MLHC 2026

Johns Hopkins Medical Campus

Baltimore, Maryland

2026 Main Conference Agenda

Wednesday, August 12: Pre-Conference Workshop

  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Registration

  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Keynote Presentation by American Medical Association Speakers

  • 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM: Break

  • 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM: How to Read an AI Paper

  • 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM: Break

  • 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM: How to Review an AI Paper

  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: LLMs for Healthcare Use Cases

  • 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM: Break

  • 2:45 PM – 4:30 PM: NVIDIA Medical Imaging Applications

  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM: Event

Thursday, August 13: Main Conference Day 1

  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Registration & Breakfast

  • 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Opening Remarks

  • 9:15 AM – 9:45 AM: Invited Talk by Susan Murphy (Harvard University)

  • 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM: Invited Talk by Mike Shakermann (Google Research)

  • 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM: Moderated Discussion

  • 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM: Break

  • 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM: Poster Session A

  • 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Student Presentations (Research)

  • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM: Invited Talk by Ilya Shpitser (Johns Hopkins University)

  • 3:15 PM – 3:45 PM: Breakout Session

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM: Poster Session B

  • 4:45 PM – 5:30 PM: Networking Reception

Friday, August 14: Main Conference Day 2

  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Registration & Breakfast

  • 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Student Presentations (Clinical)

  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM: Invited Talk by Anna Goldenberg (University of Toronto / SickKids)

  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Invited Talk by Hoifung Poon (Microsoft Research)

  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Moderated Discussion

  • 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM: Break

  • 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM: Breakout Session

  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Poster Session C

  • 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Invited Talk by Emma Pierson (UC Berkeley)

  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Finale

  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Panel

  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Feedback Session