This series will explore the connections between these two disciplines, their necessary coexistence, and their ongoing interaction in addressing bioethical issues, reflecting on death, and fostering a better doctor-patient relationship. Through a series of roundtables, we will tackle contemporary dilemmas arising from the intersection of medical practice and philosophy: from the impact of Artificial Intelligence on healthcare to the debate on immortality and the medicalization of existential issues such as boredom. These topics invite us to consider not only the future of medicine but also the kind of humanity we want to build.

Monday, May 5

The doctor-patient relationship in the age of Artificial Intelligence

Everyone is talking about Artificial Intelligence with some concern. In the field of Medicine, some believe that personalized healthcare, as we understand it today, is doomed for this reason; while others believe that, on the contrary, it is an opportunity to return to a more humane way of practicing the profession.

They intervene: Eduardo de Teresa, cardiologist, member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Eastern Andalusia and Honorary President of the Spanish Society of Cardiology and Nikos Kastanos, Physician, director of Medical Trends and President of the Hippocratic Movement. Moderator: Pilar López García, dean of the Faculty of Medicine UAM.

Tuesday, May 20

Who wants to live forever?

It seems that immortality is an aspiration few question. But ever since the Odyssey, when Odysseus rejects Calypso, we know that some people don't see it so clearly. One only needs to read Borges's story "The Immortal" to understand why. The debate revolves around whether immortality—or at least a significant prolongation of life—is biologically possible, and whether this is desirable.

They intervene: Carlos Lopez-OtinProfessor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Oviedo. Member of the European Academy and the Royal Academy of Sciences of Spain. Iván de los RíosProfessor of Philosophy at the Autonomous University of Madrid. Moderator: Andrea Kallmeyer, cardiologist.