The XVth international congress of the European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Healthcare will be held from August 16-18 2001, in Lisbon, Portugal. The theme is Wisdom in Healthcare.

Some of the topics covered will be: Kairos in clinical decision making; philosophy and clinical epidemiology; care ethics; the wise healthcare professional, and the wise patient.

Abstracts should be received by 1st January 2001.

To register and for more information please contact: Prof dr Henk ten Have, ESPMH Secretariat, Dept of Ethics, Philosophy and History of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Fax: ++ 31-24-3540254; emai: h.tenhave{at}efg.kun.nl