Quick facts
- Date and time: Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 4:00–5:00 p.m. EST (America/Toronto)
- Where: Joint Centre for Bioethics (JCB), College Street, Toronto, ON, with online live broadcasting. Registered participants are to receive the link by email on the day of the event.
- Cost: Free
- Organizer: University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics, as part of the JCB Bioethics Seminar Series
- Registration: On sale
- Official listing: Eventbrite listing
What it is
A one-hour academic lecture by Dr. Núria Vallès-Peris, a tenured scientist at the Spanish National Research Council working in science and technology studies. The abstract argues for judging AI in primary care by what it does in clinics, not only by what the technology is. The talk draws on an empirical philosophy project in the Catalan primary care system, covering professional identity, patient access, everyday clinic routines, and a planned policy brief.
The questions flagged are about good care, whose lives become legible to automated systems, and whether efficiency and prediction should organize primary care.
Who it's for
Clinicians, bioethics students, health-policy staff, and researchers interested in care ethics and AI in community medicine. It is not a builder or vendor session.
Worth it if / Skip it if
- Worth it if you want a serious, sourced ethics talk and can attend in person or wait for the same-day broadcast link.
- Skip it if you were looking for clinical AI tool training or a product demo.
Verdict
Worth it for health, ethics, and STS audiences. The abstract is specific, the speaker is named, and the session is free and hybrid. One hour is a fair commitment for what is on the page.
Source: Eventbrite, “Is Normative Dimensions of Data, Algorithms and AI in Primary Care Worth Attending? (Toronto, November 11, 2026)”
