The 24th International and Interdisciplinary Conference of Communication, Medicine and Ethics
(COMET )
5-7 August 2026
The Pre-COMET Masterclass is scheduled for 4 August 2026
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.
The 2026 conference is hosted by Yokohama City University in association with Yokohama City University Medical Centre, Japan.
Plenary Speakers
Prof. Kazue Nakajima (Executive Assistant to the President, Osaka University Hospital, Japan)
Prof. Nelya Koteyko (Professor of Language Communication, Queen Mary University of London, UK)
Prof. Srikant Sarangi (Professor in Language and Communication and Director of Health Communication Research Centre, Cardiff University, UK )
Important dates
- Abstract Submission: 7th Oct – 20th Dec 2025
- Communication of Decision: 15th Feb 2026
- Early Registration: 15th Feb – 31st Mar 2026
- Late Registration: 1st Apr – 15th May 2026
Local organisers
- Keiko Tsuchiya (Yokohama City University)
- Kyota Nakamura (Yokohama City University Medical Centre)
- Akira Taneichi (Rikkyo University)
- Hirokazu Nukuto (Yokohama City University)
Welcome to Yokohama
- Venue: Yokohama City University
Kanazawa Hakkei Campus Access
Address: 22-2 Seto, Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan - 30 mins from Haneda Airport to Yokohama Station by train
- 30 mins from Yokohama Station to Tokyo by train
“Join the COMET community to gain thick experience.”
Prof Srikant Sarangi
COMET Founding Advisor
