Episode 84: Dr. Elvira Parravicini

Ethics and Culture Cast

The de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture presented the 2024 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal—the nation’s most important award for heroes of the pro-life movement—to Dr. Elvira Parravicini, founding director of the Neonatal Comfort Care Program and professor of pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center. She established the Neonatal Comfort Care Program (NCCP) in 2008 to address the complex medical and non-medical needs of infants affected by life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. Today, the NCCP connects families with medical professionals, speech pathologists, lactation consultants, child life specialists, psychologists, and chaplains who work together to provide comfort, support, and specialized medical care for babies and their families in a compassionate environment.

Special Guest: Elvira Parravicini.

Links:

  • Profile film: Dr. Elvira Parravicini — A profile of Dr. Elvira Parravicini, founding director of the Neonatal Comfort Care Program and professor of pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center, who received the 2024 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal—the nation’s most important award for heroes of the pro-life movement—at a Mass and dinner hosted by the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture on April 27, 2024, at the University of Notre Dame. Featuring interviews with Dr. Elvira Parravicini, Farr Curlin, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Abigail Jorgensen, Frances McCarthy, Mary O'Callaghan, and Jessica and Frederic Repond.
  • Neonatal Comfort Care Program — Providing an interdisciplinary approach that is flexible and focused on life allowing for support and compassionate healing.
  • News story: dCEC Presents Evangelium Vitae Medal to Dr. Elvira Parravicini — The de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture presented the 2024 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal—the nation’s most important award for heroes of the pro-life movement—to Dr. Elvira Parravicini, founding director of the Neonatal Comfort Care Program and professor of pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center, at a Mass and dinner attended by more than 500 guests on April 27, 2024, at the University of Notre Dame.
  • Theme song: "I Dunno" by Grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

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