Call for abstracts for ISMAI 2026. Original work in medical AI is invited across ten tracks covering clinical, scientific, ethical, technical and governance contributions. Submission status, deadlines and author guidance are published on this page.
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original work
in medical AI.
Clinical, scientific, ethical, technical, and governance
contributions are invited for ISMAI 2026.
Submission deadline
20 October 2026
Abstracts must be submitted by 23:59 Europe/Rome time.
Who may submit
Submissions are welcome from clinicians, scientists, trainees, allied health professionals, educators, ethicists, legal scholars, technical contributors and patient representatives whose work falls within one of the symposium tracks.
Presenting authors are expected to register for the symposium before the programme is finalised.
Ten tracks across the scientific programme.
Abstracts should be submitted to the primary track that best reflects the main contribution of the work. See medical AI topics at ISMAI 2026 for how each theme relates to the scientific programme.
Clinical AI Implementation
Deployment, adoption and evaluation of medical AI systems in clinical pathways, including workflow integration, safety review and clinical acceptance.
Validation, Monitoring and Model Lifecycle
Pre-deployment validation, post-deployment monitoring, drift, recalibration and lifecycle governance.
AI Governance and Regulation
Institutional, national and international governance frameworks, regulatory science and policy.
Patient Safety and Risk Management
Incident reporting, human factors, safety cases and risk frameworks adapted to algorithmic care.
Medical Education and AI Literacy
Curricula, training, assessment and continuing professional development for clinicians and trainees.
Clinical Judgement and Human Decision-Making
Empirical and conceptual work on reasoning, uncertainty and decision-making in algorithm-supported care.
Ethics, Equity and Public Trust
Consent, equity, transparency, communication of uncertainty and patient involvement.
Hospital Readiness and Organisational Transformation
Procurement, governance, training and change management in healthcare organisations.
Technical Development with Clinical Relevance
Methodological contributions where clinical applicability, safety and relevance are clearly demonstrated.
Philosophy of Medicine and AI
Conceptual work on clinical reasoning, professional responsibility and the limits of automation.
Submission guidance
Abstract format
Abstracts must be submitted in English.
Structured abstracts are preferred for empirical work, with sections for background, methods, results and conclusions.
Abstracts are limited to 300 words, with up to one figure, one table and a maximum of five references.
Authors should select one primary track at submission and may suggest a secondary track.
Review principles
All abstracts are reviewed by members of the scientific committee and invited reviewers. Conflicts of interest are declared and managed.
Reviewers consider scientific quality, clinical relevance, methodological transparency, ethical conduct and fit with the symposium themes.
Industry support for a project does not preclude acceptance, but support must be disclosed and discussed in the abstract where relevant.
Declarations required
Authors must declare any financial or non-financial relationships relevant to the work.
Authors must confirm that necessary ethical approvals were obtained for any human-subject research.
Authors must confirm that the work has not been published in a form that would preclude presentation at the symposium.
Presenter registration
At least one presenting author of each accepted abstract must register for the symposium before the abstract can be included in the final programme.
Presentation formats
Selected abstracts may be offered an oral presentation within a thematic session.
Posters will be displayed during dedicated sessions, with structured author discussion.
Poster prize details, criteria and presentation arrangements will be published in the author guidance.
Publication in the abstract book
Accepted abstracts will be published in an abstract book associated with the symposium, subject to written author consent.
Ready to submit?
Review the author guidance and submit your abstract through the official submission form.