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GS01 - Chalmers J. Lyons Lecture: Reimagining Surgery – AI, Ethics and the Enduring Human Role

Thursday, October 1, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to improve the quality, safety and accessibility of surgical care. At the same time, the integration of AI into clinical decision-making raises novel ethical questions about trust, accountability and professionalism. This lecture will examine current and emerging applications of AI in healthcare and the evolving ethical landscape they create. Using the clinician-AI relationship as its central lens, the lecture will explore how surgical practice may be reimagined as AI systems increasingly outperform humans, while arguing that essential aspects of surgical care remain uniquely human.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
  1. Describe current applications of AI in medicine and surgery and identify the ethical concerns they raise.
  2. Analyze how emerging and future AI capabilities may reshape clinical decision-making, professional judgment and ethical responsibility in surgical care.

  3. Articulate and defend the importance of human relationships, moral agency and trust as essential and non-replaceable elements of AI-enabled surgical practice.