The Renaissance of
Clinical Intelligence.

Florence has long been associated with disciplined inquiry, craft and the renewal of human knowledge. ISMAI 2026 adopts this setting deliberately. The aim is to ask how clinicians should reason, decide and remain accountable when algorithmic systems are present in the clinical environment.

The Renaissance was also a discipline of observation, interpretation and judgement. The symposium draws on that spirit: careful reading of evidence, respect for clinical craft, and resistance to speed being mistaken for understanding.

Medical AI includes a range of computational systems used in clinical care, administration, research and education. These systems raise questions of evidence, safety, equity, transparency, accountability and institutional control.

AI can extend what a careful clinician or organisation can see, but it can also obscure assumptions, shift responsibility, or create confidence where uncertainty remains. ISMAI 2026 examines both promise and limitation with equal seriousness.

Clinical judgement is the considered application of knowledge, experience and ethical responsibility to a particular patient, at a particular moment, in a particular context. AI may assist clinical work, while responsibility for judgement, interpretation and care remains with healthcare professionals.

Responsibility for clinical decisions remains with clinicians, teams and institutions. Any framework suggesting otherwise should be examined with care.

Patient safety is the central commitment of the symposium. Algorithmic systems may improve outcomes only when they are evaluated rigorously before deployment and monitored continuously afterwards.

Public trust is built through transparent governance, honest communication of uncertainty, and refusal to claim more than the evidence supports.

Hospitals, universities and professional bodies are increasingly asked to govern technologies they did not design and cannot easily audit. ISMAI 2026 considers readiness in practice, including procurement, validation, monitoring, training, incident response and accountability.

Regulation is part of this picture, but local governance, professional standards and patient involvement matter equally.

ISMAI is a clinician-led, independent, charitable medical society. Its scientific programme is decided on academic and clinical grounds, with patient safety and responsible implementation at the centre.

Industry support, where accepted, does not influence faculty selection, session content, abstract review, accreditation matters or certificate decisions.