Fuente: Friends of the National Library of Medicine
Please join us for the 2026 Donald A.B. Lindberg and Donald West King Lecture in Medical Informatics.
The Lindberg-King Lecture
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
3:00 PM lecture, followed by reception
Lister Hill Auditorium, National Library of Medicine
free of charge | open to the public | videocast available to virtual attendees
The lecture will be videocast live; a viewing link will be shared publicly for virtual attendees
This year’s speaker is Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS, David L. Cohen University Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Computer and Information Science, Pediatrics, and Science Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, Vice President of Applied Informatics for the University of Pennsylvania Health System, and Director of the Artificial Intelligence for Ambulatory Care (AI4AI) Lab.
The event is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required for both in-person and virtual attendance.
Register here: https://www.fnlm.org/THE-LINDBERG-KING-LECTURE-REGISTRATION/
Lecture Overview
The U.S. healthcare system continues to face significant challenges, including rising costs, variable quality, and an under-realized return on substantial investment. At the same time, advances in artificial intelligence are rapidly reshaping industries and hold growing promise for healthcare.
AI is already being applied to tasks such as:
This lecture will explore the Observer Project, an initiative designed to create an open resource that integrates data and contextual information to support research at the intersection of medicine, engineering, and health systems science. Dr. Johnson will discuss the development of this resource and share early findings from ongoing work.
About the Lindberg-King Lecture
This annual lecture honors the legacy and contributions of former NLM Director Donald A.B. Lindberg, MD, and former NLM Deputy Director for Research and Education Donald West King, MD—two leaders whose work helped define modern biomedical informatics and the role of information in advancing health and science.
