need to use a different approach...

Recorded on 26 June 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Shari Falkenheimer Athletes hoping to become Olympians need a coach to maximize their performance. Life coaching, like athletic coaching, helps a person or group improve in an area of interest or concern. It is based on the fact that the person or group knows themselves, their situation, and their options best....

Recorded on 19 June 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Prof Christoffer Grundmann This webinar sketches the history of Christian medical missions from Jesus’ healing ministry to present day Christian medical services. First it will touch upon the beginnings of institutional care for the sick in the 4th century up until the middle of the 19th century, a time when not m...

Recorded on 12 June 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Mathew George The Kingdom of God is a foundational concept in Christian theology, deeply rooted in the teachings and ministry of Jesus Christ. While traditionally associated with spiritual and eschatological dimensions, its relevance extends into every sphere of life—including healthcare. The values and vision...

Recorded on 5 June 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Nicholas Herodotou Palliative Medicine is the symptom management of any patient who has an irreversible, progressive, life-limiting condition and is not solely cancer patients. It aims to enhance quality of life, utilizing a holistic, multidisciplinary approach. Good symptom management of palliative patients is...

Recorded on 29 May 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Howard Lyons chairs a webinar with Dr Daniel O'Neill Addressing disease and suffering of individuals is a unique place where God’s comforting and healing presence can be experienced. Stories can be shared and narratives integrated with God’s grand healing narrative. Truth can be pursued with rational methods while the leading of the Holy Spirit guide...

Recorded on 22 May 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Howard Lyons chairs a webinar with Dr Steve Sartori Leaving a career in medicine is often very challenging and stressful for physicians. For those who navigate this transition well, there awaits an exciting array of new opportunities and a rewarding sense of fulfillment. Although much attention is focused on the financial aspect of retirement, a wholisti...

Recorded on 15 May 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Rev Bert Jones There are so many myths that exist in leadership development today.  These widely held false beliefs are often passed down from leaders for generations and negatively impact our understanding and effectiveness in leadership. Even in healthcare settings, these leadership myths have trained many of our...

Recorded on 8 May 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Steven Willing In recent years, an emerging body of research in cognitive psychology has focused on several fundamental prerequisites for sound thinking, reaffirming what Scripture has taught for millennia. These can be summarized in eight simple principles. The Christian Mind: Is humble. Seeks wisdom. Is discern...

Recorded on 1 May 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Tim Dieppe The influence of Islam in the UK is growing rapidly and can be seen in politics, in finance, in fashion, in food, in restrictions on freedom of expression, and in many other areas. Islam is bold and assertive and openly pushing for greater influence across the nation. There can be no doubt that this poses...

Recorded on 24 April 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr David Landrum Cultural climate change has profound implications for religion generally, and Christianity specifically. Citizenship—the relationship between the people and the powers—is where the rubber hits the road. In this webinar we will map the storms assailing the Church and Western civilization. From a r...

Recorded on 17 April 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Mark Pickering chairs a webinar with Dr Felicia Wong As Christians, we are called to reflect God’s heart for justice, particularly for the vulnerable and marginalised. All around us are opportunities to address injustices and inequalities in healthcare, using the skills and resources God has given us. In this webinar, we will explore the biblical fo...

Recorded on 10 April 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Frikkie In this very important presentation, Dr Frikkie shares some of the lessons he learned about “WHOLE PERSON MEDICAL EDUCATION.” This is, sadly, a practically neglected aspect of modern-day medical education. He looks at what is Whole Person Medical Education, what it means, and what it focusses on. We wi...

Recorded on 3 April 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Howard Lyons chairs a webinar with Dr Trevor Stammers Addiction is not a word that is used in scripture. So does the Bible have anything to say about it? In this seminar we will consider some of the contemporary understandings of addictive behaviours and their management in medical and psychological practice. We will also explore some scriptural themes...

Recorded on 27 March 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Patrick Dixon Many millions of lives will be saved each year by 2030 as a direct result of AI, 400,000 in the EU alone. At the same time, AI will remain invisible to sick patients receiving care in hospital or at home. Over $30bn a year is already being spent on AI in healthcare, with budgets increasing by 30%...

Recorded on 20 March 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Augustin Lutakwa chairs a webinar with Dr Jeffrey Larson Missionaries often leave the field due to insufficient care. Dr. Jeffrey Larson, cofounder of the Member Care Collaboration Network (MCCN), shares how technology is transforming member care. Discover how health professionals can use digital platforms for telecare, mental health support, and tr...

Recorded on 13 March 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Mike Soderling For the past 10 years the Lausanne Health for All Nations Issue Network has been striving to help the global Church understand health from a biblical perspective and with that perspective to actively engage in caring for the whole person wherever she exists. Of equal if not greater importance is...

Recorded on 6 March 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Mark Pickering The founding General Secretary of CMF UK, Dr Douglas Johnson, said ‘it is inexcusable for a Christian to neglect history’. The Bible itself is essentially an historical narrative, recorded so that we, many years later, can ‘learn the lessons of history’ – to be encouraged by the examples (and fra...

Recorded on 27 February 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Vinod Shah Since 2015 Hinduism has again changed and is called Sanatan dharma and is becoming more muscular and politically influential. The success of Hindus worldwide - the large number of Hindu CEOs in industries and lots of Hindus in the Government in western countries and their increasing influence has...