LECTURES
Ideas that challenge. Stories that inspire. Medicine that moves forward.
At iMed Conference®, the stage becomes a meeting point for science, experience and purpose.
From discoveries that changed our understanding of the human body to the realities of practising medicine in extraordinary environments, our Lectures bring together remarkable minds from medicine, research and beyond.
WHERE EXTRAORDINARY CAREERS MEET THE iMED STAGE.
Two speakers whose work has changed how we understand, practise and communicate medicine.
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THOMAS SÜDHOF
NOBEL LAUREATE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINEFrom molecules to the mysteries of the human brain.
Winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Prof. Thomas Südhof has spent his career uncovering the molecular mechanisms that allow neurons to communicate.
MEET THOMAS SÜDHOF ↗
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LISA SANDERS
PHYSICIAN · EDUCATOR · AUTHORWhen the diagnosis is not obvious, where do you look next?
Prof. Lisa Sanders has built her career around one of medicine's greatest challenges: reaching the right diagnosis.
MEET LISA SANDERS ↗FOUR FIELDS. COUNTLESS PERSPECTIVES.
Different areas of medicine. Different questions. One stage for conversations that move beyond the obvious.
THE ORCHESTRA OF THE BODY.
Hormones rarely act alone. They form an intricate network connecting metabolism, growth, reproduction, development and health throughout life.
ANTICIPATING THE OUTBREAK.
From emerging viruses and antimicrobial resistance to infection prevention and phage therapy, how can medicine prepare for the threats we can predict — and those we cannot?
THE SCIENCE BEHIND GREATNESS.
Behind every extraordinary performance lies physiology, preparation, recovery, resilience — and medicine.
WHERE MEDICINE MEETS HUMANITY.
Conflict. Crisis. Limited resources. Human suffering. What does medicine become when the conventional clinical environment disappears?
MEDICINE WHERE YOU LEAST EXPECT IT.
Two sessions that move medicine beyond its most familiar environments and challenge how we understand healthcare.
PRISON MEDICINE.
Dr. Kate Wood
Behind prison walls, medicine becomes inseparable from vulnerability, inequality, mental health and human rights.
DISCOVER THE SESSION ↗PEDRO CAETANO.
Dr. Pedro Caetano
More information about this iMed Session will be announced soon.
DISCOVER THE SESSION ↗COME CURIOUS. LEAVE SEEING MEDICINE DIFFERENTLY.
iMed Conference® 18.0
Beyond Knowledge, Towards Purpose.