13th International Philosophy of Medicine Roundtable Conference

September 14 - September 18

Please join us for the 2026 International Philosophy of Medicine Roundtable Conference, which will be held virtually September 14-18, 2026, and hosted by the University of Pittsburgh.

Organized by Institute core faculty as well as members of the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, this year's conference will feature more than 15 sessions exploring topics at the intersection of philosophy and medicine, including diagnosis, uncertainty, artificial intelligence, policy, measurement, extrapolation, and testimony.

13th International Philosophy of Medicine Roundtable Conference

Conference Dates

September 14: Pre-conference workshop on the philosophy of diagnosis

September 14: Keynote talks

September 15-18: Selected Talks

Venue

The 13th International Philosophy of Medicine Roundtable will be held online, hosted by the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, the Center for Philosophy of Science, and the Institute for Bioethics at the University of Pittsburgh.

Keynote Speakers

Lisa Sanders (Yale School of Medicine)

Gurpreet Dhaliwal (University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine)

Contacts

Questions regarding submissions or the Roundtable conference generally should be directed to pmr2026@pitt.edu.

Local Organizers

Jonathan Fuller, Raphael Scholl, Laura Matthews, Sloane Wesloh, Rose Gatfield-Jeffries (University of Pittsburgh, Department of History and Philosophy of Science)

Scientific Committee

Atocha Aliseda, Rachel Ankeny, Robyn Bluhm, Giovanni Boniolo, Kirstin Borgerson (Chair), Raffalla Campaner, Jonathan Fuller, Elselijn Kingma, Maël Lemoine, Benjamin Smart (Secretary)