Original work across the medical AI agenda.
The International Society of Medical AI invites authors to submit original work for presentation at Florence 2026. The call is open to clinicians, scientists, trainees, allied health professionals, scholars in ethics and law, educators and patient representatives whose work informs the responsible practice of medical AI.
Who may submit
Submissions are welcome from any author whose work falls within the scope of the listed tracks. Presenting authors are expected to be registered for the symposium before the programme is finalised.
Ten tracks across the symposium agenda.
Clinical AI Implementation
Deployment of AI systems in clinical settings, including workflow integration, safety review and clinician acceptance.
Validation, Monitoring and Model Lifecycle
Pre-deployment evaluation, 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
Informed 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 and safety are clearly demonstrated.
Philosophy of Medicine and AI
Conceptual work on the nature of clinical reasoning, professional responsibility and the limits of automation.
Abstract format
- Abstracts must be submitted in English.
- Structured abstracts are preferred for empirical work, with sections for background, methods, results and conclusions.
- A word limit and a single optional figure or table will be specified in the author guidance published when the call opens.
- Authors should select a single 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, with conflicts of interest declared and managed.
Reviewers consider scientific quality, clinical relevance, methodological transparency and ethical conduct.
Industry support of a project does not preclude acceptance, but support must be disclosed and discussed in the abstract.
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 subjects 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 author of each accepted abstract must register for the symposium for the abstract to be included in the final programme.
Presentation formats
- Oral presentation. Selected abstracts are offered an oral presentation slot within a thematic session.
- Poster presentation. Posters are displayed during dedicated sessions, with structured author discussion.
A poster prize will be awarded at the close of the symposium. Criteria and prize details 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.