22nd International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Communication, Medicine and Ethics

Hosted by the University of Brescia, Italy

26-28 June 2024

The COMET conference aims to bring together scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds involving various healthcare specialties and the human and social sciences. A special emphasis is on the dissemination of ongoing research in language/discourse/communication studies in relation to healthcare education, patient participation and professional ethics.

Welcome message from our Rector

Plenary Speakers

COMET 2024 will include the following plenary speakers:

  • Professor Anna Middleton (Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK)
  • Professor Stefan Timmermans (The UCLA Institute for Society and Genetics, USA)
  • Professor Silvio Brusaferro (University of Udine, Italy)

and a special featured speaker:

  • Professor Francesco Castelli (Rector of the University of Brescia, Italy)

Local Organising Committee

Committee Chairs

Annalisa Zanola, University of Brescia, Department of Economics and Management (DEM), Language Teaching Centre (CLA)

Umberto Gelatti, University of Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health (DSMC)

Committee Members

Elisabetta Ceretti, University of Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health (DSMC)

Loredana Covolo, University of Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health (DSMC)

Roxanne Barbara Doerr, University of Brescia, Department of Economics and Management (DEM)

Carlotta Fiammenghi, University of Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health (DSMC)

Nicola Pelizzari, University of Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health (DSMC)

Arianna Gnutti, University of Brescia, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences (DSCS)

COMET Founding Advisor

Srikant Sarangi