%0 Journal Article %A Vinay Prasad %T Reclaiming the morbidity and mortality conference: between Codman and Kundera %D 2010 %R 10.1136/jmh.2010.003848 %J Medical Humanities %P 108-111 %V 36 %N 2 %X In recent years, a number of commentators have voiced unease about the direction and format of the Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) conference. Drawing on historical, literary and philosophical perspectives, and detailing the recent shift towards incorporating systems-based approaches to healthcare safety into the M&M, this article explores the nature and purpose of the M&M conference. It is argued that improving future health outcomes is insufficient as the goal of the conference. Instead, transcending hubris should be an endorsed objective. This paper aims to provide a definition and philosophical framework for the M&M conference. %U https://mh.bmj.com/content/medhum/36/2/108.full.pdf