Topic: implementation science

AMIA’s 2026 Annual Symposium examines how informatics can help health systems learn from data and improve patient outcomes. Its programme connects clinical informatics, translational bioinformatics and clinical research informatics through peer-reviewed papers, panels, workshops and posters. Topics include ambient AI, clinical decision support, real-world evidence, implementation science and governance, with attention to evaluating clinical data and translating research into individual and population care. Participants include clinicians, researchers, computer scientists, health IT specialists

Meagan Cantwell and Andrew Lawler discuss archaeological evidence for psychoactive substances in pre-Inca Andean cultures, including how improved residue analysis informs interpretations of ancient rituals. Sarah Crespi then speaks with Noam Angrist about implementation science in education: moving from controlled studies to interventions that governments can deliver at scale in lower- and middle-income countries. The publisher provides the full episode, transcript and external audio.